Cleethorpes RNLI granted planning permission for new lifeboat station

The new station, which has been in planning for some time, is due to start being built in December 2018, and will provide the capability for an Atlantic 85 lifeboat to join the existing D-Class lifeboat already on station.

This will allow the charity to respond more quickly, in a wider range of weather conditions, to a larger variety of incidents while keeping its volunteers safer.

The new station will be built on the beach in the front of the existing station and will have it's own slipway for launch and recovery of the boats. Currently, the lifeboat has to cross a public road near a blind bend.

Changing and training facilities will also be much improved and the RNLI shop will move on site as well, giving shop volunteers access to running water and a toilet, neither of which are available in the current shop.

The build is expected to take around 12 months and a fundraising appeal will be launched later this year to give the local community the opportunity to contribute towards the build costs of a new landmark building for the resort.

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For more information, contact Matt McNally, Lifeboat Press Officer, Cleethorpes on 07771-797556 or [email protected]

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