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Tall Ship The Mir departs Blyth

Sunday, August 15th, 2010 Posted in Fundraising & Events, Station News, With Pictures | Comments Off

  Some pictures taken from Blyth Lifeboat as Tall Ship The Mir left Blyth bound for Amsterdam     

Blyth Lifeboat has busiest month for a decade…..

Thursday, August 12th, 2010 Posted in Station News | Comments Off

Blyth's inshore lifeboat and its crew have had the busiest month of call out's for over a decade. During the month of July 2010 Blyth Lifeboat and her crew were called out by HM Coastguard on 12 occasions to assist people ...

Open Day 2010 - Final Report & Thanks

Tuesday, July 13th, 2010 Posted in Fundraising & Events, Station News, With Pictures | Comments Off

On Sunday 11th July 2010 the Mayor of Blyth, Councillor Alisdair Gibbs-Barton was welcomed by the RNLI Blyth Branch Chairman Dr R Carr.   The Chairman Dr Carr invited Alisdair Gibbs-Barton to open the event.  The Mayor Blyth, Alisdair Gibbs- Barton said, ...

Open Day 2010 - Prize Draw Results

Sunday, July 11th, 2010 Posted in Fundraising & Events, Station News | Comments Off

Prize Draw for Open Day 2010 results. For prize claims please contact the ticket seller or Blyth Lifeboat Station on 01670  352 201

Open Day 2010 - Sunday July 11th

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 Posted in Fundraising & Events, Station News, With Pictures | Comments Off

Members of the Blyth Lifeboat Station and Ladies Guild invite supporters to the Open Day to be held on the 11th July 2010, 12.45 pm to 4.30 pm at the RNLI Lifeboat Station, North Gate, South Harbour Blyth. This year the ...

RNLI - New Lifeboat Station for Blyth

Sunday, April 18th, 2010 Posted in Crew Training, Fundraising & Events, Station News, With Pictures | Comments Off

Blyth Lifeboat Station is to have a new building to house the lifeboat and provide facilities for essential safety equipment and crew training. The new building with the increased capacity for essential crew training and friendship will enable more volunteers for ...

Bicentenary of Lifeboat disaster at Blyth 17th April 1810

Sunday, April 18th, 2010 Posted in Station News, With Pictures | Comments Off

Two hundred years ago on the 17th April 1810 the crew of the Blyth Lifeboat went to the rescue of the crews of fishing boats off Seaton Sluice. On return to shore disaster struck and the lifeboat was smashed to ...

Annual General Meeting, 24th March 2010 - Report

Friday, March 26th, 2010 Posted in Fundraising & Events, Station News | No Comments »

The Annual General Meeting of the RNLI Blyth Lifeboat Station and Ladies Guild was held in the Watch House, North Gate, Blyth Harbour, at 7 pm 24th March 2010. Lifeboat Operations Manager John Scott said in his report that "The Blyth Lifeboat ‘Jennie ...

Blyth Lifeboat Station Annual General Meeting, 24th March 2010

Thursday, March 18th, 2010 Posted in Station News | No Comments »

The Annual General Meeting of the RNLI Blyth Lifeboat Station will be held in the Watch House, North Gate, Blyth Harbour, at 7 pm 24th March 2010. Reports on the Activities and Financial Statements for the year ended 31st December 2009 ...

RNLI Awards 2010 - Dallas Taylor of Blyth Lifeboat Station

Thursday, March 11th, 2010 Posted in Station News, With Pictures | No Comments »

The RNLI Council has amde an award to Mr Dallas Taylor, Deputy Lifeboat Launching Authority, and a member the Blyth Lifeboat Station Management Group, in recognition of his many years of voluntary work. Dallas Taylor has served some 40 Years for ...