Human chain THE POLICE informed the honorary secretary of Rye Harbour ILB station at 1458 on Sunday, July 4, that three children had been trapped by the tide off the central car park, Camber.

There was a gentle south-easterly breeze, good visibility, a choppy sea and the tide was If hours before high water when, at 1503, the ILB was launched. At 1512 it was learned from the police that the children had been brought ashore by an adult human chain. However, in view of the unusually fast running tide and the number of people on the beach, the police asked the ILB to remain in the area. She continued to patrol until 1650 when it was agreed the casualty risk period was over, then returned to station and was rehoused at 1711..