Following a rescue of four young men on October 23 2011, volunteer crew members Mark Champion and Andy Williams both received an inscription of thanks from the Institution on vellum for their roles. In-shore lifeboat helmsman, Roger Jackson who was awarded a bronze...
Exmouth RNLI’s lifeboat medical adviser, Dr. Peter Aitken has been chosen as part of an RNLI team providing safety and medical cover during the Olympic sailing events. The competitive sailing events take place between 29 July and 11 August at Weymouth and Portland....
A total of 17 volunteers gave up their Sunday morning on 8 July to attend extra first aid training organised by Lifeboat Medical Adviser, Dr. Jane Aitken. Four doctors were given roles and make-up to represent possible real-life casualties the boat and shore-crew...
A number of children and parents from Little Otters Pre-School in East Budleigh visited the lifeboat station on the morning of 4 July with a donation. This followed a visit to their pre-school in May from volunteer crew member David Preece. After the visit and talk on...
RNLI shop volunteers joined Margaret Eaglesham, Souvenir Secretary to celebrate winning the South West Retail Supporters Award 2012. The certificate was presented at a regional ceremony at the charity’s headquarters at Poole on 22 June. Giving the award is crew...
A total of eight Exmouth RNLI volunteer crew plus Coxswain and Lifeboat Medical Adviser were tasked to assist a cliff faller at Orcombe Point on the evening of Saturday 16 June. Following communication from Brixham coastguards, Deputy Launching Authority Dave Ashman...
Brixham Coastguard tasked inshore lifeboat, George Bearman at 2.49pm on 23 June to reports of a broken down speedboat drifting at the entrance to Exmouth marina. A man and his adult daughter had anchored in the busy Exe estuary after their 15-foot Fletcher had...
Around 25 Staff at the Exeter office of international engineering company WPS took part in the RNLI’s biggest fundraising day of the year on Friday 27 January, SOS Day. Volunteers from Exmouth RNLI visited their office to thank them for their generosity. Engineer,...
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...