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St Davids RNLI open their station doors for open day

Lifeboats News Release

St Davids RNLI invites the public to a tour of the charity’s state of the art lifeboat station on Saturday 1 July. Volunteers will provide tours between 10am-3pm that will include access to the all-weather lifeboat Norah Wortley.

Lifeboat station

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St Davids lifeboat station at St Justinian's

At 4pm the lifeboat will launch and provide a demonstration of its lifesaving capabilities.

Parking is available at Rhosson pay car park. Celtic Coaster bus service is available from St Davids.

Access to the station is via nearly 70 steps therefore sensible footwear is recommended.

Well behaved dogs on lead are welcome.

When viewing the lifeboat launch from the coast path, supporters are asked to be careful if close to the cliff edge.

RNLI media contacts

For more information please telephone Simone Eade, RNLI volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer on 07799 804 922 or [email protected] or Claire Elshaw, Regional Media Officer on 7468 353 082 or [email protected] or contact the RNLI Press Office on 01202 336789.

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RNLI St Davids lifeboat station and Norah Wortley

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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