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Penlee opens their Old Lifeboat House

Lifeboats News Release

Penlee’s Old Lifeboat House at Penlee Point near Mousehole opened its doors for visitors on Easter Monday 21st April with more than 250 visitors descending the steps to enter the building and step back in time.

Shows a young woman at Penlee's Old Boathous

RNLI/Colin Lawry

Freya is a crew member from The Lizard RNLI visiting Penlee
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The building dates from before the First World War (1913), and remains as it was when visitors from near and far included RNLI crew from stations in Cornwall, as well as stations across England and Wales.

Whilst these Open Days are primarily put on to enable members of the public to gain an insight in to the operational conditions for RNLI volunteers in days gone by, the generosity of many visitors also makes this a good fundraising event for the charity.

Other opportunities to visit later in the year, are on Bank Holiday Monday 26 May, Sunday 29 June, Sunday 27 July, Wednesday 6 August and Bank Holiday Monday 25 August, all between 11.00 am and 3.00 pm.

At the helm today welcoming visitors were Penlee Visits Team members Rod James, Trevor Thorne, John Findlay, Mike Sagar-Fenton, Jill Ryan and Colin Lawry.

RNLI media contacts For more information, please contact Phil Monckton, Penlee Lifeboat Press Officer on 07879818095 or [email protected], or Amy Caldwell, RNLI Regional Communications Manager [email protected] or Emma Haines, RNLI Regional Communications Officer, on 07786 668847 or [email protected].





Shows two people at Penlee Old Lifeboat Station

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Ann and Adam Pentney, RNLI Governors, with Albert Adam Bear, visiting Penlee
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About the authors

Philip Monckton
Deputy Lifeboat Press Officer, Penlee Lifeboat Station
RNLI Colin Lawry

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