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Nine Porthcawl volunteers receive RNLI long service medals
Nine Porthcawl volunteers recently received RNLI long service medals, each for in excess of twenty years of service to the Charity. In a socially distanced ceremony each volunteer was presented with an RNLI Long Service
Data shows demand on RNLI lifeboat crews soared as summer lockdown was eased
Volunteer crew members at the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) faced an unprecedented summer* with new statistics revealing a dramatic increase in the number of water users needing to be helped by the charity’s lifeboat
RNLI long service medal awarded
Paul Eastment of Porthcawl was recently awarded a long service medal for over twenty years of service to the RNLI. Paul first joined Porthcawl lifeboat crew in late 1997, then in 2002 he held dual
RNLI in Wales calls on public to be extra cautious over half term break
The RNLI is warning people who live by the Welsh coast and can walk to beaches for exercise during the fire break not to take unnecessary risks. The charity is urging people not to put
Charity urges public to be vigilant of high spring tides this weekend
The RNLI are reminding the public to check tide times before walking on the coast this weekend as the high spring tides reach a peak on Saturday and Sunday. Spring tides happen twice every month
Host a Fish Supper and help the RNLI save lives this autumn
Lifesavers at the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) are encouraging people to support them by signing up to host a Fish Supper this October and raise vital funds for the lifesaving charity. The RNLI’s annual
Latest Shouts
Launch 7 & 8/25 – 📟 1.14am
Porthcawl RNLI’s volunteer crew were tasked by HM Coastguard in the early hours following a request for assistance from South Wales Police. They had concern that 4 teenagers may have entered the water at Newton
Launch 6/25 – 📟 2.48pm
Porthcawl RNLI’s volunteer crew were tasked by HM Coastguard following multiple 999 calls reporting two women in difficulties in the Ogmore river. The two, a mother and daughter had been caught by the rising tide
Latest Events
RescueFest 2025
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Samtampa Memorial Run 2025
In 1947, 47 people lost their lives in the grounding of SS Samtampa, just off Sker Point including 8 courageous RNLI crew members. Porthcawl Runners are organising a run to commemorate their sacrifice, to remember