by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | Dec 7, 2012 | Articles
Brixham coastguard tasked both the Exmouth and Teignmouth lifeboats on the night of 6 December to assist an 8.4m netter taking on water between Dawlish and Exmouth. The Exmouth all weather Mersey-class lifeboat Margaret Jean was launched at 9.58pm, minutes after the...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | Nov 27, 2012 | Articles
On 22 and 24 November, volunteers from the Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton fundraising guild ran two successful annual events during gale force winds and widespread flooding. On 22 November, the Exe Sailing Club hosted a cheese and wine evening organised by club social...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | Nov 20, 2012 | Articles
On 18 November, Exmouth-born Rebecca Newman returned to the stage she performed her first ever solo as a child, this time as a rising star soprano. Rebecca is raising money for the charity that saves lives at sea during her Coast to Coast Tour. Volunteers from Exmouth...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | Nov 16, 2012 | Articles
Brixham coastguard tasked Exmouth RNLI to stop a drifting cruising yacht on 13 November at 5.31pm. The inshore lifeboat George Bearman with three crew volunteers aboard found the unmanned vessel on the river Exe, by the railway at Lympstone. The 23 foot cruiser broke...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | Nov 12, 2012 | Articles
The last of three Exmouth RNLI volunteers to tie the knot this summer, Mark “Max” Champion married Victoria on 8 September at Deer Park, Honiton. Earlier this summer, Mark received the Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum for the role he played in the rescue...
by ian_taylor@rnli.org.uk | Nov 2, 2012 | Articles
Splash Swim school hosted a gala style mini-Olympics on 19 October, raising £145 for Exmouth RNLI. Splash Swim school teachers and parents volunteered their time to host a competitive event at Middlemoor giving children from as young as four, the opportunity to...