Two shouts for Falmouth’s Inshore Lifeboat and Crew
On Friday 26 October, the RNLI Falmouth inshore lifeboat Eve Pank was requested to launch to assist near Falmouth’s beaches.
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Penryn Town Mayor visits Falmouth RNLI Lifeboat Station to present a cheque
Falmouth volunteer lifeboat crew members welcomed Penryn Town Mayor Mrs Shelley Peters when she visited to the station recently to present a cheque for £200.
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Falmouth RNLI crew have a busy start to August
The first weekend in August was a busy one for Falmouth’s volunteer lifeboat crew. The 80th launch for the lifeboats came on Sunday, with 7 shouts in August thus far.
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Falmouth RNLI volunteer lifeboat crews assist stranded schooner
Both Falmouth lifeboats were launched on Friday evening (13 July) following a report that a 28 metre gaff rigged wooden vessel had gone aground at Turnaware Point following a mechanical failure.
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Falmouth RNLI crew called out to assist injured person on yacht
On Saturday 30 June, Falmouth’s all-weather lifeboat and crew were requested to launch to a yacht.
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Shanty group’s donation closes Falmouth RNLI Appeal
Local shanty group Falmouth Shout presented a cheque for £1000 to the appeal during a recent appearance at the Pennycomequick public house. This donation marked the official closure of the Falmouth RNLI Appeal which exceeded its original target of £100,000 with a final total of £130,000.
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Well done girls!
A big thank you to young fundraisers Ella, Ava Rose and Clara for choosing Falmouth RNLI as their charity to raise money by singing to people passing by in their street recently. The three girls, who are pupils at St Mary’s Catholic Primary School in Falmouth, raised over £10 from their busking session and presented the money to Falmouth Coxswain Jonathon Blakeston at the station.
Falmouth RNLI Appeal supported by local marine company
The Falmouth RNLI Appeal was the beneficiary when local company Falmouth Marine Network presented a cheque for £650 to Falmouth Lifeboat Management Group Chairman Chris Price at the company’s headquarters.
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Two shouts for Falmouth RNLI crew on Sunday 6 May
Both Falmouth’s all-weather and inshore lifeboats were tasked to respond to separate incidents on Sunday. The first shout came to attend to a boat run aground and secondly to a group cut off by the tide.
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Falmouth RNLI Lifeboat called out to reports of yacht collisions
On Saturday 5 May, Falmouth’s inshore lifeboat and crew were requested to launch to near St Anthony Lighthouse after reports of 2 yachts colliding.
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Falmouth lifeboat called out to assist with yacht taking on water in the harbour
On Saturday 28 April, Falmouth’s inshore lifeboat and volunteer crew were requested to assist a yacht taking on water in Falmouth harbour.
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Falmouth lifeboat called out to assist in multi agency search off The Lizard
On Thursday 3 May, Falmouth’s all-weather lifeboat and crew were requested to help conduct a sea search after numerous reports of flares at sea.
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Rotary Club support for Falmouth RNLI
The Rotary Club of Falmouth has donated £1200 to the Falmouth RNLI appeal and a cheque was presented recently to Falmouth RNLI Coxswain Jonathon Blakeston by Rotary Club President Paul Wyatt at the Greenbank Hotel in Falmouth.
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Falmouth lifeboat crew launched to yacht in freezing conditions
Falmouth’s volunteer lifeboat crew were called out on the morning of Thursday 1 March to a yacht after concerns over the wellbeing of its inhabitant due to the extremely cold and snowy weather.
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Cruise Ship Ambassadors support Falmouth RNLI
A cheque for £200 was presented recently to Falmouth RNLI Coxswain Jonathon Blakeston by Keith Collins of the Falmouth Cruise Ship Ambassadors at the National Maritime Museum Cornwall.
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Falmouth RNLI volunteers presented with Spirit of Falmouth Award
On Wednesday 7 March, members of Falmouth Lifeboat Crew, management, fundraisers and volunteers gathered at Falmouth Council Chambers to be presented with the Spirit of Falmouth Award to recognise their work supporting the community.
