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Andy Mills

Thanet RNLI Community Safety Officer Striving to reduce accidental drownings by 50% by 2024 by spreading key safety messages to Thanet communities and its visitors.
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Top 10 Lifejacket Checks Which Could Help Save Your Life!

Top 10 Lifejacket Checks Which Could Help Save Your Life! Lifejackets are an essential piece of safety kit whilst out on the water whatever activity you are taking part in.  Whatever the weather or sea conditions our advice is always to wear a lifejacket or personal floatation device (PFD).   Lifejackets Read more…

By Andy Mills, 2 weeks2 weeks ago
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Our Team Are Proudly Supporting the Samaritans Brew Monday – It’s Good To Talk!

Our Team Are Proudly Supporting the Samaritans Brew Monday – It’s Good To Talk! Brew Monday kicks off on Monday 18th January, the third Monday of the month which is usually known as ‘Blue Monday’.  We will be helping to flip ‘Blue Monday on it’s head and turning it into Read more…

By Andy Mills, 2 weeks2 weeks ago
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Lifeboat Community Safety Team Hold An On-Line Lifejacket Training Workshop

Lifeboat Community Safety Team Hold An On-Line Lifejacket Training Workshop On Tuesday evening (13th January 2021) our Lifeboat Community Safety Team kick started their 2021 on-line training programme by hosting a workshop to refresh their knowledge and skills on lifejackets.   If you are a follower of our lifesaving work you Read more…

By Andy Mills, 2 weeks ago
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Working together with partner agencies to help reduce drownings

Working together with partner agencies to help reduce drownings Our team are passionately committed to reducing drowning and sharing water safety messages to all communities far and wide.  Working inconjunction with partner agenices and community groups the spread of the messages is much wider and more powerful.  For example we Read more…

By Andy Mills, 2 weeks2 weeks ago
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Anglers – do you plan your fishing trips with safety in mind?

Anglers – Do You Plan Your Fishing Trips? Angling is one of the most popular hobbies and sports enjoyed by a wide cross section of the community and at all age ranges.  Between 2011-2015, 50 anglers tragically lost their lives while fishing around the UK coastline*. Sadly, expert evidence from Read more…

By Andy Mills, 3 weeks2 weeks ago
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Coastal Lockdown Water Safety – How To Help Keep You and Your Family Safe

Coastal Lockdown Water Safety – How To Help Keep You and Your Family Safe RNLI Volunteers and HM Coastguard Rescue Teams remain on-call, ready to help others during lockdown.  However, we urge everyone to think carefully about using the sea for exercise or recreation incase you get into difficulty. When Read more…

By Andy Mills, 3 weeks3 weeks ago
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Kayakers and Canoeists – are you carrying a ‘calling for help device’ & keep it close to hand?

Kayakers and Canoeists – are you carrying a ‘calling for help device’ & keep it close to hand? We have seen Kayaking grow in popularity, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, either out at the coast or on our fabulous inland water ways.  There is nothing like getting out on the Read more…

By Andy Mills, 3 weeks3 weeks ago
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PaddleBoarding – How to have a fun, but safe time!

PADDLE BOARDING – How to have a fun, but safe time! Paddle Boarding or SUP,  has really caught on in recent years, seeing a real growth whether it’s on a solid paddleboard or an inflatable one.  The SUP’ing is an excellent way to improve your fitness, including your core strength. Read more…

By Andy Mills, 3 weeks3 weeks ago
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Have you downloaded the ‘What3Words’ app yet? It could help you in an emergency..

Have you downloaded the What3Words app yet? It could help you in an emergency situation Have you heard of ‘What 3 Words‘?  You may have already downloaded the app? Emergency Service personnel around the country are raving about how important and vital this app is. But, what exactly is it?  Read more…

By Andy Mills, 3 weeks3 weeks ago
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Sign-Up To Our Lifesaving Newsletter?

Sign up to the Thanet RNLI Community Safety E-Newsletter Unfortunately, due to safety restrictions placed upon us due to the COVID-19 pandemic we have had to postpone many of our drowning prevention initiatives and lifesaving activity. However, we are still busy sharing key safety messages via social media and are Read more…

By Andy Mills, 3 weeks3 weeks ago

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