Welcome to the Weston super Mare RNLI dedicated website
Welcome to the dedicated website for the Weston super Mare Lifeboat Station, I hope you will find it both interesting and informative. We have tried to include a variety of different items covering the many aspects of the day to day running of an Operational Lifeboat Station. As you may be aware our station is not open to the public at the present time owing to the very poor state of the main Pier structure and
2007 saw us celebrate our 125th Anniversary of the founding of Weston super Mare Lifeboat Station. This was a very special year for us all. We were very pleased to organise several events which provided vital funding to keep us operational for what we hope will be a further 125 years.
During 2003/4 our Boathouse at Anchor Head underwent a complete refit, carried out by members of the crew together with our colleagues from the Fundraising Branch. We now have a "Heritage Area" which tells the story of the various Lifeboats and Crews, which have been on station at Weston since 1882. Our retail sales area for the purchase of gifts and souvenirs also underwent a complete transformation with the addition of new state of the art display units, thanks to a kind donation by a local manufacturer. Please visit this website regularly to keep up to date with the opening times at Anchor Head and the various events which we are planning together with our Financial Branch Fundraisers throughout the year.
Finally please remember the RNLI is a Voluntary Marine Rescue Service, which receives no government funding and relies entirely on the generosity of people like you! Please continue to support us in any way that you can, so that we can continue to answer the call for help when needed, every rescue starts with the coins in the box!
Yours sincerely
Pete Holder
Lifeboat Operations Manager
P.S. If you have any old Photographs, Memorabilia or the such like of Weston Lifeboat in bygone years, please feel free to email us.