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How to have a fabulous, but safe time at the coast with your dog

How to have a fabulous, but safe time at the coast with your dog There is nothing better than enjoying a lovely walk with your dog at the coast taking in sea air, grabbing some exercise and enjoying time with your friends and family.  However, lifeboat crews and Coastguard Rescue Read more…

By Andy Mills, 3 days3 days ago
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Be Weather Aware During Stormy Weather

Be Weather Aware During Stormy Weather Dodging waves during sunny and calm weather can be great fun.  However, on a stormy day just 15cm of water can knock you off your feet quite easily.  What seems like fabulous fun to dodge waves that crash over harbour walls or onto a Read more…

By Andy Mills, 5 days5 days 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, 2 weeks2 weeks ago
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Open Water Swimming – Discover how to keep safe whilst enjoying your swimming

Open Water Swimming – Discover how to keep safe whilst enjoying your swimming Open Water Swimming in lakes, rivers and at the coast has really taken off in the last few years  (particularly during the last year and in lockdown) and it is one of the largest growing sports in Read more…

By Andy Mills, 1 month1 month ago
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Can I Make An Emergency Call On My Mobile Phone If I Don’t Have A Signal?

Can I make an emergency call on my mobile phone if I don’t have a signal? Whilst chatting at one of our team’s highly popular Coastal Dog Safety stands a dog owner asked us…”If I don’t have a mobile phone signal how can I call the Coastguard on the beach?”  Read more…

By Andy Mills, 1 month1 month ago
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Follow Thanet RNLI Community Safety on our Social Media Channels

Follow Thanet RNLI Community Safety on our social media channels! You can keep up to date with the Thanet RNLI Community Safety team on all the popular social networking sites including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram ! News stories and communications about our events and activities as well as safety advice Read more…

By Andy Mills, 2 months2 months ago
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Thank You For All Your Support In Helping To Share Our Drowning Prevention And Water Safety Messaging

Thank You For All Your Support In Helping To Share Our Drowning Prevention And Water Safety Messaging! A big ‘Thank You’ to all our lovely followers and the fantastic people out there that help share our blogs on social media.  This is hugely appreciated by our team and is essential Read more…

By Andy Mills, 3 months3 months ago
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Do You Enjoying Bodyboarding? Here’s How To Stay Safe

Do You Enjoying Bodyboarding? Here’s How To Stay Safe Bodyboarding is of the most popular board sports invented, with a reported 20 million surfers and bodyboarder’s across the world with the number on the increase.  Every bodyboarder has her/his own reasons for taking up the sport, however, the mixture of Read more…

By Andy Mills, 3 months3 months ago
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As The Clocks Go Back This Weekend And Darker Nights Are Once Again Upon Us- Are You Winter Water Aware?

As The Clocks Go Back This Weekend And Darker Nights Are Once Again Upon Us- Are You Winter Water Aware? We hope that you are looking forward to making the most of that extra hour in bed after the clocks went back marking the end of BST (British Summer Time) Read more…

By Andy Mills, 3 months3 months ago
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Celebrating Headset Hero’s – International Control Room Week 2020 – HM Coastguard Operation Rooms

‘International Control Room Week’ is all about celebrating and thanking those people who are at the end of a ‘999’ call.  From 19th to the 25th October 2020 the week is dedicated to celebrating the achievements of truly remarkable people who are at the end of the phone or radio Read more…

By Andy Mills, 3 months3 months ago

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