Lifeguard unit: Westward Ho!
Main Contact Details
Area support centre
Tel:01271 817643
Headquarters
Tel: 01202 663553
email:
lifeguards@rnli.org.uk
Beach Information
RNLI lifeguarded beaches near you
About this beach
Westward Ho! beach is popular with families with access almost directly into the middle of the town. Car parking is plentiful along the pebble ridge and the RNLI lifeguard station can be found in the maritime building alongside the Surf Lifesaving Club.
Lifeguard season dates
19 May - 30 September
Triple naming at The Lifeboat College
29/08/2008
By: Laura Fennimore
Three RNLI relief fleet inshore lifeboats, funded by generous legacies, will be officially named in the Sea Survival Centre at The Lifeboat College in Poole, Dorset, on Tuesday 2 September.
Clarification on Hope Cove incident
20/08/2008
By: Press office
Last week's incident at Hope Cove involved a Coastguard boat and team, not an RNLI lifeboat or crew.
Wave of success!
18/08/2008
By: Press office
The RNLI wishes to congratulate Team GB's Olympic sailors on their Beijing medal haul.
Lifeguards complete Paddle for Life
07/08/2008
By: Amy Caldwell
Eight RNLI lifeguards paddled 10 miles on their rescue boards from Whitsand Bay to Looe in Cornwall yesterday to celebrate Lifeguard week and raise money for the Life first campaign.
£24,000 cheque presentation
05/08/2008
By: Becky King
The RNLI was presented with a cheque for £24,000 yesterday by the Freemasons' Grand Charity – the first installment of a 3-year grant worth £72,000.