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Niall Was Mactuff Enough
On 17th September when the rest of us might have been snuggled up in front of the TV, 7 year old Niall Gray was running 3km in a MacTuff Really Muddy Scotland Challenge to raise money for the lifeboat – and of course to get muddy. The course involves running,…
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Lifeboat Online Shop Goes Live
It is incredibly exciting news that our online shop is now live and you can purchase lots of our most popular merchandise and continue to support the lifeboat from the comfort of your own home. The online shop is part of our recently updated website and allows you to buy…
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Grand Draw Was A Great Success
We were so delighted when Duns Swimming Pool donated a kids pool party to the Lifeboat to be the prize for this years Grand Draw. The prize involved a great fun day for up to 40 kids to bounce about on a huge dual run inflatable with a room available…
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Another Glorious Gala
Despite the gloomy weather forecast, the fundraising troops carried on regardless and were rewarded with an overcast but dry day and the crowds responded. The music played, the scones oozed jam and the burgers sizzled. Children splatted rats (no animals were harmed in the making of this game), threw bean…
Read MoreIt’s All About Community
29th and 30th July 2023- It’s been a busy social weekend for the Lifeboat and crew. On Saturday the crew had the honour of escorting this year’s Herring Queen, Miss Sophie Crowe, from St Abbs to a packed harbourside in Eyemouth as part of her crowning procession. Boats from both…
Read MoreGleaming Like New
Lifeboat crews are obviously expected to help maintain as well as crew our independent Lifeboat. July has been a busy month for maintenance with the boat taken out of the water and off-service today for various bits of mechanical work. The crew also scrubbed the whole structure until it was…
Read MoreJoining Forces with other Independents
Today crew members met up with Neil Dalton, chair of the National Independent Lifeboat association (NILA) and his wife, Lorna. NILA (www.nila.org.uk) formed in 2022 to promote and support independent lifeboat organisations across the UK and St Abbs was one of the founder members. NILA is working hard to ensure…
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Working With Our Local Youngsters
We are really proud to announce that we have received a £3,000 grant from Eyemouth High School as part of their Youth Philanthropy Initiative. This initiative is a powerful active citizenship programme, empowering young people to make a difference in their communities while developing a range of skills. Since it…
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Practice Makes Perfect
Training is obviously an essential part of our crew commitments over the year. Crew are asked to attend a certain number of training sessions and to complete training in a number of core competencies. These include tasks such as boat launch and retrieval, boat handling, navigation, tide and weather, anchoring…
Read MoreFun & Fundraising
Where does the Whiteadder join the Blackadder? What is the name of the Burn that runs into the sea at Linkim Shore? Where are the remains of St Helens Church? What is the number of the road from Coldingham to Reston? If you don’t know the answers to these questions…
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