Inside this issue:

• The ALK Executive Committee – update
• Letters to the editor
• Old Head of Kinsale lighthouse open weekend
• Isle of May Lighthouse, 200 years on – Joy Tubby
• A reassuring letter from the Royal Navy – Peter Smith
• Trips and tips – a scenic tour of the lighthouses of Northern France (or how to visit 37 lighthouses in 4 days) – Part 2 – John Grierson
• A visit to Spurn Point – Dave Wilkinson
• ALK visit to Orkney May 2016 – John Best
• Sometimes it’s worse (Smalls Lighthouse) – Mike O’Sullivan
• ALK South Central visit to the Isle of Wight – Jeremy Garlick
• Stargazing: An interview with author Peter Hill
• My favourite lighthouse – Trevose Head – Mike Rose
• Three keepers condemned to an unfestive Christmas on Eddystone Lighthouse – Peter Smith
• Events update
• Update on Covesea Lighthouse – Franziska Smith
• Chance Brothers Heritage Projects – Mike Rose
• The foghorn mystery solved! – Christopher Nicholson
• Finders keepers tales in textiles – Connie Flynn
• Further travels along the North West coast of Ireland – Dafydd Davies
• ALK at Hurst Castle – The First 10 Years – Keith Morton
• Puzzle corner

• Front cover: Isle of May Lighthouse: Ian Cowe
• Back cover: Isle of May interior of tower: Ian Cowe