A Norfolk lifeboat station is hosting a special open day to highlight the work of the emergency services who keep people and wildlife safe around our coastline.
Volunteers at Hunstanton RNLI will be joined by colleagues from HM Coastguard, the National Coastwatch Institution and British Divers Marine Life Rescue, along with police, fire and ambulance services on Sunday, 7 September.
There will be a lifeboat display featuring craft from Hunstanton and other RNLI stations (subject to operational commitments...) at 10.30am, followed by a Storm Force sea safety session for children at 11:00am.
There will also be stalls, displays and activities both at the lifeboat station on Sea Lane and the nearby beach.
Hunstanton RNLI visits and water safety lead Kate Craven said: 'It’s a super community event with all of our emergency services coming together.
'Lifeboats lining up from Wells and Skegness alongside our craft is always a sight to behold.
'The event is an opportunity to bring together the incredible services in our community that keep people safe.
' And Kids leave with a message of how to keep safe on the beach and who is there to rescue them.'
Editor's Notes
Hunstanton lifeboat station operates the fast inshore lifeboat Spirit of West Norfolk and the search and rescue hovercraft
Hunstanton Flyer.
Its volunteer crew covers The Wash, a tidal estuary of some 200 square miles fed by five main rivers, along with parts of the north Norfolk coast.
They work closely with other agencies, including HM Coastguard auxiliary volunteers from Hunstanton, Sutton Bridge and Wells, along with the National Coastwatch Institution's station at Brancaster.
The crew may also be called out to assist the police, fire or ambulance services, depending on the nature of the incident and response needed.
Lifesaving cover around the coastline of north Norfolk and south Lincolnshire includes lifeboat stations at Wells and Skegness, which both operate one of the RNLI's latest Shannon Class all-weather lifeboats.
The trio offer a wide range of search and rescue capabilities, with crews on call 24/7, for 365 days of the year.
Like more than 200 RNLI stations around the coast of the UK and Ireland, their lifesaving work would not be possible without the kindness of those who donate to the charity that saves lives at sea.
RNLI Images
Pictures of the lifeboat display from last year's event attached.
Please note credit: RNLI/Chris Bishop
RNLI Media Contacts
For more information call Chris Bishop, Hunstanton RNLI volunteer Deputy Lifeboat Press Officer on 07584 147219 or the RNLI Press Office on 01202 336789.
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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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