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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=100 BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#CCFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>NCI POLRUAN</B></FONT>     |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="NCI POLRUAN"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <B>Who are we?</B><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Weather Links"><U>Weather Links</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Other links"><U>Other links</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A></div> <div> Who are we?</div> <div> NCI Polruan lookout is situated on St Saviours Hill in Polruan and covers a sea area from Lizard Point in the West to Eddystone Light in the East as well as the harbour in the River Fowey.</div> <div> The lookout building was originally built in the late 1800's as a signal station and then became a Coast Guard lookout; subsequently it was used as the pilot's lookout until 1999 when it was taken over by the Polruan branch of the NCI. The lookout is manned by a team of about 40 volunteers who all live in the locality. All volunteers are trained to a high standard and the Lookout has Declared Facility Status which means that it is officially recognised by HM Coast Guard as part of the Search and Rescue Community. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> Lookout: <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >                                                         </FONT>Station Manager:<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > John Adams</FONT></div> <div>  </div> <div> Tel:  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >(01726) 870291                                        </FONT>Tel:<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > (01726) 870381</FONT></div> <div>             </div> <bR> <div> Watch Hours:<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Summer 08:00 - 20:00 or sunset whichever is the earlier</FONT></div> <div>                         Winter 08:00 - 16:00</div> <bR> <div> Visual watch</div> <div> Radar watch</div> <div> Radio watch</div> <bR> <bR> <div> The National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) is a voluntary organisation set up in 1994 to restore a visual watch along UK shores after many small Coastguard stations had to close down because of Government cuts. When two Cornish fisherman lost their lives off the Cornish coast below a newly closed lookout, local people decided to restore the visual watch and the first station opened at Bass Point, on the Lizard and so NCI was born. </div> <bR> <div> Registered Charity No. 1045645 </div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>