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Spurn Lighthouse in need of volunteers with 'head for heights' Spurn Lighthouse in need of volunteers with 'head for heights'
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The chosen volunteer would regularly get a 360-degree view of the coastal landmark from the lantern room The chosen volunteers would regularly get a 360-degree view of the coastal landmark from the lantern room
Nature lovers with "a head for heights" are being sought to volunteer at a remote lighthouse with vistas out over the North Sea.Nature lovers with "a head for heights" are being sought to volunteer at a remote lighthouse with vistas out over the North Sea.
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust (YWT) said it was looking for 10 keepers to work at the 128ft-high (39m), Grade II listed lighthouse at Spurn National Nature Reserve.Yorkshire Wildlife Trust (YWT) said it was looking for 10 keepers to work at the 128ft-high (39m), Grade II listed lighthouse at Spurn National Nature Reserve.
The successful candidates would serve as a beacon of knowledge to visitors at weekends and during school holidays, by sharing the area's history through storytelling, the trust said.The successful candidates would serve as a beacon of knowledge to visitors at weekends and during school holidays, by sharing the area's history through storytelling, the trust said.
The six-storey Victorian lighthouse at Spurn Point was built in the 1890s but ceased operating in 1985. It was fully restored by 2016 and is now a tourist attraction.The six-storey Victorian lighthouse at Spurn Point was built in the 1890s but ceased operating in 1985. It was fully restored by 2016 and is now a tourist attraction.
The lighthouse and its lantern were decommissioned in 1985, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust saidThe lighthouse and its lantern were decommissioned in 1985, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust said
In a YWT promotional video, Lin Sunderland, who is a lighthouse volunteer, said: "To be inside a lighthouse is going back in time, they save so many lives."In a YWT promotional video, Lin Sunderland, who is a lighthouse volunteer, said: "To be inside a lighthouse is going back in time, they save so many lives."
Other duties also include opening and setting up the lighthouse, as well as welcoming visitors.Other duties also include opening and setting up the lighthouse, as well as welcoming visitors.
The trust said it was looking for 10 more individuals to join its 10-strong volunteering team.The trust said it was looking for 10 more individuals to join its 10-strong volunteering team.
Those interested need to have a "good level of physical fitness" to take on the role due to the building's "several flights of narrow stairs".Those interested need to have a "good level of physical fitness" to take on the role due to the building's "several flights of narrow stairs".
Spurn Point attracts thousands of visitors each year with the lighthouse being a "unique historical structure and one of the key highlights" of the nature reserve, the trust added.Spurn Point attracts thousands of visitors each year with the lighthouse being a "unique historical structure and one of the key highlights" of the nature reserve, the trust added.
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