NCI ST ALBAN'S HEAD

St Alban’s Head station hours are organised in two watches (10.00 to 13.30 & 13.30 to 17.00). If you join, we will expect you to commit to doing at least one watch each week on a regular basis - although we obviously accept that you will need time off for holidays, family commitments, etc.

Watches will be organised by a Deputy Station Manager, to whom you will need to give an indication of when you will be available. It is most important to the smooth running of the watchbill that you try to carry out the watches allocated. If something comes up which will prevent you keeping your watch, you must inform him as soon as possible so that a relief can be organised. Obviously, once a watchbill has been published, if you can find your own replacement, it will considerably ease his task.

If you have the first watch of the day, you will need to arrive in time to open the station and be ready by 10.00. If you have the afternoon watch, you must arrive about fifteen minutes early, so that the outgoing watch can give you a handover on what is happening.

Periodically the Station Manager will arrange ‘whole unit meetings’, to carry out general training, socialise, conduct Annual General Meetings, etc. You should try to attend these gatherings as, not only will you learn a great deal, but you will also meet the rest of the station members and be on a much better relationship with them the next time you meet them on the same watch, and as nearly all of our funds must be raised by our own efforts, you will also be encouraged to play a part by joining with your colleagues in fundraising events.

Finally, it is both important and common courtesy, if you decide that the NCI is not for you, that you inform the Station Manager that you are withdrawing, rather than just drift away or fail to turn up for watches. A missing watch member may well be the cause of a failure to provide a service to the public.

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