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Lifeboat Volunteer Recruitment - Join Our Team

Lifeboats News Release

Volunteers from Newbiggin Lifeboat Station are opening the boathouse doors for a special 'Join our team' recruitment event on Sunday 8th April 2018. The event gets underway from 11.00am until 3.00pm at the lifeboat station.

Lifeboat training in Newbiggin Bay

RNLI/Richard Martin / Harry Slater

Lifeboat at sea
At the event you can meet some of our existing volunteers, find out what they do at the lifeboat station and discuss what opportunities there are available for potential new volunteers.

The RNLI provides first class training and equipment, guidance and support. Volunteering with us offers you the opportunity to make a difference in your local community, to save lives and be part of the larger RNLI family. We can offer you one of the most exciting and fulfilling volunteer roles available.

The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. We provide, on call, a 24 hour lifeboat search and rescue service around the UK and Ireland, and a seasonal lifeguard service. With our lifeboats, lifeguards, safety messages and flood rescue we are committed to saving more lives.

The event is taking place at the lifeboat station with ample free parking nearby at the Church Point car park then a short walk along the promenade to the lifeboat station.


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RNLI media contacts
For more information please telephone Richard Martin, RNLI Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer Newbiggin on 07980 010544 or [email protected] or Nicola Quinn Regional Media Manager – North East & East telephone 07810 658 072 email [email protected] or contact RNLI Public Relations on 01202 336789

If you would like to find out more about Newbiggin lifeboat station, its volunteers and its heritage then take a look at the local website

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.

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Contacting the RNLI - public enquiries

Members of the public may contact the RNLI on 0300 300 9990 (UK) or 1800 991802 (Ireland) or by email.

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