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Our strategy

Working together with partners and communities, we aim to educate, influence, supervise and rescue those at risk from drowning.

Working together: lifeboat crew member and lifeguard help a swimmer to shore.

Photo: RNLI / Nigel Millard

Working together: lifeboat crew member and lifeguard help a swimmer to shore.
Group shot of RNLI crew members
Our philosophy
To provide our lifesaving service using volunteers wherever possible, with voluntary donations supplying the funds needed to do so.
See our purpose, vision and values
Exercise between Scarborough D-class inshore lifeboat and lifeguards. Lifeguard supporting casualty in the water.
How we operate
We provide lifeboats; a seasonal lifeguard service; coastal safety, research and education programmes; and flood response.
See how we save lives
RNLI ASA Swim Safe taking place in South Shields
Safeguarding
As a lifesaving charity and a community-based organisation, we believe in prioritising people’s safety and welfare.
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Launching into our third century
We need to adapt and evolve to make sure we can continue to save lives in a changing world.
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