The Lizard Lifeboat Events

Forthcoming Events

The running costs of the RNLI are £145.4m annually, the annual running costs of an all-weather lifeboat station, like The Lizard is on average £225,000, to train one lifeboat crew member costs £1214. Because of these costs it is important that fundraising is carried out locally. The Lizard, Coverack, Helston and Porthleven lifeboat branches hold a number of fundraising events each year. To find out about all future events please click on the link below.

Dates for your diary

These are some of the events lined up for the coming months, all of which will help to raise money for The Lizard’s new Tamar-class lifeboat. Please note that some are weather-dependent and may also be affected by the lifeboat’s operational commitments

2012

27 January 2012

The Lizard RNLI lifeboat station will be open to the public for SOS Day

The Lizard’s new lifeboat station will be open for the public to look around this Friday 27 January between 1pm and 3pm, to celebrate the RNLI SOS Day.

The lifeboat station in Kilcobben Cove, The Lizard, has been under construction since May 2010 after the previous station was demolished as it was too small to house the new Tamar class all-weather lifeboat Rose.

The new ‘state of the art’ station has been built in the cove on the site of the old boathouse. The builders, BAM Nuttall Construction Ltd completed the exterior of the station at the end of 2011 and the Tamar lifeboat has been safely housed in the station since the handover. Although the exterior is completed, the interior is now being fitted out. To date, the crew and shore crew kit rooms have been completed and work is continuing in the mechanics workshop, crew room and training room.

The RNLI SOS Day is an opportunity for the public to come and have a look around. The pupils of Landewednack School, The Lizard are baking cakes to sell to visitors to the station and the year 6 pupils will be on hand, with members of the lifeboat crew to show people around the station and lifeboat.

Currently the lift is being refurbished and we are unable to guarantee it will be available on Friday 27 January to take any disabled visitors down to the station.

If you are unable to walk down and back up the 200 steps it will be advisable to contact The Lizard Lifeboat Press Officer Bernice Putt on 07896522176 to check if the lift is working.

The first photo shows some of the pupils from Landewednack School, The Lizard, getting ready to celebrate SOS Day with the RNLI mascot Stormy Stan.
Credit Lyndsay Bray.

The second photograph shows the interior of the new station.
Credit Geoff Squibb, Cornishpixels.
The third photograph shows The Lizard lifeboat about to launch on exercise.
Credit Bernice Putt

RNLB Rose taking part in the trawler race at the 2011 Cadgwith Regatta

Duke of Kent visit April 2011

Escorted by Lady Mary, The Duke of Kent was introduced to the assembled civic guests and warmly welcomed by Michael Vlasto, RNLI Operations Director, who introduced him to Adrian Carey, RNLI Divisional Inspector South, Mike Lord, RNLI Chairman at the Lizard, Ned Nuzum, The Lizard’s RNLI Lifeboat Operations Manager, Andrew Putt, The Lizard Lifeboat Coxswain and Dan Atkinson, The Lizard Lifeboat Mechanic.