Latest News
This is a summary of the latest news and events. Click on the headlines for the full article or visit the section.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills gets on board for the 2011 Appeal
The Ministry of Justice gets nautical for The Fund's 2011 Appeal!
Latest News from the RNLI
North east RNLI volunteers first in England to receive innovative new lifejackets
Volunteer Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) crews on the north east coast have become the first in England to receive new state-of-the-art lifejackets.
The lifejackets arrived at the RNLI’s eight lifeboat stations from Berwick-upon-Tweed to Tynemouth two months after the charity launched a fundraising appeal to pay for them...
Penlee RNLI inshore lifeboat assists Newlyn fishing vessel
Falmouth Coastguard requested the launch of the Penlee RNLI inshore lifeboat yesterday morning, Tuesday 21 February, at 9:20am to assist a seven metre fishing vessel that had a fouled propeller and was anchored to the sea bed.
The volunteer crew from Penlee launched at 9:25am and were on scene three minutes later...
Matalan staff donate to lifejacket fund for Weymouth RNLI
Picture story:
Staff from Matalan in Weymouth have presented the local RNLI lifeboat station with £1,472.16 to go towards the volunteer crews new state-of-the-art lifejackets...
Rowers complete intrepid Atlantic crossing in aid of RNLI
A pair of British rowers have become the first modern day, independent oarsmen to row non-stop from Agadir, Morocco to Port St Charles in Barbados when they crossed the finishing line on 18 February in their 23ft rowing boat Atlantic Calling. David Whiddon and Lloyd Figgins have used the adventure to raise money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution – the charity that saves lives at sea – and are now the 20th pair to have rowed across the Atlantic East to West as part of the rowing challenge...
Frank Kilroy a dedicated supporter and worker for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution has died
The Lytham St Annes lifeboat station Visits Officer and former station Lifeboat Operations Manager passed away in Blackpool Victoria Hospital after a short illness.
Frank was one of those people who seemed to be able to pack more into life than most other mortals...
Montrose launch to a man in water near a bridge
A volunteer inshore crew from Montrose lifeboat station launched after a call was received at the station.
The crew was told that a man was in the water near the road bridge close to the site of the RNLI's new lifeboat station in the town during the afternoon of 21 February...
Lytham St Annes Inshore Lifeboat rescues yacht with 2 on board
In calm but foggy conditions the Lytham St Annes ILB launched today to assist a yacht which had run out of fuel at the mouth of the River Douglas.
The 27 foot (8...
Little and Broad Haven RNLI lifeboat launched to three youths cut off by the tide
The Little and Broad Haven RNLI lifeboat was called into action during the first half term of the year. The lifeboat launched at 3...
Sunderland RNLI souvenir shop re-opens its doors
The Souvenir Shop based at Sunderland’s RNLI Inshore Lifeboat Station has re-opened its doors following its short winter break.
Last year the shop, which is located within the cities beach lifeguard station at Marine Walk, Roker raised almost £9,200 towards the costs of operating the lifeboat and lifeguard station at Sunderland...
RNLI Sheerness inshore lifeboat launches to 'person in the water at Queenborough'
RNLI Sheerness inshore lifeboat launched at 1.16 pm February 20 after reports to Thames coastguard of a person in the water off the slipway, Queenborough harbour...
RNLI lifeguards to hold free Surf Survival Clinic in Portrush
The RNLI is holding a free Surf Survival Clinic on Saturday 3 March 2012 at East Strand in Portrush. The clinic, which is being run by the charity's lifeguards, is open to surfers of all abilities and is aimed at developing both knowledge and skills in Surf Safety...
Silver Gallantry Medal for Dungeness RNLI lifeboat crew member
Dungeness RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew member Garry Clark is to be awarded a Silver Medal for Gallantry – one of the RNLI’s highest honours. This is in recognition of his exemplary bravery and determination during the rescue of seven people from the yacht Liquid Vortex on 3 January 2012...
New Quay RNLI crew commended for skillful rescue
Four RNLI volunteers from New Quay have been honoured for rescuing an angler who sustained serious head injuries after falling on to rocks. The crew have each been praised for their part in attending to the 70-year-old man who required urgent medical attention after falling sixteen feet from a cliff at Ynys Lochtyn near Llangrannog last September...
The Lizard RNLI lifeboat Coxswain receives SOS day cheque
The Lizard lifeboat coxswain Andrew Putt today visited Grade Ruan School, Ruan Minor to accept a cheque for the RNLI SOS day.
At this morning’s school assembly Andrew met the pupils and staff before being presented with a cheque for £220...
RNLI Shoreham inshore lifeboat launched to report of woman in the water
The Shoreham inshore D class lifeboat was launched on Wednesday 15 February at 5.30pm, after a report a woman was trying to enter the water by the rocks at Lancing Sailing Club...
Lucky escape for diver after Kirkwall lifeboat launches to search in darkness off Shapinsay
A local man is found as Kirkwall RNLI lifeboat is called out to search for him off Shapinsay.
Shetland Coastguard (SCG) telephoned Lifeboat Operations Manager Chris Irvine at 6...
Student's lifeboat heads for Clovelly
TOBY’S BOAT HEADS FOR CLOVELLY
An Atlantic 85 lifeboat named after Somerset student Toby Rundle is to be stationed at Clovelly, RNLI officials have confirmed.
Classics student Toby died aged 21 in October 2009 as he was starting his third and final year of a degree course at Oxford...
St Helier's volunteer RNLI lifeboat crew assist disabled fishing boat.
Earlier this afternoon, (Sunday 19 February), St Helier volunteer lifeboat crew responded to a charter fishing boat that ran into discarded nets several miles southwest of La Corbière lighthouse.
The charter fishing boat with 8 people on board, was returning from a pleasure fishing trip when it ran over fishing nets that became caught around its propellors...
Crewman and Zurich Financial Services help Peel RNLI
Peel RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew member Juan Owens and Zurich Financial Services have boosted the charity's SOS fund with the presentation of a cheque for £1,100.
Juan donned his RNLI kit to collect in Zurich office on SOS Day (29 January) and collected £550, this was then doubled by Zurich from its staff charity fund...
Latest News from the RNLI
- North east RNLI volunteers first in England to receive innovative new lifejackets
- Penlee RNLI inshore lifeboat assists Newlyn fishing vessel
- Matalan staff donate to lifejacket fund for Weymouth RNLI
- Rowers complete intrepid Atlantic crossing in aid of RNLI
- Frank Kilroy a dedicated supporter and worker for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution has died
- Montrose launch to a man in water near a bridge
We support The Fund because...
Martin Toner, a Welfare Officer from Belfast emailed us to say: |
The Lifeboat Fund Events
This is a summary of the latest Lifeboat Fund events. Click on the headlines for the full article or visit the section.
The Annual Appeal season is September - or whenever you want it to be!