Association of Lighthouse Keepers

Lamp 121 Edition


Autumn 2019

Inside this issue:

  • Letters to the editors
  • Joan Hague: A lady for all seasons
  • Trinity House celebrates World Aids to Navigation Day 2019
  • ALK Representative for Ireland: Aodhan Quinn
  • The Executive Committee in action
  • Rathlin Island – Lee Maginnis
  • Lighthouse Scottish Country Dance: Brian Johnson Lighthouse Keeper
  • ALK North coast trip, May 2019 – Suzanne Bullock
  • Helping to promote ALK on TV
  • Royal Sovereign Lighthouse to be decomissioned
  • Rogues hike ruthlessly – a most memorable trip to Sule Skerry – John Best and Edward Stone
  • Dutch wanderings – Part 2 – John Grierson
  • Fingal’s voyage – Joy Tubby
  • A solitary calling: Light keepers in Devon and Cornwall in the later Medieval period (part 3) – Chris Preece
  • Trinity Buoy Wharf and Trinity House tour – Edward Peppitt
  • Film Review: The Vanishing – Peter Gellatly and Khadija Hadji
  • North Carr Lightship
  • Update from ALK rooms, Hurst Castle
  • The joys of being an ALK member – Gordon Medlicott
  • Industrial rags – Graham Fearn
  • It’s a funny thing – Helen Gerrard
  • Flannan Isles lightkeepers memorial and exhibition – Noreen MacDonald
  • My favourite lighthouse: Fanad Head – Dafydd Davies
  • Events update – the Events Team
  • Book Talk: The British Lighthouse Trail by Sarah Kerr – review by Alan Johnson
  • Puzzle Corner
  • Front cover: Inishtearaght Lighthouse, photo: Marinas.com
  • Back cover: A trip to the Sevenstones Lightship: Christopher Nicholson

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