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David Hughes visited Porthcawl RNLI lifeboat station last Sunday to present a cheque for £3,300 which were funds raised through the Magical Music event held at Grand Pavilion Porthcawl last September. Station events and fundraising chair, Jeff John said, 'we are most greatful for this very generous donation which will go towards saving lives at

Last week some of Porthcawl RNLI’s volunteers and their guests were invited to the RNLI 200th Anniversary Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace Station volunteers were invited in celebration of their long and dedicated service to the charity. The RNLI 200th Anniversary Garden Party was held by HRH The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral

His Majesty The King has granted permission for a garden party at Buckingham Palace in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). The RNLI 200th Anniversary Garden Party will be held by HRH The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, and HRH The Duke of Kent on

Andrew Walmsley has recently taken up the volunteer position of Lifeboat Operations Manager at Porthcawl RNLI. Andrew works as an electrical technician and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the role having been sea going crew at Porthcawl RNLI since 1995 with much of that time as a helm. He recently stood down

On Monday (4 March 2024) the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) celebrates 200 years of saving lives at sea – thanks to volunteers, like those at Porthcawl lifeboat station, giving their time to save others, all funded by voluntary public donations. On the day the charity turns 200, the RNLI is revealing its lifeboat crews

Porthcawl RNLI volunteer Philip L Missen MBE is stepping down from the role of Lifeboat Operations Manager at Porthcawl having joined the RNLI as a volunteer on 19 April 1974 at 20 years of age. In those days training was conducted at the lifeboat station with more experienced crew demonstrating lifeboat skills to any new

Footage has been released of the moment an exhausted father was pulled from the water by Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) volunteers after a strong current carried him out to sea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-Tb-YDMwRY Ian Heppenstall was swimming off Porthcawl, South Wales, on Sunday 8 October when he found himself in a powerful current being

A mass rescue of swimmers caught in rip current at Rest Bay is just one of the incidents attended by RNLI volunteers from Porthcawl who had a busy afternoon yesterday as the fine weather saw people flock to the coast. Porthcawl RNLI’s volunteer crew were first paged by HM Coastguard on Tuesday 5 September at

Porthcawl RNLI are mourning the loss of former fundraiser, Marj Abraham and the station flag currently flies at half mast. Station chair Ian Stroud said: ‘Marj Abraham was a stalwart when it came to raising money for the RNLI and personally raised over £70,000 for the life-saving charity. In 2021 Marj received her 20 year

Porthcawl RNLI’s volunteer crew launched both their inshore lifeboats early in the morning on Monday 21 August to a yacht which was aground at Llantwit Major Beach. The yacht had made a distress call to HM Coastguard after it ran aground and was being battered within the surf. Porthcawl’s volunteer RNLI crew were paged by