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The hottest April in 100 years* proved demanding for RNLI lifeboat volunteers and lifeguards in the south west** in 2011, with August remaining the region's busiest month of the year. Annual statistics published today (Tuesday 7 February) show that RNLI lifeboat crews in the region launched 1,586 times and rescued 1,571 people...
RNLI lifeboat stations across the south west are celebrating in the success of the charity’s SOS Day on Friday 27 January, as crew, lifeguards and supporters raised vital funds towards the RNLI’s lifejacket campaign, which aims to fund the provision of new, state of the art lifejackets at all 35 lifeboat stations in the region.
The volunteer crews of the Tamar class all-weather lifeboats from Appledore and Padstow were launched earlier this evening (Saturday 4 February) after a fisherman was reported overboard from a Belgium trawler off the North coast. The incident took place around 12 miles west-south-west of Hartland Point in North Devon...
A son’s generous donation to the RNLI in memory of his Mum will pay for the purchase and care of three new lifejackets for volunteer crew members at Padstow lifeboat station. David Rickard from Honiton makes a donation to charity each year in memory of Mary Rickard who died one day before her 95th birthday six years ago...
Appledore RNLI is due to get a new inshore lifeboat during the summer. After around 25 years of unstinting service from the George Gibson, the Tyne Class all-weather lifeboat, in 2010 Appledore was very fortunate to receive its new state of the art Tamar class all-weather lifeboat, made possible from legacies left by many people, particularly that from Mollie Hunt...
Burnham-on-Sea RNLI lifeboat crew and shore crew members were kept busy washing cars to raise funds for the charity’s biggest day of fundraising, SOS Day. They raised £720...
The RNLI's new lifeboat for Lyme Regis - due to arrive in the town in a month's time - will be named after the restaurant chain that raised funds to build the vessel.
Loch Fyne Restaurants collected donations for the £180,000 boat with events involving staff and customers throughout the UK...
Yorkshire Building Society’s Dartmouth branch is on a mission to raise funds for its chosen Charity of the Year, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).
There’s been a positive response to a new public launch alerting system being trialled at the RNLI lifeboat station in Brixham. The signal, a six second siren, will be sounded when the charity’s volunteer crews launch their all-weather lifeboat to an incident...
