Lighthouse Stories: Keeper Is No More
By Tony Beddard
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About this ebook
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.
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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