Hornsea Writers is a group prolific in its output but it spreads
its influence beyond the production of books. For instance, did you know that:
- Hornsea lost its coastguard station in the early 1990s and would have been without a lifeboat but for the efforts of local volunteers including Hornsea Writer, Rick Sumner, whose short fiction has been used to raise funds for Hornsea Inshore Rescue, an independent charity set up and run by volunteers.
- Hornsea Writer, Pippa Ireland, is currently writing an account of the rollercoaster that was the 2014 Young Event Horse Series, a national competition that was won by her son, Nick, whose equestrian career is sponsored by Fantastic Books Publishing who last year published Stuart Aken’s Seared Sky trilogy.
Hornsea did not lose its Coastguard station at all, it is still very much operational. The Coastguard removed the boat from the local coastguard team hence the introduction of Hornsea Inshore Rescue. The coastguard team are still operational and are specially trained in search, water and cliff rescue along with many other things. The coastguard team are a dedicated group of volunteers also.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the clarification. 'Lost its patrol boat' would have been more accurate. And yes, agreed, the coastguard team are also a dedicated group of volunteers.
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