… in Darkness, Be Light – a blogfest of creative posts on all
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Today I invite you to remember the Emergency Services who look
after our coasts … in my case the area of outstanding natural beauty that is
Beachy Head: the white cliffs of Sussex.
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| Attending to an emergency |
There are the accidents … be they people just too near the
edge, who step back, and then are gone …
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| Land slip apparent here - imagine what it would be like if it collapsed from the cliffs round the corner |
… or when the cliffs collapse underneath them – as they sit
‘quietly’ admiring the views … not realising the power of the tide (twice a
day) as it pounds these crumbling cliffs leaving an overhang at the top – which
every so often crashes to the sea ...
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| The steeper slopes with chalk cliff slippage |
… or the cliff collapse onto the beach below … was anyone there, or injured …
… or those rescued after being cut off by the tide …
I often hear the sirens of the police, ambulances, or air
ambulances … then there’s the coast guard and the lifeboats that I see out in
all weathers …
There is a chaplaincy team on hand too … as sadly it is a
place to come to … to commit suicide … just desperate … and something we all
need to remember … as our actions can help others. The Samaritans are on hand too ...
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| Too near |
So many people involved in helping keep the Beachy Head area as
safe as possible … our Emergency and Volunteer Services are invaluable and deserve our
recognition …
Thank you for remembering them with me … I’m sure you have
similar services wherever you live – let us give thanks for them and their work
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