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29/10/2026

🎳 Teamwork, laughter and a little friendly competition!

It was lovely to see Birling Gap and Eastbourne Coastguard teams getting together for an evening of bowling, socialising and plenty of laughs!

Outside of the callouts, pagers and day to day responsibilities, it’s so important to take time to enjoy each other’s company, strengthen friendships and have some fun together.

A fantastic evening with a brilliant bunch of people. The only question is… who took home the bragging rights? 😉🎳

Coastguard family, on and off duty! 💙💛

24/10/2026

Beachy Head Marathon weekend! 🏃🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

We are out at our usual spots on the Seven Sisters at our water stations today and tomorrow!

Stay safe and good luck to the runners! Beachy Head Marathon Weekend

20/10/2026

3 taskings in 24 hours. 🌊

A big shoutout to our volunteers from Birling Gap Coastguard Rescue Team and Eastbourne Coastguard Rescue Team who were out early again this morning, 3 taskings in 12 hours.
That leaves us at 240 taskings so far this year! Proud of the dedication shown by the team members to keep our coastline safe day and night.

Stay safe out there! If you need help on the coast, dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard. 🚨

06/10/2026

September 2026 stats: 25 call outs alongside ongoing casualty care and rope rescue training! 🚨

We’re off to a fast start this month with 7 taskings so far, bringing our total to 227 for the year. Only 18 below our entire 2025 total. Thanks for your support! 🙌

01/09/2026

🚨 Milestone reached! 🚨

As we head into September 2026, we’ve officially logged 200 call outs so far this year! That’s a massive 30 taskings higher than this time last year, reflecting the increased need for our services and just how busy our dedicated team has been keeping the community safe.

August was an exceptionally packed month for us, featuring -

- ✈️ 4 days providing essential safety cover for Eastbourne Airshow.

- 🌊 Water rescue training, sharpening our skills to ensure we are ready.

- 🛒 Partnering with Morrisons for a charity event.

A massive Thankyou to our incredible team for their endless dedication, to their families, partner organisations and to our community. We couldn’t do it without you!

In a coastal emergency dial 🚨

29/08/2026

Rough seas, heavy rain, zero complaints! 🌧️🌊

Our team had a wet but valuable training session at Birling Gap this morning, testing and refining our water rescue skills in 7ft waves and tough conditions. Training in bad weather isn’t just a challenge, it’s essential we are ready for whatever the weather throws at us! 💪

14/08/2026

Airbourne update ☀️✈️

We are halfway through our safety patrols for Airbourne: Eastbourne International Airshow alongside partner emergency services!

If you’re out enjoying the displays please remember:

💧Stay hydrated & apply sun cream
🔥 No BBQs around Beachy head.
🚁 No Drones anywhere near the air show.

📍Along with our patrols, one of our team will be located at the Lifeguard hut on the seafront, ready to respond quickly if needed.

Stay safe, enjoy the displays and don’t hesitate to pop over if you need assistance! 🌊

31/07/2026

July 2026 update and activity summary! 🚨

Another busy month for the team with 37 taskings in July (including 4 in Brighton), bringing us to 172 taskings so far this year.

What we’ve been up to:
- Missing children and missing people searches
- Casualty assistance and evacuations
- Primary school safety visit
- Water & rope rescue training
- Local knowledge patrols and kit checks

We also welcome our 2 new recruits, Helen & Vicki! 👏 who passed initial training and joined our team and finally we thank the anonymous delivery of chocolate to our station, whoever it was these are much appreciated! 💙

In a coastal emergency dial 🚨

28/07/2026

Ready for when it counts! 🧗🏻‍♂️

Great team training session last night focusing on search and rope rescue techniques. We covered everything from immediate rescue and accompanied descents to full casualty evacuations.

Lovely evening for it and we provided some entertainment for everyone out on their evening walks! 🌅👀

12/07/2026

🚨 We are currently on call out 153 of 2026.

📟 We have had 9 taskings this week making a total of 27 hours activity.

⏰ Our longest stint was 7 hours and we had 4 taskings in one day.

Thankyou to our dedicated team leaving friends, family and work to attend these incidents during this prolonged heatwave!

In a coastal emergency dial 🚨

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