Posts by Ruth Hair
The Orchestra was Really Terrible!
A huge thank you this evening to The Really Terrible Orchestra who entertained us enormously with outstanding talent, raising almost £800 in the process. Our favourite was the weird whistle…
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Tonight our crew put aside their drysuits and did some paperwork, reviewing our training system to ensure that we are all trained to the highest standard. Training is obviously an…
Read MoreGarden Party with the Duke
We are proud to report that our Medical Officer, Susan Barry, had a delightful day yesterday with the Duke of Buccleuch and Borders Community Action at a Garden Party at…
Read MoreWater Safety Day
Today our Crew participated in Brave the Bay: Coldingham Water Safety Day, a public engagement and safety education event. Hosted by Coldingham Brave Bayers and RNLI Lifeguards Scotland the day…
Read MorePicking Cherries!
We wish to send a huge thank you to The Multi Fuel Stove Company based in Berwick upon Tweed who allowed us the use of one of their Cherry Pickers…
Read More“Practice Makes Perfect”
Today we carried out some major incident training, both in the harbour and on the Lifeboat. Crew practiced life support procedures for adults and children in various scenarios including diver…
Read MoreNaming of the new Berwick Boat
Today we had the privilege to attend the Naming Ceremony and Service of Dedication for RNLI Berwick upon Tweed’s new D-Class lifeboat. The ‘Glenis Joan Felstead’ is named after the…
Read MoreTactics, Techniques and Procedures
This evening we had the pleasure of hosting The Coldingham Brave Bayers, our local open water swimming group, as they attended our Exercise in order to enhance their knowledge of…
Read MoreA different type of “train”ing
It was our very great pleasure today to host Chris Jackson, Andrew Watkins and Graham Meiklejohn from TransPennine Express Trains (TPE) at our own Station! They presented an extremely generous…
Read MoreEyemouth Careers Fair
This evening we had the pleasure of participating in the Eyemouth High School Careers Fair. It was inspiring to meet so many young people keen to engage in such a…
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