How To Enjoy A Fabulous & Safe Time At The Coast This Summer – Our Ultimate Guide Just recently we’ve been very fortunate to enjoy some really nice weather and higher temperatures. Hurrah I hear you say! This has resulted in large numbers of people flocking to the beach to Read more…
Why We Are Asking People Not To Buy Sky Lanterns & Set Off Them Off In Support Of The NHS We hope everyone is keeping safe and well! We have been made aware that people are being asked to buy sky lanterns (sometimes referred to as chinese lanterns which are 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…
What’s the difference between the Coastguard and the RNLI? Our team is often asked what’s the difference between the Coastguard and the RNLI? Her Majesty’s Coastguard (HMCG) – commonly known as the Coastguard – is part of the UK Government’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and are incharge of all Read more…
Stay At Home – Protect The NHS – Save Lives Many apologies for the delay in writing another blog post, but some of our team are key workers and have been pretty busy in their day job working to help protect the public from COVID-19. We hope that everyone is Read more…
Water Safety Advice During Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak (Please note that this blog was published before the government lock-down was announced and our advice is to stay home to save lives, not to use the sea for recreation or exercise and not travel to the coast exercise locally). You will all Read more…
COASTAL WALKING IS SUCH A FABULOUS ACTIVITY – BUT YOU KNOW HOW TO STAY SAFE? 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 Read more…
Lifeboat Community Safety Team enjoy a day at the beach! by Ian Lockyer Our Community Safety Team held a mobile stand at Dumpton Gap, near Broadstairs on March 1st aimed at giving safety advice to dog walkers. Weather for the event marked a complete turnaround to previous weekends where the Read more…
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…
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…
