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Published:
April 4, 2008
Highbridge
Youth Club members visit Burnham hovercraft station
Youngsters
and staff from Highbridge Youth Club got a chance to see Burnham's
two rescue hovercrafts up close on Friday (April 4th) when they
visited the seafront headquarters of BARB.
Twenty
people were given a guided tour of the Spirit Of Lelaina and Light
Of Elizabeth hovercrafts by crewmembers from the Burnham Area
Rescue Boat, which operates a 24-hour life-saving service along
Somerset's coastline.
During
an illustrated talk and presentation, the group were also told
about recent rescues and the work that goes on behind the scenes
to maintain the hovercrafts and train the group's crew.
Gill
Udall, founder of the youth club, said: "With the holidays
and good weather coming, we thought now would be a good time to
visit BARB and hear more about the risks that lie along our beaches.
It was a very informative evening enjoyed by everyone."
Burnham-On-Sea
Hovercraft Web site
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