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Porthcawl RNLI to feature in new series of popular TV documentary
The volunteer lifeboat crew of Porthcawl RNLI will be on TV screens next week as they feature in the latest episode of the BBC TV series Saving Lives at Sea, which showcases the lifesaving work
Porthcawl RNLI Looking Forward To First Fashion And Food Festival
The Porthcawl Fashion and Food Festival 2018 is due to start from Monday 3rd September with the first event being held at The Saltwater Inn. This is the first of its kind for Porthcawl and
Saving Lives at Sea is back: RNLI lifesavers return to our screens
The BBC series Saving Lives at Sea, demonstrating the lifesaving work of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), will once again be hitting TV screens from Tuesday 21 August 2018. Broadcast at 8pm on BBC2,
Porthcawl RNLI crews heading towards the busiest year ever
Volunteer lifeboat crews have launched lifeboats at Porthcawl over eighty times already this year. This is well ahead of any previous year in the station's history. Lifeboat Operations Manager, Philip Missen, commented, ‘The number of
Porthcawl and Barry Dock Lifeboats Respond to MAYDAY
At 8.10pm yesterday evening (Tues 24/07/18) - Porthcawl and Barry Dock RNLI lifeboats launched to a 53ft yacht which had made a MAYDAY call as it was taking on water south of Nash Point. Porthcawl’s
Porthcawl’s Rescue Fest 2018 a Huge Success
The event organised by just three RNLI volunteer crew to support Wales’s ‘Year of the Sea’ saw the town’s Cosy Corner, slipway and breakwater area full of various rescue organisations stands and equipment. With brilliant
Latest Shouts
Launch 24/24 – 📟 7.30pm
Porthcawl RNLI’s volunteer crew were returning to station from an earlier incident at Newton onboard the charity's Atlantic 85 Rose of the Shires when they were tasked by HM Coastguard to a report of multiple
Launch 23/24 – 📟 6.49pm
Porthcawl RNLI’s volunteer crew were on exercise onboard the charity's Atlantic 85 Rose of the Shires when tasked by HM Coastguard to a child that was refusing to leave the water at Newton Beach by her
Latest Events
RescueFest 2024
RescueFest 2024 is Porthcawl RNLI's exciting, free, family friendly open day and rescue demonstration event. Expect action packed demonstrations and displays by the RNLI, emergency services and other organisations. Plus, newfoundland dog display, entertainment and
Porthcawl RNLI Fundraising and Events Group AGM
Porthcawl RNLI Fundraising & Event Group will be holding their AGM at Porthcawl RNLI station on Monday 13 May at the RNLI Station at 6.00pm. All welcome.