0:00:19 > 0:00:22This story belongs to Nia
0:00:22 > 0:00:23and her daddy, Tony.
0:00:30 > 0:00:35It's a tiny tale about Tony's life and the things he used to do,
0:00:35 > 0:00:38and what he still does today.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44Now it's time for him to share his memories
0:00:44 > 0:00:47and take Nia on a journey of discovery.
0:00:54 > 0:00:58They've come to Daddy Tony's work to find out more.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08- You look busy there. - Yeah, I'm tidying up the box.
0:01:08 > 0:01:09Are you?
0:01:09 > 0:01:13- What is this? - Ah, have a look inside.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17Oh, that looks like a special medal.
0:01:17 > 0:01:21- Wow!- That's Dad's 20-year badge.
0:01:21 > 0:01:26Dad got that for working for the lifeboats for 20 years.
0:01:26 > 0:01:31- Wow, so you've been working for a very long time.- Yeah.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34- What is a lifeboat?- A lifeboat?
0:01:34 > 0:01:37A lifeboat is a boat that goes out to sea
0:01:37 > 0:01:39and saves people who are in trouble.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43- But how did you get into the job? - How did I get into the job?
0:01:43 > 0:01:48When Dad was a little boy, sometimes he'd hear big bangs
0:01:48 > 0:01:51and that meant that the lifeboat was needed.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55So all the men in the village would run down to the lifeboat
0:01:55 > 0:01:58and all the little boys would run as well.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01We'd come and watch the lifeboat launch.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04We wanted to join the lifeboat when we were older.
0:02:04 > 0:02:09- Dad, is it hard to steer the lifeboat?- Oh, sometimes it is.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12When it's rough and there's big waves and it's raining.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14What's the biggest boat...?
0:02:14 > 0:02:18They chatted about what Tony did when he was a young man.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22What a story he has to tell! Nia has so much to find out.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32Daddy Tony tells Nia about his exciting times at sea.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41Nia's daddy was so keen to join the lifeboats,
0:02:41 > 0:02:44that he started with them when he was only 17
0:02:44 > 0:02:49and off he went to a special school to learn all about the sea.
0:02:50 > 0:02:56Daddy, what kind of things did you do at sea school?
0:02:56 > 0:02:59In sea school...
0:02:59 > 0:03:03we had to learn how to navigate...
0:03:03 > 0:03:05and they kept us very fit,
0:03:05 > 0:03:08and they taught us all about discipline.
0:03:08 > 0:03:13We had to go to bed very early and get up early.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17Everything had to be very neat.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20We also learnt how to tie knots
0:03:20 > 0:03:23and how to steer a ship,
0:03:23 > 0:03:27and how to follow orders, how to march.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31It was all very, very strict.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34And all sorts of things like that.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41The lifeboat teams have lots of fun days
0:03:41 > 0:03:45where people can see what they get up to.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53The lifeboat crews need to raise money for training,
0:03:53 > 0:03:56keeping the boat shipshape AND to help buy new ones,
0:03:56 > 0:03:58so Tony and his crew mates
0:03:58 > 0:04:02often organise lifeboat days like this one.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04These fun days happen all over the country
0:04:04 > 0:04:07and lots of people join in the celebrations.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11There is also a special shop that sells lifeboat goodies.
0:04:11 > 0:04:16Nia is helping her daddy in the shop today. Time to get busy.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20- Will we put some of this stuff on the shelf?- Yeah.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Let's see what we've got here.
0:04:22 > 0:04:28- Ooh, these look nice - chocolate bits.- Mmm, delicious!
0:04:30 > 0:04:34- Think they'll sell well? - Not as well as the chocolate.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38- What's that on there, then? What's that on the lid?- That's a whale!
0:04:38 > 0:04:42A big whale. I wonder why they've put a whale on there?
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- Cos it's something to do with the sea.- I see!
0:04:45 > 0:04:48I think I'll be eating all these.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52- Daddy, you're not going to eat them. - OK.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55- We've got to sell them. - Yes.- Not allowed to eat them.
0:04:55 > 0:05:00You're allowed to eat them, but as long as we sell some too.
0:05:00 > 0:05:05- OK. Not allowed to eat the profits, is that what you're saying?- Mm.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Tony is taking Nia to the lifeboat museum
0:05:10 > 0:05:13to look at an old lifeboat.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23- Daddy?- Yeah?- Did you work on a lifeboat like this before?
0:05:23 > 0:05:26I did, this is just like the first lifeboat Dad worked on.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29- Want to steer it?- Yes, please.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Right, let's go inside there, then.
0:05:32 > 0:05:37- OK, move along then. That's a big steering wheel, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:05:37 > 0:05:41You'd be no good on here, would you? You can't see over the top.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45- No, I can't see where we're going! - Now you can see.- Yeah.
0:05:45 > 0:05:50- Do you know what this thing is for? - What?- This is a compass.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53- It shows you where you're going. - That's right.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56It shows what direction you're going in.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59- Want to look at something else? - Yes, please.
0:05:59 > 0:06:00Let's go out on deck.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04When on a boat, you must keep yourself nice and safe.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08- OK, do you know what this is?- Um...
0:06:08 > 0:06:12This is the type of life jacket that we used to wear on the old boats.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16- D'you want to try it on? - Yes, please.- OK.
0:06:18 > 0:06:22- OK, now, they're a bit bulky, aren't they?- Yeah.
0:06:22 > 0:06:26You can't do much in them. Oh, apart from a hug!
0:06:30 > 0:06:34Daddy Tony has worked on lifeboats for a long, long time.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37Let's find out all about them.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Sometimes it can be very dangerous out at sea.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53Especially when there's a big storm.