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Two shouts in one day for Falmouth RNLI lifeboat volunteer crew
The first shouts of 2018 came on Tuesday 9 January, firstly to an unattended kayak and later both boats launched to assist a yacht that had run aground on the Helford River.
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Falmouth RNLI Lifeboat volunteer crew respond to reports of a car in the water
Falmouth’s inshore lifeboat Eve Pank was launched on Sunday 3 December as part of a multi-agency response to reports of a car with two people inside in the river near the Pandora Inn, Mylor. Falmouth Coastguard Rescue Team, South Western Ambulance Service, Devon & Cornwall Police and Water Rescue Units and a rescue tender from the Fire Service were also tasked to assist.
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Falmouth RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew assist ordnance disposal team dealing with an unexploded mine
Falmouth’s all-weather lifeboat Richard Cox Scott was launched on 29 and 30 November to assist in a multi-service operation off Maenporth beach. A suspected unexploded ordnance had been discovered and reported by local SCUBA divers and subsequently Falmouth all-weather lifeboat was tasked to assist the police and Falmouth Coastguard Rescue Team, alongside the Explosives Ordnance Disposal Unit – Southern Diver Unit Team from Plymouth.
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Falmouth RNLI appeal boosted by Ska Night Fundraiser and Falmouth Beer Festival
Two recent events in Falmouth raised over £3,800 for the Falmouth RNLI appeal. The charity’s appeal was launched in March with the aim of raising £100,000 towards the cost of alterations and improvements needed at the lifeboat station ahead of the arrival of their new Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat. It has now reached over £90,000.
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Falmouth volunteer inshore lifeboat crew assist a person in a boat stranded on rock
Falmouth’s Atlantic 75 inshore lifeboat Eve Pank launched at 5.55pm on Tuesday (21 November) after Falmouth Coastguard received a report of flashing lights and shouting in the vicinity of Bar Beach on the Helford. Falmouth Coastguard Rescue Team was also tasked to investigate.
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Falmouth RNLI 150th Anniversary Dinner at the Falmouth Hotel repeats history
Over 100 people, including local MP Sarah Newton, attended the dinner on Saturday 11 November to help celebrate Falmouth Lifeboat Station’s 150 years of saving lives at sea. A dinner also took place in 1867 at the same hotel to celebrate the arrival of the station’s first lifeboat, the City of Gloucester.
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Camborne Angling Association Fishing Competition helps Falmouth RNLI Appeal
A cheque for £1,400 was recently presented to Paul Wickes MBE, Deputy Chair of the Falmouth RNLI Appeal Committee, by Camborne Angling Association at their headquarters at the Holman Sports Club in Camborne.
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Falmouth and Fowey RNLI launch to reports of an explosion onboard a vessel
The volunteer crews were tasked by the Coastguard to reports of an explosion onboard a 12 metre long vessel south of Dodman Point.
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The 150th anniversary of Falmouth RNLI’s first lifeboat is marked by the presentation of a commemorative quilt
The quilt was made by members of Churchdown Patchwork and Quilters group in Gloucester to commemorate that it is 150 years since the City of Gloucester raised money for Falmouth’s first lifeboat and the launching ceremony held in Gloucester Docks on 9 April 1867. The quilt was presented to Falmouth RNLI representatives at Gloucester Docks during a special 150th event held by Gloucester RNLI over the weekend of 29 and 30 July.
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Falmouth RNLI volunteer lifeboat goes to the aid of 80 ton beam trawler
On Thursday 9 March Falmouth coastguard requested the launch of the all-weather lifeboat to assist the Manx Ranger, an 18 metre long trawler with two crewmen on board, that had picked up a rope around its propeller and was drifting powerless some 5 miles to the South East of St Anthony lighthouse.
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Fugro GeoServices personnel visit Falmouth lifeboat station
Two representatives of the GeoServices Company were at the station to present a cheque to Falmouth Lifeboats to bolster the appeal, launched that morning, to raise £100k to help towards the cost of refurbishing the boathouse. The refurbishment is needed to make alterations so that a new and larger inshore lifeboat can be accommodated.
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Bishop of Truro pays a visit to Falmouth RNLI lifeboat station
The Bishop of Truro, the Right Reverend Tim Thornton, expressed his interest in the Royal National Lifeboat Institution when he paid a visit to Falmouth lifeboat station earlier today, Sunday 13 November.
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£1M fund helps Falmouth RNLI volunteers learn lifesaving skills
A new volunteer for Falmouth RNLI lifeboats has received training at the RNLI College in Poole. Adrian Hingston, aged 46, who runs his own Marine Engineering business, completed the charity’s Sea Survival Training Course thanks to funding provided by Lloyd’s Register Foundation.
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Falmouth RNLI volunteer lifeboat called to assist injured fisherman
The all weather lifeboat crew were paged this morning (18 August) at 8:14 am to go to the aid of a fisherman who had sustained an open fracture to his right lower forearm. It was 8:24 as they left the pontoon and 8:57 when they arrived alongside the French fishing vessel Yannick, some 6.5 miles to the east of Anthony Head lighthouse (Zone Point).
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Local business thanked by Falmouth RNLI for their support
Penryn auto parts store Motor World was recently presented with a certificate in recognition of over 10 years of collecting money for the RNLI. Motor World is one of many local businesses supporting the charity by having a RNLI collecting box on their counters.
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Falmouth RNLI volunteers in action again
On Monday 1 August at six minutes past 1:00 pm both Falmouth Inshore and all-weather lifeboats were requested to assist in the search for three divers overdue from the dive boat Celtic Kitten. The Lizard lifeboat, Coastguard Rescue Helicopter 924 and Porthoustock Cliff Rescue team were also tasked to assist.
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Falmouth inshore lifeboat volunteer crew have a very busy weekend
Within the space of two days Falmouth’s volunteer lifeboat crews have been called out on five occasions to go to the aid of small vessels broken down or in trouble in the Falmouth area.
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Royal Fleet Auxiliary crew donate money to Falmouth RNLI
The RFA Cardigan Bay recently returned to the UK after completing an important mission in the Middle East lasting just over four years. While away, members of the ship’s crew decided to collect foreign coins and notes for the RNLI and the money was handed over to Falmouth RNLI by Able Seaman Brian Sherring at Falmouth lifeboat station.
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Falmouth RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew thank their employers for their support
An employers’ evening was recently held at Falmouth lifeboat station to thank them for their continued support by allowing their employees time off work to crew Falmouth lifeboats when there’s a shout.
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Prompt action by Falmouth RNLI volunteers saves life
At 8:38 pm on Saturday 25th June the lifeboat volunteers were alerted to the fact that a person had been reported in the water near Falmouth Docks. They launched at 8:42 and were on the scene at 8:44pm.
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Medical evacuation of live-aboard sailor carried out by Falmouth RNLI volunteers
Early on Tuesday morning the inshore lifeboat crew were paged to attend to a sailor, living aboard a yacht in the Truro River, who had woken that morning feeling unwell and vomiting.
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Schooner Spirit of Falmouth Towed back to Falmouth Harbour after suffering engine problems
The pagers alerted Falmouth RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew to the fact that Spirit of Falmouth, a replica pilot schooner on route to Fowey, was suffering gearbox problems several miles to the east of Anthony head.
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£1M fund helps Falmouth RNLI volunteers learn lifesaving skills
Three new volunteers for Falmouth RNLI lifeboats have received training at the RNLI College in Poole. Joshua Williams, aged 27 years, Jamie Connoly, 29, and James Wakefield, 26, all completed the charity’s Trainee Crew Course thanks to funding provided by Lloyd’s Register Foundation.
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Capsized kayaker in difficulty rescued by Falmouth’s RNLI lifeboats
The pagers alerted the volunteer crew to this action at 3.40pm on Sunday 22 May. Ten minutes later both boats were on their way to the incident, which involved a kayaker who had capsized and was in difficulty.
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‘Action Nan’ arrives at Falmouth RNLI Lifeboat Station
Pat Smith, known to most people as Action Nan because of her previous exploits, arrived at Falmouth lifeboat station last evening at 4:50pm as part of her round Cornwall trek to attempt to raise £10,000 for the RNLI.
