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Lifesaving RNLI volunteers needed across Cumbria and Lancashire!

Lifeboats News Release

This Volunteers’ Week, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) are looking for new enthusiastic recruits to join the lifesaving charity’s volunteering teams in Cumbria and Lancashire.

RNLI/Hannah Presgrave

Local volunteers after the 'Wreck Treck' in Fleetwood

The first week of June this year (2024) is Volunteers’ Week, in which the RNLI are on the lookout for new lifesaving volunteers to join the charity.

There are a number of positions in the Cumbria and Lancashire area, including volunteer - fundraisers, visit officers, shop assistants, water safety, face to face and lifeboat operational crew.

Recruitment evenings will be held from 5.30pm-9pm at the following locations:

· 25 June - Fleetwood Lifeboat Station, The Esplanade, Fleetwood FY7 6DN

· 26 June – Blackpool Lifeboat Station, Central Promenade, Blackpool, FY1 5JA

· 26 June - Morecambe Lifeboat Station, Slipway, Morecambe, LA4 5BY

· 27 June – Lytham St Annes Lifeboat Station, South Parade, Lytham St Annes, FY8 1SJ

A variety of RNLI personnel will be present at each recruitment evening. Current volunteers will share their experiences of volunteering for the lifesaving charity, with crew training going on for attendees to get an insight into the operational work of volunteer lifeboat crews.

Hannah Presgrave RNLI Community Manager for the area said:

‘We’re really looking forward to these recruitment evenings to engage with the public in the area. There will be plenty of opportunities to learn from current volunteers and to support the charity.

‘There’ll be a great presence from volunteers from all aspects of the RNLI. We’re really hoping that meeting these individuals will inspire members of the public to join us. Volunteering for the RNLI is such a rewarding role that greatly contributes to our lifesaving mission.

‘Whether you’re physically saving lives on a lifeboat crew, delivering vital water safety information to the public, or fundraising for the charity – you can play a key part in our mission to save all lives at sea.’

For more information about the recruitment evenings, please contact Hannah Presgrave RNLI Community Manager on 07786177884.

Current volunteering vacancies can be found here: All current vacancies (rnli.org)

Media Contacts

For more information please contact Anya Walton Media Engagement Placement at [email protected] or 07977468268. Alternatively contact the RNLI Press Office at [email protected] or 01202336789.

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.

Learn more about the RNLI

For more information please visit the RNLI website or Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. News releases, videos and photos are available on the News Centre.

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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