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£1.5 Million to move a few bolts?
On the 30th June 2015 “The National” (Scottish Newspaper) published an article titled: “Saving St Abbs lifeboat station would not cost £1.5m, insist crew” by Janice Burns. The article explains that the RNLI PR department has changed its message about the proposed closure of the St Abbs Lifeboat Station being…
Read MoreDon’t let this be Our Swan Song
This Saturday (27/6/2015) the Scotsman published a two page article titled: “Swan song for St Abbs lifeboat station” by Ben Nimmo. The article was about the proposed closure of the station and the recent rescue of Marion McFarlane. “I was about 13 metres down. I tried to breathe, and suddenly…
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Cross Party Support for our Campaign
We’d like to thank our local MSPs for supporting our campaign. Both John Lamont MSP and Paul Wheelhouse MSP have both given us valuable support, advice and have helped raise the profile of our campaign. We have also had the support of our local constituency MP Calum Kerr MP. On the…
Read MoreOur petition heads towards 4000 signatures
St Abbs is a small community, but as the number of signatures to our online petition edges towards 4000 it is apparent that we have the support of people from all over the country. We’d like to thank you if you have already signed the petition. And if you’ve not…
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Just one of our Heroes
Darren Crowe, from St Abbs, saved the life of a man who had slipped and fallen into the sea at the foot of the cliffs of St Abb’s Head. When the St Abbs Lifeboat reached the spot, Darren swam into the cave where the man was clinging to a rock…
Read MoreOur campaign T-Shirts are proving popular
Wow, we could never have believed they’d be so popular! In just a few weeks we’ve had hundreds of orders of our fantastic T-Shirts which not only raise awareness of our cause, but also contibute to our campaign funds. Rachel Crowe, at Rock House Dive Centre is doing a fantastic…
Read MoreRobin Hood Dive Club – First to support our campaign
A group of divers from the Robin Hood Dive Club came to enjoy a weekend’s diving at St Abbss and while dressed as pirates were the first to get their photographs taken with our new logo. They then shared these pictures with their friends on social media to raise awareness…
Read MoreNational Trust for Scotland boss fears for lives if St Abbs lifeboat goes
The National Trust for Scotland’s chief executive, Simon Skinner has written to the RNLI with his concerns. He said: We do not think the proposed closure, and subsequent reliance on an Eyemouth-based lifeboat, is appropriate… my colleagues and I are greatly concerned that the lifeboat reaction time would be substantially…
Read MoreStation thanked for a quick response which saved a life
On Saturday 30 May at around 6.45pm members of the public raised the alarm, saying they had seen what they thought was a dive party experiencing difficulties, about 100 meters offshore at the back of St Abbs Harbour. Members of the St Abbs crew who live and work around the…
Read MoreSave St Abbs Lifeboat – The Campaign is Launched
Based on a coastal review undertaken without local consultation, the RNLI executive proposes to close the St Abbs Lifeboat Station. The St Abbs Lifeboat is based in the heart of one of the UK’s premier diving sites, the St Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve. As well as divers, it…
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