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Lighthouse Stories: Keeper Is No More
Lighthouse Stories: Keeper Is No More
Lighthouse Stories: Keeper Is No More
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Lighthouses remain a fascination to most people. The light beam still flashes a warning to all shipping and acts as a guide to safe harbour in rough weather, but unfortunately the lighthouse keepers are now a thing of the past. Modern technology has meant that satellite navigation where signals can be bounced off satellites to turn engines on and off and fog signals can be operated from ashore without the trusty keepers. The lights still twinkle and backup systems ensure ships still have guidance to safety. No keepers, alas: they have all been made redundant. The way of life of the lighthouse keeper is now well past.
The reader of my stories should gain an insight into what being a keeper was all about. The working details provide a fair look at what makes a lighthouse function. The short stories cover a wide variety of different locations including the Channel Islands. Characters within the service are as varied as the lighthouse but there is always a story to tell given the nature of the work and the importance of safety at sea for shipping. As always, it’s the sea that is the master in everything that happens but humour keeps rearing its head to remind us of the simple things in life; it constantly raises a smile.
Although lighthouses are now unmanned, the public is still curious about their history and what a keeper's life was all about. This book and its stories perhaps can give an insight into a time when keepers were essential to safe passage.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateNov 30, 2022
ISBN9781784551162
Lighthouse Stories: Keeper Is No More
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Tony Beddard

The lighthouse service around the coast of this country and the Channel Islands has inspired me to put pen to paper and record several memorable incidents whilst in the lighthouse authority. The humour and shared hardship whilst on duty brings out the very best amongst fellow colleagues. Being a keeper who watches the antics of others pays its own reward—different people’s reactions often produce humorous situations. A laugh it off but will try and do better usually means further complications. The sea and all its anger and fury dictates that you do not take liberties as being ditched into the sea can bring dire consequences. Marooned miles from land for a month of duty means colleagues are a tight knit bunch and trust in each other’s abilities is essential. I was one of the last to be made redundant but I do so miss the Lighthouse Keepers way of life.

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