Anniversary
7. Remembering 24th March 2016 : The Order
With the organisation now structured and finances secured, advice taken and research done, it was finally time to place the order for the new boat. This happened on 24th March…
Read More6. Remembering 11th December 2015 : The Paperwork
As 2015 drew to a close, with the boat in the bag so to speak, there was still a huge amount of work to be done on administration, logistics and…
Read More5. Remembering 24th November 2015 : The Teacake
At the beginning of the Support St Abbs Lifeboat campaign, letters had been sent to people like Sean Connery and Boyd Tunnock of the leading Scottish company “Thomas Tunnock &…
Read More4. Remembering 1st October 2015 : The Appeal
Since the first notification came of closure of the Lifeboat Station in St Abbs, funds had been donated and raised from communities, businesses, clubs and individuals as a way of…
Read More3: Remembering 13th September 2015 : The Meeting
The boat had left the week before. A meeting could have been held the very next day, but the community took a breath to reflect, book the village hall and…
Read More2. Remembering 8th September 2015 : The Farewell
Whilst this is also not a day we really wish to commemorate, it is nevertheless a fundamental part of the St Abbs Lifeboat story. The day began at 09.02 when…
Read More1. Remembering 1st September 2015 : The Petition
We start this story having already passed one ten year anniversary, but it was not one that we really wished to celebrate. In May 2015 the RNLI informed us that…
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