Absolutely delighted nearly 100 people have registered in the first 24 hours for our first national virtual 5K to beat the January blues. Huge thanks to Erdinger Alkoholfrei for the support and super excited to get this over the finish line - pun intended! #999Coastguard #SARFamily

Delighted to get Issue 12 of #CoastlineMag across the finish line in amongst the chaos that is the build up to Christmas! Lots of work behind the scenes but absolutely worth all the effort and now the planning starts for Issue 13! #999Coastguard

Last trip of the year with Claire McRae and back in my happy place for the final few days of 2024 🇮🇸#Iceland #Travel #Adventure

When it’s -15C (real feel -20C) in Iceland the only sensible thing to do with Claire McRae is to go snorkelling between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates! Once in a life time experience! 🥶🤿🇮🇸 #Iceland #Adventure #Travel #Silfra

First day and first 5K of the year taking part in the The Coastguard Association January Virtual 5K challenge to raise money for the charity. Any donations greatly received at: gofundme.com/f/coastguard-a… 🙏#999Coastguard #SARFamily #CGA5K

Super excited to be progressing this project in 2025 and setting up a Mental Health Support Team to provide an additional layer for welfare support for both serving and retired Coastguard personnel #999Coastguard #SARFamily #MentalHealthMatters

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We are currently recruiting for new volunteer Coastguard Rescue Officers in our teams at Largs, Ardrossan, Cumbrae and Greenock. Find out more at the link below 👇 #999Coastguard #Team999 #SARFamily

Absolutely delighted to get the first The Coastguard Association Recognition Awards sorted today and in the post. Love being able to recognise the amazing work being done across HM Coastguard every day #999Coastguard #SARFamily #CGAawards

After 16 years I’ve taken the hard decision to close the chapter that is my time volunteering with HM Coastguard. It’s been an incredible time but I know in my heart the time is right to refocus and to devote more time to helping our people through the The Coastguard Association #SARFamily

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Delighted to now be a qualified Mental Health First Aider having completed the course this morning alongside 15 colleagues I’ve recruited for the The Coastguard Association Mental Health Support Team. Massive thanks to Andy Elwood for the outstanding training delivery #SARFamily

Happy to have sent out another two The Coastguard Association Recognition Awards this afternoon. There’s a lot of pride and joy to be found in recognising the great work being done by others 🤙 #999Coastguard #SARFamily

Keeping the #LEGO tradition alive. Picked up this wee guy in a toy shop this afternoon while visiting friends in Lithuania to take with me while checking out the local culture and history including the Presidential Palace 🇱🇹 #LegoTravels #Lithuania

Sometimes all that is required is some time in the mountains... #Adventre #Travel #Wellbeing #YearsAndMilesFlyingBy

Lovely to see one of the HM Coastguard Beach King Air 350 aircraft taxiing for departure at #PrestwickAirport earlier today. A great airborne SAR asset with a sophisticated array of onboard cameras and sensors to help save lives #999Coastguard #AvGeek

Proud to get this project over the line and now have a team of Mental Health First Aiders with operational Coastguard experience to help our people past, present and future #999Coastguard #SARFamily #MentalHealth

Spent a bit of time this afternoon sorting out medals and framing my Valedictory certificate after standing down from HM Coastguard after 16 years. Proud to have these displayed in my home office alongside my other awards and certificates #999Coastguard #SARFamily #Team999

After months of training and preparation, I’m delighted to have passed my oral and practical assessments this morning and now a qualified Level 1 Self Defence Instructor with the Scottish Centre for Personal Safety. A great opportunity to continue to give back to the community 💪

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Don’t think I’ve ever looked forward to (or needed) annual leave as much as now. Here’s to three weeks of adventures and chasing the sun 🙏☀️#AnnualLeave #Wellbeing