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Summerleaze Lifeboat House and crew photo 2009


ILB 1 - Henry Philip - D617

 

Bude Lifeboat Station is open all year
(During the season exercise days are every Thursday 5pm - 7pm (During the summer season) & Sunday 10am - 1pm-ish)
                                                                  
 Members of the public, groups etc are very welcome to come and visit us and be shown around the Lifeboat and Boathouse. preferably by appointment, via the following:-
  email -  michaeltame@(salt)hotmail.com
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Purpose built housing for tractor and boat
which makes launching safe and fast.
The new boathouse also has better facilities
for crew such as showers, drying and store rooms
and an operations area.

 

Crew photo 2007

 

Some of the Crew by the shop entrance..

                      Bude Ladies Guild

 

 

Bude Ladies Guild was reformed on 21st June 1971 and is fortunate to have one of the original members of that committee, Mary McMahon as
President. The Guild works very hard to raise funds for the RNLI and support Bude Lifeboat.
They have a very successful new shop which is built  into the Lifeboat
Station and to show how dedicated they are they raised over £20,000
in 2004, also at the last Lifeboat quiz raised a further £1009.
Bude Lifeboat Day on August Bank Holiday Monday is one of the busiest in the South West and the Guild raises over £5000 with it's stalls in the marquee and outside the shop.
Thirty volunteers keep the shop open for six days a week from 10am to 4pm.
If you think you would like to help then pop into the shop and meet
some of the Ladies who will give you any information you need.

 

Lifeboat souvenirs :-
The Lifeboat shop is open Monday to Saturday, 10am - 4pm, Sunday opening (check at shop for details) for gifts and souvenirs and is located at the Lifeboat House.




Normally conducted on a Thursday evening or Sunday Morning, the crew conduct various types of exercise which include such subjects as:-
Navigation and chart work, Boat Handling (very important when taking the Lifeboat through the surf), First Aid, Local knowledge and Radio procedure.

 

Pick-up from the Breakwater, Bude. A Seaking  from R.N.A.S. Culdrose gets ready to winch.


On occasions our Lifeboat has the opportunity to exercise with the Search and Rescue (S.A.R) SeaKing Helicopters from either R.N.A.S. Culdrose or A Flt 22 Sqn. R.A.F. Chivenor.



The rugged beauty of the Cornish coastline.

Two shots of S.A.R. helicopters of R.A.F. Chivenor

'Houston - we have lift off'
Bude Lifeboat proving how an ILB can handle the surf.

DON'T - LOOK - DOWN!!!!

Winching in progress during the SAR
demo - Many thanks to RAF Chivenor
who made it possible.

 

 


                               RAF Chivenor Sea King - Winch exercise

The crew also train to use the Rescue Water Craft (RWC) normally used by the RNLI Beach Lifeguards

 



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