The second blog in the our series ‘How well do you know your lifeboats’? Focusing on the Margate All Weather Lifeboat (ALB) ‘Leonard Kent’. Following the RNLI tradition of naming lifeboats after rivers, the Mersey is named after the River Read more…
Aumber of our team enjoyed a great lifejacket familarisation session this evening (Thursday 27th Sept). Not only is it vital to refresh and revise knowledge about key lifesaving equipment, but there is always new developments to keep abreast of. One Read more…
Surfing Surfing is one of the most popular board sports invented, with a reported 20 million surfers across the world with the number on the increase. Every surfer has her/his own reasons for taking up the sport, however, the mixture Read more…
Open Water Swimming in lakes, rivers and at the sea has really taken off in the last few years and it is one of the largest growing sports in the UK. Swimmers tell us that it can significantly boost their Read more…
Which team will you be shouting for in this years Rugby World Cup? Some of our Community Safety Team really enjoy watching their rugby. Andy Mills one of our Team says “we want everyone to enjoy themselves and have a Read more…
This is the first in the series of four blogs focusing on the lifeboats that are operational along the Thanet coastline. We kick off this blog with a look at the Ramsgate All-Weather Lifeboat. The All-Weather Boat (AWB) – pictured Read more…
On Monday (16th September) HM Coastguard Margate were tasked by the UK Coastguard along with RNLI Margate Inshore Lifeboat to reports of a person in the water by the Lido, Cliftonville. Arriving on scene Coastguard officers spotted an object in Read more…
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? Using three-word addresses it gives Read more…
Some may argue that visits to the coast or beach during the Autumn is even more pleasurable than the Summer, what with the cooler temperatures, fabulous sky lines, less crowds and also the opening up of beaches that can be Read more…
When was the last time that you checked your lifejacket? Are you aware that a significant number of lifejackets that we checked recently had out-of-date firing mechanism’s and or corroded gas bottles. Why not pop along to our free Lifejacket Read more…
