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Hartlepool RNLI sea safety event at Hornby Park

Lifeboats News Release

Hartlepool RNLI volunteer Jimmy Slaughter who is a visits officer for the charity that saves lives at sea attended Hornby Park at Seaton Carew to deliver sea safety advice to some of the youngsters who attend the various sports events at the venue recently.

Hartlepool RNLI visits officer Jimmy Slaughter with youngsters(left to right) Joseph Bage, William Butler and Jack Butler.

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Jimmy said 'We covered a variety of issues but one of the most important things was to let the youngsters know how to call the Coastguard and how to float to live.
I thoroughly enjoyed the event which was well attended and I'm sure the children and parents did as well.'
Hornby Park trustee Paul Frankland who attended the event said 'Jimmy approached us with the sea safety awareness event so we thought it would be an amazing opportunity for the junior members and parents to come along and learn about being safe on the beach and in the water.'

To organise a visit to the lifeboat station or a sea safety event Tel 01429 266103.

https://rnli.org/water-safety/float?gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=18802025731&gbraid=0AAA...

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Hartlepool RNLI visits officer Jimmy Slaughter with youngsters(left to right) Joseph Bage, William Butler and Jack Butler.
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Tom Collins, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer for RNLI North and East, [email protected]

Clare Hopps, RNLI Regional Communications Manager for North East and East England, 07824 518641, [email protected]

Richard Grange, RNLI Regional Communications Lead for North East and East England, 07483 112015, [email protected]

RNLI Press Office, 01202 336789, [email protected]

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Tom Collins
Lifeboat Press Officer, Hartlepool Lifeboat Station

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