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Charlie’s Emergency Services Competition
A big thank you to Charlie Williams aged 9 who has shared his entry to his school’s competition about emergency services with us today. He decided to make a poster about St Abbs Lifeboat as his entry. He possibly chose us as a subject because his grandad has been a…
Training in First Aid and Flares
Today two of our consultant Doctors, Lyle and Daryl, delivered an excellent First Aid training session. Crew trained on our new portable Laerdal Compact Suction Unit, which considerably enhances our crew’s capability in a drowning situation. We have also added Prometheus Pelvic Splints to our trauma kit so the crew…
Update on the Ten Year Refit and Service
We are 4 weeks in to this major piece of work. So far, the boat has been stripped down, the deck has been removed for recoating, the fuel tanks have been cleaned and pressure tested and all fuel lines and hoses have been replaced. The tow post and anchor locker…
Sea Survival is Essential
Today our crew undertook mandatory sea survival training at Port Edgar with Forth Power Marine Training. It was a thoroughly rewarding and interesting day, with all crew members learning a range of invaluable skills. These skills are essential for all our crew, and the training is also of course brilliant…
Ten Year Refit and Service
The team today saw the culmination of weeks of work to organise the Lifeboat’s ten year refit and installation of new engines by Marine Specialised Technology Group in Liverpool. Even though we keep our boat in tip top condition, we always knew this 10 year refit was recommended by the…
Fly Your Flag for Our Anniversary?
We are delighted to announce that today we are launching, in partnership with Eyemouth High School and Eyemouth & District Rotary, an exciting design competition for P6-S1 pupils from Eyemouth High School and surrounding primary schools. As 2026 is the 10th anniversary year of St Abbs Independent Lifeboat, entrants to…
Vintage Evening in the Borders
Our thanks go out to everyone at the Border Vintage Agricultural Association who invited us to speak at their meeting this evening. They have chosen us as the charity to receive funds raised by their Tractor Road Run on 18th April 2026. We were warmly welcomed and had a lovely…
Have You Seen The North Star?
In May 2022 a £20M brand new train station opened up in Reston, just a few miles inland from our little village of St Abbs, connecting us to Edinburgh and Newcastle with trains run by TransPennine and LNER. The station was partially the result of many many years of campaigning…