Wells Lifeboat gets ready for the Annual Lifeboat Service

The service regularly attracts over a thousand people and takes place on the Quay in Wells. As well as the crowd on the quayside, small boats anchor in the harbour and take part in the service afloat.

The service is to be led by the lifeboat chaplain, Rev Neil Woodruff, and the traditional seafarer hymns are to be accompanied by the Fakenham Town Band and the Churches Together Choir.

Some more dates for the diary, evenings with youngsters in mind begin on Wednesday, 1 August and continue every Wednesday until the end of the month at 6:30pm in the Boathouse on Beach Road, Wells. Admission is free. Then, the family Lifeboat Open Day is on Sunday the 19 August starting at 12 Noon. There’ll be demonstrations by the crew and a chance to see the lifeboats up close.

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

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