The Winkle Club is a charitable organisation set up in 1900 by Hastings fishermen to help under privileged families. In April 2012 the new statue, designed by local artist Leigh Dyer, was unveiled. The statue replaces the old one that had suffered vandalism and is a strikingly detailed piece of work. Pictures of it in full can be seen here and here.
Whilst on the Winkle Club website I came across the chorus of the club’s adopted song, which I liked so here it is:
THE WINKLE CLUB CHORUS
‘If you should see a vessel in distress
Stand by … stand by
Render all the aid you can,
Be he man-o’-war or merchantman
Stand by him …
Throw him out a line,
Take him in tow
For you might want somebody
To stand by you some day,
You’ll never know…’
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love the reflections in the top one -