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Lifeboat Station : Helensburgh

Main Contact Details

Rhu Marina, Gairloch Road, Rhu, Helensburgh, Strathclyde

G84 8LH

Telephone

(01436) 820438

Station Website

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    • Explore stations are normally open all year and have an RNLI gift shop
    • Discover stations are normally open during the summer months
    • Observe stations may be open by appointment only
    • RNLI Beach Lifeguard area

    Visitor Contact

    Colin Gardiner

    Telephone
    01436 671152 (eve)

    Station Opening Times

    10:30am - 12pm Sunday; July - August 2:30pm - 4:30pm Wednesday or by appointment
    Don't Miss: Crew Training - 10:30am - 12pm Sunday

    Shop

    No shop. Buy online at http://www.rnli.org.uk/shop


    Accessibility

    Parking




    A picture of Helensburgh station.

    About this station

    Located at Rhu, Helensburgh has celebrated 40 years as an inshore lifeboat station, providing cover for one of the busy pleasure craft areas on the Clyde. The boathouse has been highly commended in the Helensburgh & Lomond Planning Design Awards.

    Recent launches in scotland (BST)

    • 12/03/2010

      Lerwick - 13:09
    • 11/03/2010

      Invergordon - 23:57
    • 11/03/2010

      Arran (Lamlash) - 14:46

    Last Launch

    19/02/2010
    • Kinghorn's inshore lifeboat. Photo: RNLI / Rachel Martin

      Volunteers pull casualty from harbour waters

      11/03/2010

      By: Dunc Ormiston

      Kinghorn lifeboat crew rush to the aid of man who fell into freezing sea

    • Image of Stromness Severn class lifeboat, the Violet, Dorothy and Kathleen  Photo:RNLI

      Generous donation to Orkney volunteers

      09/03/2010

      By: Tim Barthorpe

      Author gives proceeds to Stromness RNLI

    • Image of snow on Trent. Photo: David Riley

      Four evacuated in blizzard

      01/03/2010

      By: Patrick Maclean

      Oban lifeboat launched at 5.25pm on Thursday 25 February, facing blizzard conditions, to help evacuate four patients from the Isle of Mull.

    • Image of Boudicca

      Booking a cruise?

      25/02/2010

      By: Rhys Parker

      Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines is donating 10% of the price on selected cruises booked by RNLI supporters.

    • TRF poster

      Phone recycling for the RNLI

      24/02/2010

      By: Rhys Parker

      The RNLI's inkjet cartridge recycling scheme with The Recycling Factory (TRF) raised over £32,000 last year. Now TRF is taking phones as well.


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