Organisations Join Together In Ramsgate To Share Don’t Drink and Drown Water Safety Message on the run-up to Christmas On Thursday evening (5th December) our team along with Kent Fire and Rescue Service (Ramsgate), Thanet Lifeguard Club, RLSS, HM Coastguard Margate and the Thanet Street Pastor team came together in Read more…
RLSS Don’t Drink and Drown – Drowning Prevention campaign 2nd – 8th December Once again this year our team are supporting the Royal Life Saving Society UK’s national Don’t Drink and Drown campaign, this year running from 2-8 December. On Thursday 5th and Friday 6th December, we along with teams Read more…
Thanet’s proactive RNLI Community Safety Team enjoyed their annual curry night and awards evening at the Ramsgate Tandoori, Harbour Street on Friday evening (29th November). This was an excellent opportunity for team members to meet up in a relaxed atmosphere, reflect on the lifesaving and drowning prevention work undertaken during Read more…
Top 7 Yacht Sailing and Motorboating Safety Tips I am sure that you will agree that there is nothing quite like white sails billowing against a lovely blue sky, the breeze and spray on your face. It can be exciting, challenging and relaxing. Although, no matter where or what type Read more…
On Monday (18th November) I was privileged to attend the 2019 Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) National Water Safety Conference in London – ‘Making Every Community Count’. The RoSPA conference is where a multitude of influential organisations, charities and government agencies who are all involved in drowning Read more…
The RNLI Thanet Community Safety Team were invited by the Provincial Grand Master of the Masonic Province of East Kent, Right Worshipful Brother Neil Hamilton Johnston to the Cornwallis East Kent Freemasons Charity Award Presentations at the Cathedral Lodge at Canterbury Cathedral on Saturday 16th November. We were among several Read more…
High and Low Tide Explained – by Ian Lockyer Although we have given out a lot of advice about how to check for tide times, we still get a lot of enquiries about the fundamental issue of ‘what is a High and Low tide’. Here we try to explain this Read more…
PEGWELL BAY PARK RUNNERS ENJOY LEARNING ABOUT WATER SAFETY The Park Run community is without doubt one of the friendliest and vibrant community running groups that helps people of all abilities to get out out on a Saturday morning to enjoy some fitness. On Saturday (2nd November) our team were Read more…
NATIONAL COASTWATCH INSTITUTION – Herne Bay Several months ago two of our team were fortunate to visit the National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) look-out at Herne Bay and enjoyed a tour by two of the Watch Keepers Richard and Julia. Currently there are 56 NCI operational stations and staffed by over Read more…
DARKER NIGHTS – BE AWARE WHEN WALKING CLOSE TO WATER I hope that you are making the most of that extra hour in bed after the clocks went back marking the end of BST (British Summer Time). Of course that extra hour in bed in the morning results in the Read more…
