Lifeboat Station : Walton and Frinton
Main Contact Details
Walton & Frinton Lifeboat Station, The Parade, Walton, Essex
CO14 8AA
Telephone
01255 675650
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Station Information
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- RNLI Beach Lifeguard area
Visitor Contact
Phil Oxley
Telephone
01255 675549
Station Opening Times
By appointment only
Shop
Mid Feb - mid Dec - 10am - 4pm daily Tel - 01255 678023
Accessibility
Parking
About this station
Walton and Frinton has celebrated over 120 years as a lifeboat station and its crews have been presented with 75 awards for gallantry. The lifeboat was one of 19 lifeboats that helped to evacuate the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk.
Recent launches in the east (BST)
17/11/2008
Aldeburgh - 09:4516/11/2008
Southend-on-Sea - 17:5316/11/2008
West Mersea - 14:25
Last Launch
01/11/2008
Falklands 25th Anniversary Memorial
By: June 2007 - Station Press Officer
The RNLI Lifeboat ‘RFA Sir Galahad’ took part in a memorial tribute on the 25th anniversary of the 1982 Falklands War.
Lifeboat ladies run proud in the adidas Women's 5K Challenge
18/11/2008
By: Events Team, London
A team of almost 80 women and girls braved the cold and rain in Hyde Park to take part in the adidas Women's 5K Challenge.
Hugo is king of the castles
10/10/2008
By: Mairead Dwane
Hugo from Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, is the winner of the RNLI's sandcastle building competition.
Sail, Power and Watersports Show
02/10/2008
By: Mairead Dwane
The Sail, Power and Watersports Show takes place at Earl's Court from 26–30 November.