A nine year old girl who won a Broads Authority competition to promote its lifejacket campaign last year is back holidaying on the Broads with her grandparents this week.
Kayla Dyne from South Ockenden, Essex, is on holiday with her grandparents, George and Gloria Dyne, who have been holidaying on the Southern Broads for over 30 years.
For the last six years they have been hiring cruisers from Silverline Marine, run by Colin and Lesley Dye at Brundall.
Kayla entered a competition in the Broads Authority’s Broadcaster visitor magazine to design a badge or sticker carrying an important safety message.
She said: “It’s very important to wear a life jacket. If you don’t and you fall in you can get very hurt.”
The Broads Authority launched its Wear It safety campaign in April to warn boaters to wear life jackets after five people died while boating on the Broads last year. None of them was wearing a life jacket and it is believed that four of them might still be alive if they had been wearing one. Wear It posters are now displayed at boat yards around the Broads and hire boats have all been issued with keyrings displaying the safety message.
Kayla was presented with one of the keyrings, a Wear It wind-up torch and a Broads goody bag as her prize.
Kayla, who has been accompanying her grandparents for three years and is already selecting next year’s boat, says she loves the Broads because it is so “calm” and she loves being outdoors.
She is also a keen fisherwoman and has beaten her granddad in a contest by landing a 16-18lb pike at Coldham Hall, on the River Yare.
Gloria, 65, from Basildon in Essex, said they often came to the southern Broads twice a year.
“We just love it,” she said. “My husband is a driving instructor and he loves slowing down. It’s so peaceful and we love being on the water.”
George, 63, said: “I love the freedom and the friendliness of the people here. This yard is very special.”
For the last six years they have been hiring cruisers from Silverline Marine, run by Colin and Lesley Dye at Brundall.
Kayla entered a competition in the Broads Authority’s Broadcaster visitor magazine to design a badge or sticker carrying an important safety message.
She said: “It’s very important to wear a life jacket. If you don’t and you fall in you can get very hurt.”
The Broads Authority launched its Wear It safety campaign in April to warn boaters to wear life jackets after five people died while boating on the Broads last year. None of them was wearing a life jacket and it is believed that four of them might still be alive if they had been wearing one. Wear It posters are now displayed at boat yards around the Broads and hire boats have all been issued with keyrings displaying the safety message.
Kayla was presented with one of the keyrings, a Wear It wind-up torch and a Broads goody bag as her prize.
Kayla, who has been accompanying her grandparents for three years and is already selecting next year’s boat, says she loves the Broads because it is so “calm” and she loves being outdoors.
She is also a keen fisherwoman and has beaten her granddad in a contest by landing a 16-18lb pike at Coldham Hall, on the River Yare.
Gloria, 65, from Basildon in Essex, said they often came to the southern Broads twice a year.
“We just love it,” she said. “My husband is a driving instructor and he loves slowing down. It’s so peaceful and we love being on the water.”
George, 63, said: “I love the freedom and the friendliness of the people here. This yard is very special.”
