Category: Articles
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Rebecca sings for Exmouth RNLI Shannon appeal
On 18 November, Exmouth-born Rebecca Newman returned to the stage she performed her first ever solo as a child, this time as a rising star soprano. Rebecca is raising money for the charity that saves lives at sea during her Coast to Coast Tour.
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Exmouth RNLI rescue yacht adrift on river Exe
Brixham coastguard tasked Exmouth RNLI to stop a drifting cruising yacht on 13 November at 5.31pm. The inshore lifeboat George Bearman with three crew volunteers aboard found the unmanned vessel on the river Exe, by the railway at Lympstone. The…
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Wedding Fever profile: Exmouth RNLI volunteer Mark Champion
The last of three Exmouth RNLI volunteers to tie the knot this summer, Mark “Max” Champion married Victoria on 8 September at Deer Park, Honiton. Earlier this summer, Mark received the Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum for the role he played in the rescue of four young men in October 2011.
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Exeter Swim school make a splash for Exmouth RNLI
Splash Swim school hosted a gala style mini-Olympics on 19 October, raising £145 for Exmouth RNLI. Splash Swim school teachers and parents volunteered their time to host a competitive event at Middlemoor giving children from as young as four, the opportunity to compete in swimming races. 26 children attended and all received a medal for…
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Clyst Vale Academy raise money for Exmouth RNLI on Harry Patch day
Students and teachers visited Exmouth RNLI on 22 October, one month on from when they raised money to remember Harry Patch and the role he played in World War one. Students raised £360.64 from a cake bake, poetry writing and creating a montage portrait of Harry Patch from a number of photos of him as…
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Exmouth RNLI investigate sunken boat
Brixham coastguard tasked Exmouth RNLI inshore lifeboat, George Bearman on 22 October. A call from a fishing vessel reported a sunken boat between the channel buoys, just off Maer rocks. Volunteer Deputy Launching Authority, Dave Ashman launched the three-man crew…
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Exmouth to receive one of the UK’s first RNLI Shannon class all-weather lifeboats
Exmouth will be one of the first lifeboat stations in the country to receive an innovative new class of RNLI lifeboat, the Shannon. The new £1.5m lifeboat will replace Exmouth’s current RNLI Mersey class lifeboat, Margaret Jean, when she completes her operational time in Devon in around 12 months time. The cost of the new…
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New lifejackets in use at Exmouth RNLI
Exmouth RNLI’s new lifejackets were put into practice on Saturday 6 October. Funded entirely by donations, both inshore and all-weather lifeboat designs had been delivered in August. It took a month for the crew to familiarise themselves with the new kit before using them under emergency conditions. Each crew volunteer was individually trained and had…
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Wedding Fever profile: Exmouth RNLI volunteer Andrew Stott
The first of three Exmouth RNLI volunteers to tie the knot this summer, Andrew Stott (35) is in his sixteenth year as a crew member at Exmouth RNLI. He joined the crew following his older brother, Karl and was subsequently followed by his twin brother, Roy. During his service he has received the Golden Jubilee…
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RNLI Exmouth crew volunteer awarded Lady Swaythling Trophy
Helmsman Roger Jackson was presented with The Lady Swaythling Trophy at the Shipwrecked Mariners’ Society’s annual Skill and Gallantry Awards, which recognise the UK’s unsung heroes who risk their lives in dangerous sea and air rescues, on October 2. This award follows the presentation of Roger’s RNLI bronze medal for Gallantry in May for the…
