Aldeburgh Lifeboat

Join in with the RNLI’s biggest fundraising day on Friday 27th January 2012 to show your support for our volunteer lifeboat crews and lifeguards. Whether you raise money at school, at work or anywhere else, your donations will enable us to carry on our vital life saving work. To find your nearest event or to apply for a fundraising kit click here: http://www.rnli.org.uk/sosday/do_something/event_map

Launched both boats at 16:12 11th January 2012

The winner of the ‘Lifeboats’ category, taken by Steve Taylor from Aldeburgh Lifeboat Station

After last years’ successful lifeboat week, another will take place this August starting on Saturday 20th.  There will also be a launch on Monday 15th August at 11am, which is Aldeburgh Carnival Day.  The programme for Lifeboat Week is as follows:-

20th August – Open Day with a launch at 3pm

21st August – Service on the beach at 3pm

27th August – Street Fair on Crag Path

Several policemen and policewomen recently took part in a fundraising bike ride in aid of the RNLI.  They started their ride from outside the Aldeburgh Lifeboat Station having been fed breakfast, with their final destination being Aberystwyth in Wales.  The estimated amount of money raised is £600, which is a great effort.

The All Weather Lifeboat, the ‘Freddie Cooper’, returned to Aldeburgh recently. This follows several months away, in Falmouth, having had a refit.  Coxswain, Steve Saint, along with several members of crew, sailed the ‘Freddie Cooper’ back from Falmouth over several days.  The Lifeboat is now back on active service.

A local art exhibition will be held at the Aldeburgh Yacht Club from 20th to 24th June 2011.

Open daily from 11am to 3pm, except for Wednesday afternoon.
Please come along and bring your friends.   Many local artists are exhibiting and they have generously agreed to present 50% of the takings to the RNLI.

After three years as Chairman of the Guild, Patrick Nicholls retired at the Annual General Meeting held on Monday, 11^th April 2011 in the Community Centre, Aldeburgh.

During this period, Patrick’s personal initiatives have raised over £47,000.  The total funds raised under his chairmanship, from all activities, including the Lifeboat Shop on Crag Path, amount to some £342,000.  He has been involved with active fund raising for the RNLI for over 30 years in both Diss and Aldeburgh.

Sarah Halls, Fund Raising and Communications Manager, East, presented Patrick with a handsome framed “Record of Thanks” from RNLI Headquarters.  Tom Miller-Jones, President of the Aldeburgh & District Lifeboat Guild, gave him an engraved glass tankard on behalf of the Committee.

Patrick has been an inspiration to the Aldeburgh Guild and Lifeboat Crew, and he will be missed by us all.

The 49th Annual General Meeting of the ALDEBURGH & DISTRICT LIFEBOAT GUILD will be held on 11th April  2011 at 7pm in the Community Centre, Aldeburgh.  Please come along and bring your friends.

New members will be more than welcome.