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British Sub Aqua Club – Supporting Our Campaign
We’d like to thank the British Sub Aqua Club and its member for getting behind the campaign to Save St Abbs Lifeboat. Today the Chairman of BSAC, Eugene Farrell, visited St Abbs and talked with the crew, divers and local people. Eugene Farrell meets with member our crew “It is…
St Abbs Lifeboat – The Heart of our Community
Award winning journalist, Ian Bell, as written an excellent article in the Herald. We were particularly struck by this extract…. “The question of what makes – or breaks – a community is never simple. What looks small enough from the outside is big and fundamental if it’s part of who…
Support within the House of Commons
Our local MP Calum Kerr has rasied an Early Day Motion proposing a debate within the House of Commons on the proposed closure of the St Abbs Lifeboat Station. “That this House supports the campaign to save the St Abbs lifeboat in Berwickshire from closure; notes that St Abbs is…
Successful Gala Day raises £5000
We’d like to thank everyone who supported or came along to the annual St Abbs Gala Day. With your support we’ve managed to raise £5000.In previous years the Gala Day was held to raise funds for the RNLI but this year the money raise will go to the Save St…
St Abbs Gala Day – 11th July 2015
The annual St Abbs Gala Day takes places this Saturday (11th July 2015). In previous years the funds raised went to the RNLI however this year all the money raised will be going towards Saving St Abbs Lifeboat. The Gala is held at the Ebba Centre, St Abbs and starts…
3 Fishermen Rescued
As the protest march was coming to an end the St Abbs Lifeboat was called out to rescue 3 fishermen whose boat was sinking. The crew resonded very quicky and after lauching the lifeboat they reached the sinking boat within 4 minutes. The small fishing boat had started taking on…
Hundreds Join Protest March
Thank you to everyone who joined the protest march on 4th July 2015. All together there were about 300 people who joined the march including community safety minister and MSP Paul Wheelhouse, MSP John Lamont and MP Calum Kerr. Thanks also to Micheal Wilson for leading the march playing the…
Scottish Sub Aqua Club – Supporting Our Campaign
We’d like to thank the Scottish Sub Aqua Club for adding its voice to the campaign to Save St Abbs Lifeboat. The ScotSAC Chair has written to the Chief Executive RNLI in support of keeping the St Abbs Lifeboat station open. It’s closure would mean a loss of local knowledge…