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St Abbs Lifeboat Gala Day

1 August @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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Working With Our Local Youngsters

20 June 2023
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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…

Practice Makes Perfect

10 June 2023
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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…

Fun & Fundraising

13 May 2023
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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…

A Sad Farewell

15 April 2023
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A lifeboat is more than just a boat to the men and women that crew it. It is the heart of a community and an object that is much loved by many. It was sad today therefore when the Joy & Charles Beeby RNLI Berwick-upon-Tweed all weather lifeboat left the…

Happy Birthday Duncan

26 February 2023
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Today we are celebrating a home grown story as the youngest person on our crew turns 18. Both his grandfather and his father are currently serving with St Abbs Lifeboat so it is pretty remarkable to have a third generation family member on the team, albeit only when he is…

Loony Dook Madness

02 January 2023
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We’d like to wish all of you a very happy, safe and prosperous New Year. As usual we have been patrolling the beach with our lifeboat defibrillator, you know, just in case. The water is very chilly….and you may have had a wee dram! Take care out there.

Sir Boyd’s Recipe Book

14 January 2021
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Our best selling recipe book produced by Sir Boyd Tunnock

A Weekend of Intensive Training thanks to Paul

15 January 2018
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We just had a fantastic weekend (13-14 January 2018) of medical exercises under the knowledgeable and watchful eye of Paul Savage OBE. Paul is Chairman of UKSAR Medical Group and MD of Saviour Medical Ltd, and for 6 years was Clinical Lead and Clinical Operations Manager for the RNLI. He…