HM Coastguard Operation’s Centre’s around the UK are staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Ready to take ‘999’ emergency calls or Mayday radio calls from someone who needs help at the coast or at sea urgently. There is no doubt it’s a highly Read more…
The drier weather made a very welcome return on Sunday (20th October) helping to swell visitors to Thanet’s beaches. Our Community Safety team took advantage of the increase in coastal visitors by visiting Dumpton Gap and Ramsgate beaches to help share the coastal safety messages to dog walkers. As well Read more…
Enjoying a walk or run with family, friends and or your beloved dog can be such great fun during Winter time. Having some knowledge on how to stay safe whilst out and about during winter will enable you to have a great time. Lakes, pools, reservoirs and canals can get Read more…
Our team are passionately committed to reducing drowning and sharing water safety messages to all communities far and wide. Working in conjunction with partner agenices and community groups the spread of the messages is much wider and more powerful. For example we enjoy working with Kent Fire and Rescue Service, Read more…
It was our pleasure to attend Margate Lifeboat Station on Saturday (12th October) to conduct a lifejacket clinic at the invitation of the Lifeboat Operation’s Manager (LOM) Mr Paul Hodson. Our team are always keen to undertake lifejacket clinic’s and this was no exception. As this is an invaluable way Read more…
World Mental Health Day is an opportunity to raise awareness either within your own organisation, through relatives or friends of mental health issues. The theme of this year’s WMH Day is suicide and suicide prevention. Annually nearly 800,000 people across the world sadly take their own life and there are Read more…
The Kent coast has some of the most beautiful beaches and coastline in the UK which draws visitors at all times of the year. Exploring the coastline on foot is an excellent way of enjoying valuable time with family and friends, whilst grabbing fresh air, exercise and at the same Read more…
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 Professor Mike Tipton of Portsmouth University (2012) suggests Read more…
Stand-up 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. A number of SUP schools have sprung up across East Read more…
One of our team, John Homer travelled up to Erith Yacht Club on Saturday (29th September) to help out Gravesend RNLI Community Safety Team to deliver a lifejacket clinic for club members. The aim of the lifejacket clinic is to undertake anumber of safety checks that will give the sailor Read more…