0:06:54 > 0:06:59Some boats get into trouble and need to be rescued.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03The lifeboats and their crew - like Nia's daddy, Tony -
0:07:03 > 0:07:05come to help them in special boats,
0:07:05 > 0:07:07just like this pretend one here,
0:07:07 > 0:07:11which is made to be able to stand up to all kinds of weather
0:07:11 > 0:07:13and stormy seas.
0:07:16 > 0:07:21The sea isn't always stormy, but all around the shores,
0:07:21 > 0:07:24Tony and his team-mates are ready to help.
0:07:30 > 0:07:35Nia's daddy Tony is now taking her to see the lifeboat he works on.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43You look just like Dad when he goes to work.
0:07:43 > 0:07:44SHE LAUGHS
0:07:44 > 0:07:48What do you think to this life jacket, then?
0:07:48 > 0:07:52- It's different to the other one. - It's different, is it?
0:07:52 > 0:07:56It was big and bulky, the other one. This is nice and light.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00- Think you can still give Dad a hug in that one?- Yeah.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05- Want to have a look around the new lifeboat?- Yes, please.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Let's go and have a look.
0:08:07 > 0:08:12- We come back the other side now, don't we, Daddy?- Yeah.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Get ready for some fun, Nia!
0:08:20 > 0:08:22PANELS CLATTER
0:08:22 > 0:08:26PROPELLER WHIRS
0:08:27 > 0:08:31- Watch out for those waves, Nia! - SHE CHEERS
0:08:33 > 0:08:37SHE LAUGHS
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Whoa! That was great!
0:08:44 > 0:08:48- Where's our house, Daddy? - Just up there, look.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52You are such a lucky girl.
0:08:52 > 0:08:59- Not many people get to do that. - Only the lifeboat crew.- Yeah.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03Full speed ahead!
0:09:10 > 0:09:13This screen shows Nia's daddy where the land is
0:09:13 > 0:09:16and if there's any boats in the water.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20- What happens if there's a shark coming?- A shark?!
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Well, it will pick a big shark up, won't it?
0:09:23 > 0:09:28- You'll see it swimming underneath the boat.- You'd have to go full speed!
0:09:33 > 0:09:37Exciting stuff! Did Nia have a good time?
0:09:39 > 0:09:45- What did you think of your first launch?- Wow! It was cool!- Was it?
0:09:45 > 0:09:49I put my hands up like this - wheeeeee!
0:09:49 > 0:09:53- Did you think you were on a rollercoaster?- It was like that.
0:09:53 > 0:09:54HE LAUGHS
0:09:59 > 0:10:02It's not just people that lifeboats help.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Animals are looked after, too.
0:10:11 > 0:10:16It's not only people we rescue, sometimes we have to rescue animals.
0:10:16 > 0:10:21One day we had a call out, and we had to go and save a cow.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25Oh, look! They're helping the cow swim to safety.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30That's amazing.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34The lifeboat crew really do keep animals safe.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44It's a tough job out in the deep blue sea.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Tony and his buddies often get really hungry,
0:10:47 > 0:10:49but with no cookers on board,
0:10:49 > 0:10:52what do they do when they want some hot food?
0:10:52 > 0:10:56Even the new lifeboats won't have a cooker on board.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00Do you know how we have food on a dark and stormy night
0:11:00 > 0:11:02when we all get hungry?
0:11:02 > 0:11:05- Shall I show you?- Yeah, please.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08We use these things here. OK?
0:11:08 > 0:11:12There's sausage and beans in here and it's called a hot can
0:11:12 > 0:11:14and what we do is,
0:11:14 > 0:11:20we take the lid off and inside here we've got this big pin.
0:11:21 > 0:11:27OK? We pop that pin in the holes there, yeah?
0:11:27 > 0:11:31All the way down...like that.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36OK? In three places.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41We leave it for 20 minutes or so, and then there's special water in here
0:11:41 > 0:11:45and when you've put the pin in, it's mixed that water
0:11:45 > 0:11:49and that heats the food which is in the middle there.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53We just open it a little bit like that...
0:11:54 > 0:11:59- Shall we try them?- Yes. - Yes? Right. Dig in.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07- Mmm, mmm!- I'll try some.
0:12:08 > 0:12:12- Mmm, this is so nice!- Mmm!
0:12:15 > 0:12:19So, did Nia enjoy finding out all about her daddy's life?
0:12:26 > 0:12:31- Have you enjoyed yourself? - Yeah.- Yeah?
0:12:31 > 0:12:34Nia just loved steering the old boat.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37And big hugs for Daddy are always great.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41What was your best bit?
0:12:41 > 0:12:44Going down on the slipway.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48- Would you like to join the lifeboat? - Yeah!
0:12:48 > 0:12:51- When would you like to join? - When I'm 17, like you!
0:12:51 > 0:12:55- Wouldn't you like to join now? - I'm too young.
0:12:55 > 0:12:58It doesn't matter, cos Daddy's the coxswain,
0:12:58 > 0:13:00so you can join now if you like. Yeah?
0:13:00 > 0:13:04Shall we put your hat on?
0:13:04 > 0:13:07There we are. Welcome aboard. Give us a hug.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Aw.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16What a fabulous heap of fun!
0:13:16 > 0:13:20That was Nia and Daddy Tony's tiny tale
0:13:20 > 0:13:23about the things Tony used to do and still does,
0:13:23 > 0:13:27and why he has a medal for working on the lifeboat.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Daddy Tony has shared his story with Nia
0:13:30 > 0:13:33and now Nia is starting her own story.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36Do you know someone with a story to share?
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