The open day will be held at the Hovercraft Station (adjacent to the Stone Jetty, behind the Midland Hotel) on Saturday 20th August 2016; when members of the public are invited to meet members of the crew and see the craft and equipment that they use; all of which has been purchased by public donation.
Activities and displays include: Bay Radio Roadshow, Macadam Rescue, Virgin Media Show, children’s treasure hunt and games, bouncy castle, face painting, donkey rides, road train, truck-pull competition, HM Coastguard, National Coastwatch Institution, RNLI Sea Safety, Morecambe Sailing Club; ice cream, candy floss and food stalls.
Timetable (subject to change due to weather or operational emergency):
10.00 am - Activities begin
11.30 am - Inshore Lifeboat and Inshore Hovercraft launched
12.00 am - Arrival of Fleetwood’s new Shannon class All Weather Lifeboat
12.00 am - Rescue demonstration involving all three craft
Members of the public can follow us on our Morecambe-Lifeboat facebook page.
Key facts about the RNLI
The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 146,000 lives.
