Tyne and Wear Branch
Tyne and Wear Branch
Each year, the Branch Executive Committee will select a suitable charity to support. Donations will be collected at each Branch Meeting, and each summer, at the end of the year's meeting programme, the aggregated sum will be donated to the chosen charity.
If you have any ideas for any safety related charities that would be appropriate for future years, please get in touch with the Branch Secretary.
In a seafaring nation like the UK, the RNLI needs little introduction. We are all familiar with the vital role that they play, rescuing those in peril around our coastline, and beyond.
Last year, lifeboats rescued over 8000 people, an average of 22 people per day. In addition, RNLI lifeguards patrol more than 70 beaches in peak season in the UK, and assisted more than 10,000 people last year.
Running costs average around £330,000 a day. For every £1 raised, 78p is spent on operations, 3p is spent on support and 19p is spent on fundraising
The RNLI is well represented along the North-East coastline with stations located at:
All Lifeboats used by the RNLI are designed by their own in-house engineering team, based at Poole. more....
Naturally, safety is a key feature of the design, ranging from the onboard Systems and Information Management, to the bouyancy and self-righting properties of the craft. more....
Visit the RNLI website to learn more about what they do, and how you can help.
The RNLI is a charity registered in England, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland
Cullercoats Station is equipped with the Atlantic 85 Inshore Lifeboat, a larger and more equipped version of the Atlantic 75
The Atlantic 75 Inshore Lifeboat is used at Newbiggin
Celebrating over 150 years as a lifeboat station, Newbiggin has had 12 different station lifeboats over the years; today it operates an inshore Atlantic 75 lifeboat. The crews have been presented with 16 awards for gallantry.
The Mersey Class All Weather Lifeboat, as used by Berwick Lifeboat Station
Berwick-upon-Tweed lifeboat station operates both all weather and inshore lifeboats. During its 170-year history the lifeboat crews have been presented with nine awards for gallantry.
The D Class Inshore Lifeboat, as used by many Lifeboat Stations in the North-East.
The Lifeboat College at Poole, in Dorset, is a centre of excellence for RNLI training, encompassing the full range of RNLI activities.
Competence based courses are provided for lifeboat crews, tailored to the type of craft used by the RNLI, such as all weather lifeboats, inshore lifeboats and inshore rescue hovercraft.
The Lifeboat College Sea Survival Centre offers outstanding training facilities that realistically simulate the most challenging of environments where crew can be trained in a safe and supervised way. The centre is equipped with: