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WELCOME
to the official Web site for the RNLI Station in Burnham-On-Sea,
Somerset. Our station houses
an Atlantic 75 and
'D' Class Lifeboat. Like all RNLI stations, Burnham-On-Sea
is funded entirely by contributions. Bookmark
Burnham RNLI's Web site.
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LATEST
BURNHAM-ON-SEA RNLI NEWS:
 £5,800
DONATION FOR RNLI
Posted
8 May, 2008
FIDDINGTON resident Belinda Llewelyn-Jones has handed over a total
of £5,800 to Burnham-On-Sea RNLI Lifeboat station after
completing the London Marathon in five hours and three minutes.
Belinda raised almost half the money online.
Full
details
 TRIO
RETURN FROM TRAINING
Posted
29 April, 2008
THREE volunteer
crewmembers from Burnham lifeboat station - Simon Hart, Helen
Verrall and Kate Davies - have just returned from an inshore lifeboat
training course in Dorset.
Full
details
 SEA
SAFETY DAY SUCCESS
Posted
26 April, 2008
OVER 40 children
from schools in the Burnham-On-Sea area got the opportunity to
visit the town's marine rescue services during a special Young
Persons' Coastal Day on Saturday (April 26th).
Full
details
 LIFEBOAT
RETURNS TO TOWN
Posted
24 April, 2008
BURNHAM-On-Sea's
Atlantic 75 lifeboat, the 'Staines Whitfield', has returned to
the town's lifeboat station after a five-month re-fit at the lifeboat
repair centre on the Isle of Wight. Full
details
 GOOD
TURNOUT AT RNLI AGM
Posted
9 March, 2008
ALMOST 40 people,
including Burnham-On-Sea's Mayor Pauline Pollard, attended the
Annual General Meeting of Burnham-On-Sea RNLI on Friday evening
(March 7th).
Full
details
 DREDGER
RESCUE REHEARSED
Posted
9 March, 2008
BURNHAM-On-Sea
lifeboat crews have rehearsed the dramatic rescue of an 'injured'
man from onboard a dredging boat in Bridgwater Bay. Both Burnham
RNLI lifeboats were launched.
Full
details
 SAFETY
TIPS FOR ANGLERS
Posted
24 February, 2008
MEMBERS of
a local sea angling association have been given a talk about lifejacket
maintenance and general sea safety by members of Burnham-On-Sea
RNLI. Full
details
 SEA
SAFETY ADVICE FOR CLUB
Posted
5 February, 2008
ALMOST fifty
members of Burnham Sailing Club were treated to a specially arranged
sea safety talk by newly appointed Burnham RNLI Sea Safety officer
Chris Spencer. Full
details
 PUPILS
WELCOME RNLI CREW
Posted
4 February, 2008
BURNHAM RNLI
visits and education officer Tony Deahl gave Beechfield Infant
School pupils a special interactive talk about the work of the
emergency crews this week.
Full
details
 FANCY
JOINING OUR CREW?
Posted
16 January,
2008
BURNHAM RNLI
lifeboat station is looking for new recruits to join its shore
crew. The
volunteers need to have some spare time and want to put something
back into their community.
Full
details
 NEW
RELIEF LIFEBOAT ARRIVES
Posted
4 December
A NEW temporary
lifeboat is in operation at Burnham-On-Sea RNLI this week after
the station's normal boat, the Staines Whitfield, was taken away
for a major technical refit.
Full
details
 APPEAL
FOR MORE VOLUNTEERS
Posted
2 November
BURNHAM-On-Sea's
RNLI lifeboat station has this week issued an appeal for more
volunteers to come forward to join its shore crew. After
training, volunteers can progress to lifeboat crew.
Full
details
 NEW
MAN AT TOP FOR RNLI
Posted
1 November
IT'S
all change at Burnham-On-Sea lifeboat station this week after
a new Lifeboat Operations Manager took over the top job. Ricky
Holmes was formally handed the station keys. Full
details
 RNLI
IN COASTGUARD EXERCISE
Posted
9 October
RNLI
crews from Burnham-On-Sea and Minehead took part in a joint exercise
with Coastguards near Watchet when the lifeboats were tasked with
finding floating
dummies. Full
details
 BROWNIES
VISIT RNLI STATION
Posted
28 September
A
GROUP of 20 Berrow Brownies visited Burnham-On-Sea's marine rescue
services, including the RNLI, this week in a specially arranged
visit
to the town. Full
details
 MP
VISITS TOWN'S RNLI SHOP
Posted
16 September
BURNHAM-On-Sea's
MP visited the town's recently-opened lifeboat station shop on
Saturday (September 15th). David Heathcoat-Amory met some of the
volunteer staff. Full
details
More
Burnham-On-Sea RNLI News...
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FURTHER
INFORMATION:
Join
Burnham RNLI Supporters Group online: More...
RNLI Web site station map, links & directory: More...
Hear
the maroons that are fired in emergencies:
More...
Video
clip of a Burnham lifeboat launching:
More...
Video
clip of a helicopter rescue demonstration:
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News
archive of Burnham-On-Sea RNLI stories:
More...
Lifeboat
launches and call-outs news
archive:
More...
HISTORY
OF BURNHAM'S LIFEBOATS:
The
history of Burnham lifesaving: More...
