Lifeboat Station : Newquay
Main Contact Details
Newquay lifeboat station, Newquay Harbour, Newquay, Cornwall
TR7
Telephone
01637 873846
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Station Information
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Visitor Contact
Gareth Horner
Telephone
01637 873846
07785 593230
Station Opening Times
May-Sep 9am-5pm most days
Shop
Easter - end of Oct 10am - 4pm daily Tel: 01637 852496
About this station
For nearly 80 years the station operated an all weather lifeboat until it closed in 1945. After a gap of 20 years the station opened again with an inshore lifeboat and has carried out a variety of rescues, earning several awards for gallantry.
Recent launches in the southwest (BST)
07/08/2008
Falmouth - 23:1807/08/2008
Exmouth - 15:4207/08/2008
Padstow - 14:22
Last Launch
Launched this week
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.
Dart lifeboat out before champagne dries
04/08/2008
By: John Fenton
Dart's B class inshore lifeboat Spirit of the Dart was called out twice on the day of her official naming ceremony.
RNLI MOB Guardian saves fishermen's lives
24/07/2008
By: Julia Sylvester
The lives of two young fishermen have been saved off the coast of Cornwall thanks to the RNLI's MOB Guardian fishing safety system.
The story of Blue Peter IV
18/07/2008
By: South West Region
All you need to know about the history of the St Agnes lifeboat Blue Peter IV and her crew's lifesaving services over the past 40 years can be found in the St Agnes Lifeboat Yearbook 2008 - 2009.