by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | May 26, 2014 | Articles
At 7pm on 22 May, Channel Divisional Operations Manager, Richard Weeks placed the first Shannon in the South West, R and J Welburn on service at Exmouth RNLI. After a week’s intensive training period, crew volunteers took part in a Pass Out assessment on the afternoon...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | May 20, 2014 | Articles
From Sunday 11 May to Saturday 17 May, our crew volunteers have been training hard on our new state-of-the-art Shannon class lifeboat. Launching at 9am in the morning and recovering at approximately 6pm every day, the dedicated volunteers have learnt new drills and...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | May 12, 2014 | Articles
At 1.03pm on 9 May, R and J Welburn entered the Exe Estuary. Crowds of the charity’s supporters lined the seafront awaiting the first glimpse of the first Shannon class lifeboat in the South West. The arrival of the station’s new state-of-the-art lifeboat had been...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | May 7, 2014 | Articles
Volunteers at Exmouth RNLI are overjoyed at reaching their fundraising target of £150,000 towards the new Shannon Launch and Recovery System, just in time for the arrival of their new Shannon class lifeboat on 9 May. The appeal was launched towards the end of 2012 and...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | Apr 27, 2014 | Articles
A substantial legacy in memoriam of a relative to the Captain at Spurn Point will provide the majority of the funding for Exmouth RNLI’s new Shannon class all-weather lifeboat. The legacy of Joan Welburn from East Devon, who passed away in March 2009 will help fund...
