NCI Fleetwood Open Weekend 20th and 21st September ’25

Fleetwood National Coastwatch Institution is holding an Open weekend on the 20th and 21st of September as part of the Fleetwood Heritage Weekend.

Dates:  Saturday 20th September and Sunday 21st September 2025

Opening Hours:  10am to 4pm

What’s happening:

* Free entry (charity donations welcome)

* Visit the Operations Room

NCI Operations Room

* Rooftop Viewing Platform

Public Observation Deck

* Talk to the Watchkeepers about their work

* Water Safety information

* Drinks and Cake stall

Good to know:

* Children welcome (must be supervised)

* Sorry, no dogs inside

* Visitors need to walk up metal steps inside the building to the second and third floor (rooftop).  There is no lift

Getting there:

* Free parking at Rossall Point car park FY7 8LF (5 mins walk)

* Bus 14 to Queens Hotel stop (15 min walk)

* Cycle or walk along the seafront from Cleveleys or Fleetwood

On the 16th April NCI Fleetwood was visited by the NCI Patron, Her Royal Highness Princess Anne.

On arrival, Her Royal Highness visited our station and its Operations room.  She took great interest in our area and the stations ability to maintain a good lookout to assist the SAR organisations in conducting rescue operations.

After the station visit, Her Royal Highness honoured our organisation here in Fleetwood by agreeing to present long service awards to four of our volunteers in the Marine Hall.  The award ceremony was attended by many of our members along with dignitaries from the local area and the HIgh Sheriff of Lancashire.

On completion of the awards a plaque to commemorate the visit was unveiled by Her Royal Highness.

Our thanks go to Her Royal Highness for making the day so memorable.  She went to great lengths to ensure she spoke to everyone on the day which made it so enjoyable for all who attended.

Here are photographs from the event:

The Royal Standard flys at the tower for the visit of HRH Princess Anne

HRH meets the Watch on duty

The Awardees and the Unveiling of the Plaque shown below

Our Station was visited in 2023 to make a video for the local community and visitors to the area.