North Berwick RNLI to hold fundraising Open Day on Saturday

Being held at Anchor Green, North Berwick Harbour on Saturday (11 July, 11am-4pm) it coincides with the monthly Harbour Market organised by East Lothian Food and Drink, making it a busy day down the harbour, well worth the visit.

The Boathouse will be open to visitors throughout the day, with exciting stalls held in a marquee on Anchor Green including a new interactive crew member challenge where visitors will learn some of the skills it takes to become a crew member.

The ever popular raffle will be drawn at 3pm offering the chance to win:

• family trip with Sula Boat Trips,
• family adventure on Foxfall rope course at Foxlake Adventures, Dunbar,
• two tickets so see Russell Howard at Fringe By the Sea
• many other prizes donated by local shops and businesses.

Tickets are available from crew members, the RNLI shop in North Berwick or in the marquee on the day.

Other popular activities including the soak a crew member (or parent!) in the stocks at the kids zone and a throw line challenge with members of North Berwick Coastguard Rescue Team.

The second hand book stall will also return alongside the tombola and live music including sea shanties, traditional Scottish music and North Berwick Pipe Band.

A Lifejacket Clinic will be held throughout the day where you can get safety advice on the correct fitting and maintenance of your lifejacket as well as learning about devices for calling for help for a range of different activities.

Water safety messaging will also be delivered by RNLI Lifeguards Scotland who will be attending the event as part of the 25 year celebration of RNLI Lifeguards.

Notes to editors

• It cost £1,360 a year to train each crew member in the lifesaving skills they need to answer the call for help
• In 2025 the RNLI spent £196.9M delivering its lifesaving service.
• Across the UK, Ireland and the Channel Islands, RNLI lifeboat crews based out of 238 lifeboat stations helped 8,290 people and saved 272 lives as the charity’s lifeboats launched more than 9,000 times in 2025, making it the sixth-busiest year in the charity’s history. More here

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For further information, please contact:

Matthew Gibbons, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer for RNLI Scotland, [email protected]

Richard Smith, RNLI Regional Communications Manager for Scotland, 07826 900639, [email protected]

Martin Macnamara, RNLI Regional Communications Lead for Scotland, 07920 365929, [email protected]

RNLI Press Office, 01202 336789, [email protected]

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The RNLI is the charity that 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 146,700 lives.

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