Hunstanton RNLI hosting special emergency services day
Hunstanton RNLI hosting special emergency services day
Lifeboats News Release
The work of the emergency services who work tirelessly to keep people safe on the coast of Norfolk and Lincolnshire will be showcased at a special open day on Sunday, 8 September.
RNLI/Chris Bishop
A search and rescue hovercraft will be taking part in a special emergency services day at Hunstanton RNLI
Hunstanton RNLI is hosting the event, which begins at 10am on Old Hunstanton Beach and includes a training exercise involving multiple vessels.
It's hoped to include Hunstanton RNLI's fast inshore lifeboat and search and rescue hovercraft, along with Shannon Class lifeboats from flanking stations Skegness and Wells.
There also will be stalls and vehicles on display, including HM Coastguard, the National Coastguard Institution, British Divers Marine Life Rescue, Norfolk's police and ambulance services and the Peterborough Volunteer Fire Brigade, which is celebrating its 140th anniversary.
The station's Storm Force team will also be running a sea safety session for young people, while there will also be a raffle and human fruit machine.
Notes to editors
Sunday's line-up of craft is dependant on weather and operational commitments.
RNLI media contacts
For more information call Chris Bishop, Hunstanton RNLI volunteer Deputy Lifeboat Press Officer on 07584 147219, Clare Hopps, RNLI Regional Communications Manager, North and East on 07824 518641, or the RNLI Press Office on 01202 336789.
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.