Newhaven RNLI is recruiting Visits and Shop team volunteers
Newhaven RNLI is recruiting Visits and Shop team volunteers
Lifeboats News Release
Volunteers are at the heart of Newhaven’s lifesaving tradition that has been going strong since 1803. Newhaven RNLI is proud of its welcoming and vibrant spirit. The station is currently recruiting volunteers to join its inclusive Visits and Shop teams.
Susan Carroll, Lifeboat Management Group Chair, says: ‘RNLI volunteers are ordinary people who do extraordinary things. It’s not all about volunteering on our lifeboats; there are other ways you can give a little (or a lot) of your time to support the charity and make a lifesaving difference.’
An enthusiastic, good communicator, comfortable interacting with all types of visitors, including young people, will be recruited into the Newhaven RNLI Visits team. The successful volunteer will promote the work of the lifeboat station to the local community, help raise vital funds and save lives at sea by sharing key water safety messages.
RNLI shops started life as simple cake stalls, run by volunteers and their supporters to raise money for the local lifeboats and stations. These stalls started selling commemorative RNLI products in around 1920 and quickly moved on to selling souvenirs and Christmas cards.
The Newhaven RNLI shop has many regular and valued customers. For some people however, buying something from a RNLI shop will be the first time they encounter the charity. Shop volunteers can be the person that engages them to support the charity now, and in the future.
Susan Carroll, says: ‘Volunteering in the Visits or Shop team for Newhaven RNLI is an opportunity to learn new skills and gain experience to enhance your CV.’
‘Have fun, meet new people and join a motivated and enthusiastic team who are making a difference.’
Further information, flexibility, requirements and how to apply can be found under
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Notes for the Editor
Newhaven Lifeboat was first established in 1803. Newhaven Lifeboat station has been RNLI operated since 1854. The Newhaven volunteer crew have operated their current all-weather lifeboat, the Severn class ‘David and Elizabeth Acland’ for 25 years. Newhaven RNLI also operates a D class inshore lifeboat that began its two-year trial of service in August 2024.
RNLI media contacts
For more information, please telephone Roz Ashton, RNLI volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer on 07900 887423 or [email protected] or Hatti Mellor, National Media Manager on 01273 818012 [email protected] or contact the RNLI Press Office on 01202 336789.
Newhaven RNLI social media
Instagram: @newhavenrnli
Facebook: @NewhavenRNLI
Twitter: @NewhavenRNLI
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.