Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat Reflects on a Successful 2024

As the year draws to a close, Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat and its Beach Lifeguard Service takes a look back on another year of service, growth, and community support. It’s been a rewarding 2024 for our Lifeboat Crew, Lifeguards, and Support Team, with milestones that we believe will benefit Sidmouth and its visitors for years to…

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Latest Callout – 19.10.24

Date: 19.10.24 Callout #: 13 Paged to an intoxicated male who had entered the water at Sidmouth Beach. Male was ashore with member of public, so all assets stood down.

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Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat – Flag Day 2024

Join Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat for our annual fundraising day at the Lifeboat Station and throughout town.  🚩 Watch the lifeboat launch* and recover and see the crew training at sea. 🚩 Meet the crew and the support team. 🚩 Activities for kids… and big kids! 🚩 A surprise from our fundraising mannequin, Sid 🤫 🚩…

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Lifeguard service returns to Sidmouth for 2024

We’re delighted to share that our Beach Lifeguard Team will be returning to Sidmouth this weekend for their fourth year of service. 🧡 Lifeguards will be back on duty for the May half term (Saturday 25th May until Sunday 2nd June). 🧡 There will then be weekend cover until 20th July. 🧡 Full-time service will…

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Sidmouth Emergency Services Open Day – Sunday, 27th August 2023

Come and meet fire fighters, ambulance crews, police officers and the lifeboat crew! Look around the appliances and lifeboat – make sure to ask lots of questions! Raffle, table top sale, face painting, bouncy castle and more. Fancy Dress competition! Sunday, 27th August 2023 | 11am – 3pm | Sidmouth Fire Station.

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Friday 25th August – Sidmouth Regatta Air Show

Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat will be assisting once again with safety cover. If you are intending on watching the display out on the water, please take note of this Water Safety Notice: For more, please see the notice from the event organisers below:

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Flag Day Activities at Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat Station

Saturday, 12th August 2023 is Flag Day – the one day of the year where we are able to fundraise around town for Sidmouth Independent Lifeboat. From 10am – 2pm we will have lots of activities going on at the Lifeboat Station and in town, including: Sidmouth 2 (more affectionately known as “Speedy”) will also be making a trip into town to help…

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Sidmouth Lifeguards teach local schools about Sea Safety

Sidmouth Lifeboat Lifeguards will be visiting local schools this summer term to talk to pupils about sea safety. Do you know who to call if you see someone in trouble on the water? Do you know who to ask for? And what do those coloured flags mean? If you know a school that would like…

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