Cheltenham
Lifeboat History: More...
Lifeboat Pavilion History:
More...
Burnham's Lifeboat Callout Board:
More...
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LATEST
LAUNCHES & CALL-OUTS:
Latest
call-out: 13 April, 2008
BUSY
WEEKEND FOR TOWN LIFEBOATS
Posted
10-13 April, 2008
 BOTH
Burnham-On-Sea lifeboats were called out to assist the Royal Navy Bomb
Disposal Team detonate a huge wartime bomb that was found by a fisherman
on Stert Island. A helicopter exercise was also held on Sunday. Full
details
LIFEBOATS
COME TO WINDSURFER'S AID
Posted
16 March, 2008
 TWO
Burnham-On-Sea lifeboats came to the rescue of this windsurfer who was
spotted struggling in blustery conditions in Bridgwater Bay on Sunday
afternoon (March 16th). The RNLI crews were quickly on scene. Full
details
RELIEVED
PAIR RESCUED AT BREAN
Posted
23 October, 2007
 A
mother and son who became stranded on rocks at Brean Down by the incoming
tide were rescued by Burnham's Staines Whitfield lifeboat crew on Tuesday
October 23rd. The pair got into difficulty shortly before 4.30pm. Full
details
TWO
RESCUED FROM ROCKS AT BREAN
Posted
9 September, 2007
 A
mother and son who got stranded on rocks at Brean Down by the incoming
tide were rescued by two Burnham-On-Sea lifeboat crews on Sunday September
9th. The pair had been trying to walk around the base of the Down. Full
details
SEARCH
LAUNCHED FOR 'MISSING' BOAT
Posted
8 September, 2007
 Both
Burnham-On-Sea's lifeboats were called out at 7.21pm on Saturday September
8th to help in the search for a speedboat which had been reported missing.
Coastguards issued an appeal after the incident. Full
details
LIFEBOAT
CALLED TO STRANDED CHILD
Posted
26 August, 2007
 Burnham-On-Sea's
D-Class lifeboat, Puffin, was called to Brean on Sunday August 26th
after an autistic teenager became stranded in mud on the mudlfats. The
incident was also attended by Burnham's hovercraft.
Full
details
STRANDED
SURFER RESCUED BY RNLI
Posted
19 August, 2007
 A
windsurfer whose mast broke was rescued by Burnham-On-Sea's lifeboat
crew on Sunday August 19th amid strong winds and heavy seas. The
Staines Whitfield was called to the surfer in Bridgwater Bay. Full
details
WINDSURFER
SPARKS LIFEBOATS LAUNCH
Posted
18 August, 2007
 Two
Burnham-On-Sea lifeboats were launched on Saturday lunchtime (August
18th) after a windsurfer was reported to be in trouble in shallow waters
at Berrow. The two RNLI boats were launched shortly after 1.20pm. Full
details
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KITE
SURFER RESCUED BY LIFEBOAT CREW
Posted
15 August, 2007
 A
kite surfer who got into trouble in high winds off Stert Island was
rescued by Burnham-On-Sea's lifeboat crew on Wednesday (August 15th).
The
RNLI D-Class lifeboat 'Puffin' was already out on training.
Full
details
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JET
SKIER AND LIFEGUARD BROUGHT TO SHORE
Posted
3 August, 2007
 Burnham-On-Sea's
lifeboat crew was called to help a young jet skier in trouble in the
waters off Stert Island on Friday August 3rd. The
girl, aged 15 from Bridgwater, got into difficulty when her machine
broke down.
Full
details
BUSY
EVENING FOR BURNHAM RNLI CREW
Posted
31 July, 2007
 Burnham-On-Sea's
lifeboat crew had a busy evening on Tuesday (July 31st) when they helped
this speedboat after its engine failed and also responded to a call
requesting help to retrieve a dog in difficulties.
Full
details
STRANDED
SPEED BOAT TOWED TO SHORE
Posted
22 July, 2007
 A
stranded speedboat was towed to shore by Burnham-On-Sea's lifeboat crew
on Sunday (July 22nd) after its engine failed. Burnham-On-Sea's
Staines Whitfield lifeboat crew was called to the scene during their
training.
Full
details
DOUBLE
RESCUE FOR RNLI LIFEBOAT CREW
Posted
20 May, 2007
 Burnham-On-Sea's
Staines Whitfield lifeboat helped a jet skier in difficulties and a
yacht in trouble in two separate incidents on Sunday morning, May 20th.
The lifeboat was out on training at the time and was called on at 9.30am
and 10am. Full
details
SECOND
LAUNCH IN A WEEK FOR PUFFIN
Posted
18 May, 2007
Burnham-On-Sea's
D-Class lifeboat was launched on Friday morning, May 18th, for the second
time in a week after a walker reported that a person was in the sea.The
Puffin lifeboat was launched from the jetty at around 9.00am. Full
details
Previous
Burnham RNLI launches
HOW
TO CONTACT US:
In
any emergency, dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard.
For
press, contact Press Officer Mike Lang on 07889 815860. To arrange Lifeboat
station visits or for a speaker, contact Education & Visits Officer
Tony Deahl on 01278 783121. Other Contacts: Local Lifeboat Chairman
Graham Wills on (01278) 792328, Lifeboat Operations Manager Ricky Holmes.
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