RNLI Lyme Regis Water Safety

24/07/2025

To mark 2025 World Drowning Prevention Day, Seaton Town Council’s Tourist Information Centre has been lit up blue this evening in readiness for the RNLI Lyme Regis Water Safety Team’s arrival at Fisherman’s Gap tomorrow – Friday 25th July - from 11:00 to 15:00.

This year’s WDPD theme is ‘Find Your Float’ which focuses on encouraging people to learn how to float, recognising that we all float differently, and giving people the confidence to deal with difficult situations in the water.

Float to Live Message:

- Tilt your head back, submerging your ears
- Relax, and control your breathing
- Move your hands and legs, to help you afloat
- Your legs may sink – that’s OK, everyone floats differently
- Practise floating – at a supervised location like a swimming pool

To find out more, come and meet the team tomorrow, 25th July at Fisherman’s Gap in Seaton.

14/04/2025

Excellent concert for Bridport Rotary Club on Saturday evening. We were partnering with the very good Dorset Police Male Voice Choir. The event raised £1250 much of which went to the RNLI. Our next concert will also be in aid of the RNLI which is at Lyme Regis on Sunday 1st June in the Marine Theatre at 7.00pm.

11/03/2025

All welcome at the Lifeboat Supporters AGM.

Supporters of the RNLI lifeboat in Lyme Regis are holding their annual general meeting on Wednesday 2 April ........ and everyone is invited.

The meeting starts at 6:30pm at Lyme Regis Powerboat Club on Monmouth Beach. Bar refreshments will be available.

The supporters are a group of volunteer fund-raisers, and their many roles include running the award-winning RNLI gift shop on the Cobb, and playing a major role organising the annual Lifeboat Week which regularly achieves donations for the life-saving charity totalling some £35,000.

Chairman of the supporters group Ken Lavery said: 'Anyone interested in our voluntary efforts for the RNLI is invited to the meeting, and we will be delighted to answer questions about the importance of raising funds and awareness of the charity.'

Guest speaker at the meeting will be Will Reed, director and co-chair of the trustees of the renowned Lyme Regis Boat Building Academy and Furniture School.



Photo: Lyme Regis RNLI Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat Spirit of Loch Fyne at sea. Photo Credit: Max Redwood

13/02/2025

Lyme Regis RNLI Water Safety volunteers prepare for the new boating season with a refresher course on Lifejackets and 'Calling for Help' devices. The day's course started with a discussion of the hazards of cold water immersion and the importance of the RNLI's 'Float to Live' message. It went on to cover the many types of personal flotation devices or lifejackets the water safety team will come across in their work on the coast. It finished will a review of the various 'Calling Help Devices', from the simple whistle, marine VHF radio and mobile phone through to more complex devices such as Personal Locator Beacons and Automatic Identification Systems.
If you would like to learn how to fit and check your lifejacket, or find out more about water safety in general please check out the Water Safety pages of the RNLI website at RNLI.org/Safety

10/02/2025

The Beer Sailing Club has kindly offered to host the RNLI Lyme Regis Water Safety Team between 10:00am and 12:00pm on Wednesday 12th March.

The team will be available to offer water safety guidance, how to call for help and will be providing a pre-season lifejacket clinic to all those wanting to bring their lifejackets to the Club to have them checked for safety and effectiveness.

Any proceeds made from the coffee morning will be given to the RNLI.

06/01/2025

If you got into trouble at the coast are on the water, would you be able to call for help? Here's the equipment you need and how to use it in an emergency.

10/12/2024

Volunteers at Lyme Regis RNLI responded to a pager alert from HM Coastguard to go to the aid of a man and woman reported cut off by the tide between Charmouth and Golden Cap whilst walking their dogs.

The crew launched their Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat Spirit of Loch Fyne at 09:06am yesterday morning (9 December) and proceeded to the scene at best speed, arriving at 09:15am. In good weather conditions and with only a slight swell running, volunteer Helm Murray Saunders was able to manoeuvre the lifeboat close to the beach allowing two crew to step ashore and make contact with the casualties.

Both casualties, and their dogs, were found to be fit and well but clearly in need of assistance to make their way to a place of safety. It was therefore decided to embark them onto the lifeboat and take them to Lyme Regis. The lifeboat returned to harbour at 09:42am where it was met by a Coastguard Rescue Team. The lifeboat was then washed down and refuelled in preparations for its next service call. This was the 33rd time the Lyme Regis RNLI crew have launched in 2024, the year in which the life-saving charity celebrates its 200th anniversary.

Volunteer Helm Murray Saunders said: ‘We found the walkers quite quickly and it was clear they needed our help to make their way out past rocks and mudslips. We were very lucky that today the sea was calm enough for me to bring the boat in close to shore to allow us to embark the casualties over the bow without getting their feet wet. It is quite rare that conditions are that calm. On another day, with a stiff on-shore wind, the rescue would have been much more difficult.’

There are numerous places around Lyme Regis, both east and west, where it is possible to become cut off by the tide. RNLI Water Safety advice is that you should always make allowance for the tide and have a clear plan of your walking route and how it may be affected by a rising tide. Always carry a means of calling for help and dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard if you get into difficulty. Tide times for Lyme Regis can be found on the ‘Resources’ page of the Lyme Regis harbour website www.lymeregisharbour.co.uk.

01/11/2024

The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea, but it’s not limited to launching a lifeboat or providing lifeguards to save lives.

26/10/2024

The RNLI Lyme Regis Water Safety Team are looking for a new Water Safety Adviser to join an active and busy team to support in providing lifesaving advice to our local communities.

If you're interested in getting involved, apply below to find out more about how you can contribute to what we do.

The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea, but it’s not limited to launching a lifeboat or providing lifeguards to save lives.

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