by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | Jun 20, 2014 | Articles
Around 140 children, aged between seven and 11, from five schools in the area took part in the charity’s unique Hit the Surf scheme, which ran from Monday (16 June) though to today (20 June) on Exmouth beach. The programme sees RNLI lifeguards delivering surf safety...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | Jan 30, 2012 | Articles
Yorkshire Building Society’s Exeter branch is on a mission to raise funds for its chosen Charity of the Year, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). To celebrate the launch of their 2012 fundraising, staff were joined by RNLI volunteers from Exmouth lifeboat...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | Jun 16, 2014 | Articles
Inshore lifeboat George Bearman launched at 8.32pm on 16 June to recover a Jack Russell who had fallen from Orcombe Point whilst chasing rabbits. The 14 year old dog, named Paula was chasing rabbits off lead whilst her owners were walking along the South West path,...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | Dec 29, 2011 | Articles
The annual Christmas Day Swims at Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton were very well attended as usual with, according to the Exmouth Journal, at least 200 brave people tackling the cool waters off Budleigh beach alone. The swim at Exmouth is reckoned to be the biggest in...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | Jun 13, 2014 | Articles
At 6.29pm, Brixham Coastguard tasked inshore lifeboat, George Bearman to help tow a broken down fishing boat drifting in the river Exe, close to the marina. By 6.33pm, the three crew volunteers were on the water and heading towards Bull Hill, near the entrance to busy...