New member of the press team at New Brighton RNLI!
Emily Craven, current crew member at New Brighton RNLI, has added another string to her bow by becoming the station’s Deputy Lifeboat Press Officer.
Everyone at New Brighton RNLI is delighted to be able to welcome Emily to her new role as part of the press team at station. Emily has been on the crew at New Brighton since 2019, on board the station’s Atlantic-85, B class lifeboat.
As part of her new, additional role, Emily will be responsible for drafting and distributing news releases for events at station, as well as managing social media pages, ensuring that key messages and station news is communicated in a timely and effective manner. She will be working with current LPO, Connor Wray, to ensure that New Brighton RNLI continue to build a strong relationship with the local area and engage with the community.
Emily has had a fantastic tenure with New Brighton RNLI since joining. Having gotten engaged on the boat whilst out on exercise in 2021, Emily and Tom recently welcomed their first child, Harry, into the world in January 2024. Emily was awarded a Merseyside Police Chief Constable’s Award in 2023 for her part in a rescue in New Brighton in 2020.
Emily, ILB crew and new Deputy Lifeboat Press Officer, for New Brighton, said:
‘I’ve been a crew member here for a long time now and I love working with the amazing volunteers, who give so much time and energy to make the station the best it can be. When the opportunity came up to be a part of the press team and to help publicise that work, I jumped at the chance! I can’t wait to get started, and to really show the world how much our collective, one crew here at New Brighton get up to.’
All crew at New Brighton RNLI wish Emily the very best of luck in her new role.
Notes to Editors:
New Brighton RNLI was established in 1863 in the bustling seaside resort of New Brighton, on the northeast corner of the Wirral peninsula. They cover the River Mersey and out into the Irish Sea.
The station is home to a B-class Atlantic 85 lifeboat, one of the fastest in the RNLI fleet. The crews at New Brighton have been presented with a remarkable 48 awards for gallantry to date.
RNLI Media Contacts:
For more information, please contact:
Connor Wray
Lifeboat Press Officer/ILB Crew
New Brighton RNLI
07756553092
Claire Fitzpatrick-Smith
Regional Communications Manager
07977728315
Danielle Rush
Regional Communications Lead
+441745538995
Or 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.
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