RNLI Education News

West Midlands baby storms into RNLI record books

Danielle Rush

The Clifford family from Erdington have made history for a second time by signing up the RNLI charity’s second youngest ever member. At just four hours old, baby Charlie Clifford, became an RNLI supporter after being signed up to Storm Force – the charity’s membership club for children...

Flintshire school snaps up RNLI prize

Danielle Rush

Event: Flint RNLI volunteers hand over prizes to pupils
Venue: Cornist Primary School, Flint
Date/time: Tuesday, 30 June, at 10am
Flintshire school snaps up RNLI prize Cornist Primary School in Flint has beaten off tough competition from schools across Wales by focussing on an RNLI SOS photography challenge. Pupils, who took part in the RNLI’s annual fundraising day earlier this year, are today being presented with a prize for their efforts by the lifesaving charity...

Sunderland schoolchildren learnt to surf safely with RNLI lifeguards

Deborah Heaton-Caffin

Schoolchildren in Sunderland have been hitting the surf with RNLI lifeguards, taking part in a unique scheme, run by the RNLI charity, to teach surf safety skills and how to stay safe at the beach.
More than 300 pupils from 15 primary schools in Sunderland, Houghton and Washington have taken part in the RNLI’s unique Hit The Surf programme on Seaburn beach...

Naval architects consider search and rescue at The Lifeboat College

Emma Johnston

A total of 78 people attended the Royal Institution of Naval Architects’ (RINA) international conference (27-28 May) about vessels used for surveillance, search and rescue at sea, which, aptly, was held at The Lifeboat College in Poole – the home of RNLI training.
Delegates at the two-day conference considered the challenges faced by organisations involved with search and rescue – and discussed papers on equipment and methods used by designers, operators and owners of pilot craft, patrol craft, small military vessels, and search and rescue craft...

Surf's up! Sunderland school children learn to surf safely with RNLI lifeguards

Deborah Heaton-Caffin

Children from schools in Sunderland are preparing to hit the surf with RNLI lifeguards as they take part in a unique scheme, run by the RNLI charity, to teach surf safety skills and how to stay safe at the beach.
Over two weeks in June, students from 15 schools in Sunderland, Houghton and Washington will be taking part in the RNLI’s unique Hit The Surf programme on Seaburn beach, developing their surf safety skills and learning important advice from the beach safety experts, RNLI lifeguards...

Rhyl RNLI lifeboat crew jump in at the deep end for sponsored swim

Paul Frost

RNLI volunteers at Rhyl are showing their support to 70 youngsters who are embarking on a sponsored swim, by joining them on their challenge - dressed in lifeboat kit.
On Sunday 14 June, the swimmers from Fins Swim School based at Pontins in Prestatyn, who are aged between 4 and 11 will be taking part in the sponsored swim to raise money Rhyl RNLI Lifeboat Station...

Surf's up! School children learn to surf safely with RNLI lifeguards

Laura Fennimore

Children from schools around the UK are preparing to hit the surf with RNLI lifeguards as they take part in a unique scheme, run by the RNLI charity, to teach surf safety skills and how to stay safe at the beach.
Throughout June, July and September, 2,000 students from 96 schools in Norfolk, Pembrokeshire, Sunderland, Cornwall, Devon and Dorset will be taking part in the RNLI’s unique Hit The Surf programme – developing their surf safety skills and learning important advice from the beach safety experts, RNLI lifeguards...

Dover Lifeboat crew hold Sea Safety Day and rescue a trapped yacht

Tony Hawkins

The crew of the Dover Lifeboat, held a sea safety day for local boat owners on Saturday 2nd May and were then called out to a yacht with a fouled propeller.
The day consisted of a series of workshops and demonstrations where local boat and yacht owners were able to pick up ideas and suggestions for dealing with emergencies at sea...

RNLI help Northern Ireland animation company launch Lifeboat Luke

Niamh Stephenson

The RNLI is helping to launch Northern Ireland’s first home produced animated TV series Lifeboat Luke in book and DVD format. The programme is based on a fictional lifeboat station and the adventures of a lifeboat named Luke and his volunteer lifeboat crew...

Beach safety is coming to town for London school children

Laura Fennimore

RNLI lifeguards will be sharing their top tips on staying safe at the seaside with London school children as part of the charity’s Beach to City project, which aims to help inner-city children steer clear of danger when visiting the beach during the summer.
Over a three-week period, starting on Monday 20 April and ending on Friday 8 May, RNLI lifeguards and members of the RNLI’s beach safety team will visit 32 London schools and speak to more than 5,000 children aged 7 to 11 years old about how to stay safe at the seaside...