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GO ORANGE

GO ORANGE for Independent Lifeboats

 

Friday 10th February is national Go Orange Day, this is to raise awareness of the independent lifeboat units in the UK. We will be holding various events on the day (watch this space), you can help us raise funds on the day by holding a sponsored ORANGE themed event, wearing something ORANGE... whatever your imagination can come up with.......... you can contact us by email

Events taking place so far.......... Various local businesses GOING ORANGE.

 Sat 11th @ 8pm - Over 21's Fancy dress 'L' themed Disco - Sandpipers Hotel.admission £5, win a trip on the lifeboat for most original fancy dress.

 

area_mapFreshwater Independent Lifeboat operates 2 boats 24/7 in an area up to 30M off shore from Hurst Point to St Catherine’s point on the Isle of Wight.

Entirely independent we rely on donations and fundraising by our volunteers to run this service.

 

 To find out more about how you can support us click here.

Our crews are all volunteers who give their time willingly to save lives at sea and undertake the training to do this.  We are always pleased to meet new volunteers at the boathouse on Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings.

If you want to volunteer to help us fundraise or join the crew - find out more.

Please follow us on Facebook for regular news and training updates.


 


  


 

Diary of Events

Fri Feb 10
Go Orange Day
Sat Feb 11 @11:00 - 03:00PM
Mosaic - Fort Redoubt
Sat Feb 11 @20:00 -
Over 21's Fancy dress 'L' themed disco
Sat Mar 17
Race Night -
Sat May 05
Flag Day - fundraising in Freshwater

Latest News

Mosaic Appeal

Grab yourself a piece of the action

Join us at  OPEN STUDIO Fort Redoubt Freshwater Bay Half-Term Holiday Saturday 11  February every day to Saturday 18 February 11.00am to 3.0pm.

 We still have squares to put together. Donations of £10 are welcome, too.

Just £10 buys you a 5x5cm section of the new mosaic on the outside wall of Freshwater Lifeboat Station.

Jane Walton
 Freshwater Lifeboat Fundraising Old Colwell Lodge
 Colwell Common Road
Totland Bay Isle of Wight
PO39 0BZ
01983 755721
fblbfundr@aol.com

If you enclose a stamped addressed envelope with your donation
we'll send you a photograph of the mosaic.

Tax payer? Ask Jane for a Gift Aid form. This helps us even more
 
Progress being made on new boat

The upside down hull shots show the finished plug at Ribcraft ready for
making the fiberglass mould and subsequent moulding.
Read more...
 

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Latest Shouts

10.12.11

We were paged at 20.02 to go to the assistance of an 18' fishing boat at anchor with 3 persons on board that had lost all power 1/2M from the cliff to the East of The Needles, we managed to free the anchor, established a tow and took the vessel to Yarmouth. We were released by the Coastguard at 22.13, recovered at Freshwater Bay, cleaned down and back on pagers at 22.55.

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