Posts Tagged ‘St Abbs Independent Lifeboat’
450 Mile Round Trip
This afternoon we had the great pleasure of welcoming the bikers from Nith Inshore Rescue on the last leg of their 450 mile Motorbike Challenge visiting all the independent lifeboats…
Read MoreThe Orchestra was Really Terrible!
A huge thank you this evening to The Really Terrible Orchestra who entertained us enormously with outstanding talent, raising almost £800 in the process. Our favourite was the weird whistle…
Read MoreA New Training System
Tonight our crew put aside their drysuits and did some paperwork, reviewing our training system to ensure that we are all trained to the highest standard. Training is obviously an…
Read MoreGarden Party with the Duke
We are proud to report that our Medical Officer, Susan Barry, had a delightful day yesterday with the Duke of Buccleuch and Borders Community Action at a Garden Party at…
Read MoreWater Safety Day
Today our Crew participated in Brave the Bay: Coldingham Water Safety Day, a public engagement and safety education event. Hosted by Coldingham Brave Bayers and RNLI Lifeguards Scotland the day…
Read More“Practice Makes Perfect”
Today we carried out some major incident training, both in the harbour and on the Lifeboat. Crew practiced life support procedures for adults and children in various scenarios including diver…
Read MoreA different type of “train”ing
It was our very great pleasure today to host Chris Jackson, Andrew Watkins and Graham Meiklejohn from TransPennine Express Trains (TPE) at our own Station! They presented an extremely generous…
Read MoreIn Memory of Alistair Crowe
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Alistair Crowe, a great friend to so many and a profoundly respected Lifeboat crew member for the last sixty…
Read MoreIn Memory of Neil Fairairn
Our very own crew member Keith Hood & DLA Steven Hood recently organised a darts competition in memory of uncle/brother- in- law Neil Fairbairn and a sum of £1682 was…
Read MoreThe Power of a T Shirt from Dunbar T Shirt Shop
Vogue was spot on when they wrote “The t-shirt may be a simple, universal garment, but it is currently fashion’s most powerful device for activism…the item functions as a threaded…
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