Lifeboats – a Lifeline for the Dorset Coast

The RNLI provide 24-hour lifeboats and seasonal lifeguards dedicated to saving lives at sea. It is largely supported by volunteers. Last year lifeboats around the coast of the UK and Ireland launched 9,223 times.

If you want to find out more while you are visiting Dorset, take part in Lyme Regis and Charmouth Lifeboat Week. From Sunday July 24th to Sunday August 1st you can expect day after day of displays, exhibitions and fun in the sun for the youngsters.

Once again it will be Super Wednesday on July 28th with a first visit from the Royal Navy’s Black Cats helicopter display team. On the same day there’s the return of the spectacular RAF Falcons parachute display team.

Among the many highlights is the tug of war with the RNLI lifeboat crew taking on the coastguards across Lyme Regis harbour mouth (losers get wet); a bath tub race; sand castle competitions; a beach treasure hunt; the grand duck race; a childrens’ crab fishing contest and much, much more.

A glossy, 48-page programme with full details of all the week’s activities is now available throughout Lyme Regis and Charmouth, including the lifeboat shop at the harbour in Lyme, price £1.50.

24-31 July Lyme Regis Lifeboat Week http://www.rnli.org.uk

If you’re visiting Dorset, don’t forget to book self catering accommodation in Dorset or bed and breakfast in Dorset as soon as possible as the summer months are a busy time.