RNLI people news

Award winning RNLI volunteers receive keys to Moelfre Seawatch Centre

Eleri Davies

Moelfre RNLI volunteers were presented this morning (Friday) with the keys to the village’s Seawatch Centre by Anglesey County Council representatives. Today the RNLI officially takes over the building and volunteers will now be busy preparing the building to officially start welcoming guests next week...

40 years' service with the RNLI

Mel Cooper

A long serving member of the Port Talbot Lifeboat Station has been presented with a 40 year bar to his gold medal.
Phil Walker joined the station in 1972 and served on the lifeboat for 15 years when he stepped down from the lifeboat crew and became a member of the station's shore crew...

The Lizard RNLI lifeboat second coxswain retires

Bernice Putt

The Lizard lifeboat second coxswain Louis Mitchell has decided to step down from his position, after over 20 years on the crew.
Louis finished lifeboating at the end of last year after deciding it was time to devote more time to his fishing business...

Manx lifeboats help RNLI clock up record breaking year

Danielle Rush

The latest figures from the RNLI charity reveal that lifeboat crews across the West Division (Wales & Isle of Man) spent 7,228 hours responding to emergency incidents in 2011 – the most ever. The figure has been gradually increasing since RNLI started calculating how long crew spent on service in 2007...

Over half of RNLI lifeboat launches in 2011 to leisure boaters

Isla Reynolds

2011 saw RNLI lifeboats launch 8,905 times around the coast of the UK and Ireland, rescuing 7,976 people. Last year was the second busiest for launches according to RNLI records...

Second busiest year on record for RNLI lifeboats

Roselyne Crowther

2011 saw RNLI lifeboats launch 8,905 times around the coast of the UK and Ireland, rescuing 7,976 people. Last year was the second busiest for launches according to RNLI records...

Record April weather keeps south west RNLI lifesavers busy

Tamsin Thomas and Amy Caldwell

The hottest April in 100 years* proved demanding for RNLI lifeboat volunteers and lifeguards in the south west** in 2011, with August remaining the region's busiest month of the year. Annual statistics published today (Tuesday 7 February) show that RNLI lifeboat crews in the region launched 1,586 times and rescued 1,571 people...

Padstow RNLI Volunteer crewmembers and volunteer helper in awards

Sue Norfolk

Padstow’s RNLI Lifeboat Station saw four crewmembers being presented with awards for their service to the RNLI. A volunteer helper also received a letter of thanks...

Padstow RNLI volunteers in New Year honours awards

Sue Norfolk

Five volunteer members of the RNLI team at Padstow lifeboat station have been awarded honours by the charity in announcements made over the New Year.
The five represent the operations and fundraising sections of the RNLI in Padstow...

Anstruther Lifeboat man is recognised for over three decades of service

Tom Danks

It is not unusual around the coastal RNLI lifeboat stations to find volunteers who have joined the RNLI family and remained for many, many, years however it is not too often that you come across a volunteer who can boast more than 30 years operational service.
Local man George Sorley (54) from Anstruther joined the Anstruther crew back in 1977 and this week received an additional 10 years bar to add to his long service badge commemorating 20 years’ service...