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Little and Broad Haven Lifeboat Station

Little and Broad Haven Lifeboat Station

Located in the southern corner of St Bride’s Bay, Little and Broad Haven Lifeboat Station operates an inshore D class lifeboat. The crews have been presented with four awards for gallantry during its recent history, the last in 2004.

This station is classed as a Discover station. ​Our crews from Discover stations are equally welcoming to visitors but many of these stations were built before visitors were considered. These stations normally open their boathouse doors during the summer months. 

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Recent launches from this station

Date Time
25/08/2012 13:27
10/08/2012 16:27
07/05/2012 15:55
03/11/2011 09:55
28/08/2011 13:44
22/08/2011 16:57

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Station address:

Little and Broad Haven Lifeboat Station
The Boathouse
The Car Park
Little Haven
Haverfordwest
Pembrokeshire
SA62 3UF

Station telephone:

01437 781311

Station opening times:

By appointment only

Accessibility:

Parking, disabled parking, disabled access

Visitor contact:

Mr Andrew Grey

Visitor contact telephone:

01437 781153

Shop telephone:

01437 781975

Shop opening times:

Easter–October
Monday–Friday
10am–4pm

Sunday
10am–4pm
 

Appledore ILB crew members. Left to right, Martin Davis, Gary Stanbury and Andrew HalletSpecific crew member details for this lifeboat station are not available here at the moment.

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  • St Davids Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer

    Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer

  • St Davids Tamar class lifeboat

    St Davids Tamar class lifeboat

  • Windsurfer rescued by Broadhaven RNLI lifeguards and RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew

    Windsurfer rescued by Broadhaven RNLI lifeguards and RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew

  • Sailor rescued by RNLI lifeguards after dinghy capsizes off Nolton Haven, Pembrokeshire

    Sailor rescued by RNLI lifeguards after dinghy capsizes off Nolton Haven, Pembrokeshire

  • Welsh RNLI volunteers prepare to welcome Olympic torch

    Welsh RNLI volunteers prepare to welcome Olympic torch

  • Little and Broad Haven RNLI honour retiring crew member

    Little and Broad Haven RNLI honour retiring crew member

  • Little and Broad Haven RNLI lifeboat launch to assist dog

    Little and Broad Haven RNLI lifeboat launch to assist dog

  • St Davids RNLI all-weather lifeboat called out

    Jim Phillips

  • St Davids RNLI all-weather lifeboat called out

    St Davids Lifeboat Garside

  • Wind and rain results in fewer launches for Welsh RNLI lifeboat crews

    Trearddur Bay RNLI Atlantic 85 Lifeboat Hereford Endeavour

  • Little and Broad Haven lifeboat launched to assist two missing divers

    Little and Broad Haven Lifeboat Station

  • RNLI lifeguards rescue two surfers trapped on rocks at Newgale beach

    RNLI lifeguards on Newgale beach

  • Little and Broad Haven lifeboat launched to assist dive boat drifting off St Bri

    Little and Broad Haven lifeboat launched to assist dive boat drifting off St Brides Haven

 


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Lifeboat name:
Austin Burnett

Lifeboat class: D class

Funded by: funded by a generous gift from Mrs J Burnett in memory of her husband

Read more about the D class

 

 

1882
Lifeboat station established and named Littlehaven.

1903
Lifeboat house and slipway constructed at a cost of £1,600.

1921
Station closed March 1921, owing to the difficulty in obtaining a crew, the disappearance of inshore traffic and the coverage given by the St David's and Angle lifeboats.

1967
Inshore lifeboat station established in May with the placing on service of a D class lifeboat and named Little and Broad Haven.

1992
New boathouse constructed.  As well as housing the D class lifeboat it includes a drying room and souvenir sales outlet.

1995
Bronze Medal awarded to Helmsman Crispin Williamson in recognition of his courage, initiative and seamanship when the lifeboat rescued six people cut off by a rising tide at the foot of the cliffs at North Haven in heavy breaking seas and Force 5 Fresh Breeze on 23 September 1995.  The family, consisting of two adults and five children were out in a 10ft dinghy when in deteriorating weather their dinghy was swamped and had to be abandoned.  The Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum were accorded to crew members Brian Dilly and David Love in recognition of their initiative, seamanship and teamwork during this very difficult service.

New D class lifeboat D484 was placed on service on 4 July

2002
Following the visit on 6 September 2001 by the Coast Review delegation, led by Commodore R C Hastie, it was agreed by the Search and Rescue Committee on 6 February 2002 and resolved by the Executive Committee at their meeting on 10 April 2002 that there be no change to the lifeboat cover provided at Little and Broad Haven Lifeboat Station.

2004
A framed Letter of Thanks signed by the Chairman of the Institution awarded to Helmsman Crispin Williamson in recognition of his seamanship and boat handling skill when the D class inshore lifeboat saved three children cut off by the tide at the bottom of a cliff at Little Haven.

The new class of lifeboat IB1, D628 Austin Burnett was placed on service on Thursday 5 August.  D484 has been withdrawn.

2012
Following the visit on Wednesday 25 January 2012 by the Coast Review delegation, led by Rear Admiral John Tolhurst, it was agreed by the Operations Committee on 21 March 2012 and resolved by the Trustee Board at their meeting on 4 April 2012 that there be no change to the lifeboat cover provided by Little and Broad Haven Lifeboat Station. 

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