Posts Tagged ‘St Abbs Independent Lifeboat’
NILA Visit
Today we welcomed Rachael Hamilton MSP & Neil Dalton the chairman of NILA (National independent Lifeboat Association) to the station to look at our boat and see how we operate.…
Read More4. Remembering 1st October 2015 : The Appeal
Since the first notification came of closure of the Lifeboat Station in St Abbs, funds had been donated and raised from communities, businesses, clubs and individuals as a way of…
Read More3: Remembering 13th September 2015 : The Meeting
The boat had left the week before. A meeting could have been held the very next day, but the community took a breath to reflect, book the village hall and…
Read More2. Remembering 8th September 2015 : The Farewell
Whilst this is also not a day we really wish to commemorate, it is nevertheless a fundamental part of the St Abbs Lifeboat story. The day began at 09.02 when…
Read MorePresentation of Loch Art
Today we had the great pleasure of seeing Robson Green and his Uncle Matheson present their works of art to our very own Gus and Moira Skene. Robson and Uncle…
Read More1. Remembering 1st September 2015 : The Petition
We start this story having already passed one ten year anniversary, but it was not one that we really wished to celebrate. In May 2015 the RNLI informed us that…
Read MoreRobson’s Painting Finds New Home!
Today the draw took place for the two paintings done by Robson Green and his uncle Matheson whilst at Coldingham Loch filming an episode of Robson Green’s weekend escapes. The…
Read MoreDelay Repay with TransPennine Express Trains
One of the many things we have the privilege of doing as an organisation is building new partnerships with people. We recently hosted representatives from TransPennine Express Trains at our…
Read MoreSo MANY to thank for our Glorious Gala – you are all amazing
As the dust settles on our Gala field we must now say a huge thank you to everyone who helped, donated and supported us before during and after the big…
Read MoreHerring Queen 2025
Our best wishes go out to the 2025 Eyemouth Herring Queen Miss Grace Gillie and all her Maids. It’s a great honour every year to be asked to accompany the…
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