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Falmouth RNLI Sea Safety Team hold a safety event in Penryn
On Saturday the 12th of March a sea safety event was held in Macsalvors yacht chandlers in Commercial Road, Penryn. The event was a great success due mainly to the enthusiasm of the teams from the RNLI, Coastguard and Fire and rescue Services.
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Motor sailor in trouble brought to safety by Falmouth all-weather lifeboat
Falmouth’s volunteer lifeboat crew were alerted to the fact that Little Auk (an 8.5 metre motor sailer) was in trouble by their pagers being activated at 10:20pm last night. By 10:31pm the all-weather lifeboat was on its way to her last known position, which was 5 miles to the east of St Anthony lighthouse.
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Two persons rescued from a rising tide by the Falmouth RNLI inshore lifeboat
At 12:34pm (Sunday 6 March), resulting from a 999 call to the coastguard, Falmouth’s volunteer RNLI lifeboat crew were tasked to go to the aid of two people cut off by the tide at the entrance to the Helford River.
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Falmouth RNLI lifeboat crew enhanced by the Addition of two newly qualified Coxswains
Dave Nicoll and Andy Jenkin have been passed out by Tom Mansell (Divisional Operations Manager) as fully qualified coxswains of Falmouth’s all-weather Severn class lifeboat.
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Helston company give Falmouth RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew a helping hand
Helston based casual and technical diving clothing company Fourth Element recently presented Falmouth lifeboat crew members with a pair of high performance gloves.
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Falmouth volunteer lifeboat crew involved in a long search for persons missing in the river
At 7.09 this morning (28 January), after being silent for some time, the Falmouth volunteer RNLI lifeboat crew pagers alerted them to the fact that two people had been reported missing, in the river, near Tesco’s in Truro.
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Helston school children support Falmouth RNLI volunteer lifeboat crews
Year 1 children from Nansloe Academy in Helston visited Falmouth lifeboat station at the end of November and were so inspired by what they saw, they decided to have a cake bake to raise funds for the charity. A cheque for £71.50 was recently handed over to Falmouth RNLI volunteers during a class assembly at the school.
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Two call outs in quick succession
After a lengthy period of inactivity Falmouth RNLI volunteer lifeboat crews were called into action on two occasions in two days. The first was to a broken down fishing boat and the second to a person in the water in the harbour.
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Kayakers’ round Britain adventure raises £500 for Falmouth RNLI
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West Cornwall RNLI Lifeboat crews support the need to get teenagers vaccinated against the deadly Meningitis disease
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Falmouth all weather lifeboat crew called to a medivac off the Dodman
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Falmouth marine drilling contractor’s fundraising success supports Falmouth RNLI
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Two launches in three days for Falmouth RNLI lifeboats
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Falmouth RNLI benefit from a local supermarket’s support
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A busy two days for Falmouth RNLI volunteer all weather lifeboat crew
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Falmouth RNLI volunteer lifeboat crews’ shortest rescue mission
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Both Falmouth RNLI volunteer lifeboats involved in a search for missing yachtsman
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Lone sailor in difficulties rescued from close to the Manacles
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Falmouth RNLI lifeboat visits awarded a 2015 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence
The station’s volunteer boat guides have been recognised by the well-known travel website for the quality of the experience offered to members of the public visiting the lifeboats. The prestigious award can only be earned by getting consistently good online reviews.
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Moustache challenge raises money for Falmouth RNLI
A challenge between two brothers to see who could grow the best moustache has resulted in a cheque for £500 being handed over to Falmouth RNLI Coxswain Mark Pollard at St Mawes Sailing Club recently. Full Story: Here
Supermarket choose Falmouth RNLI as their Local Charity of the Year
The Falmouth branch of the supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has chosen to support Falmouth volunteer lifeboat crews as their local charity partner for the next twelve months. Full Story: Here
Young fundraisers help Falmouth RNLI lifeboats
Two boys from Falmouth visited Falmouth lifeboat station recently to hand over £75.58 raised by them to help save lives at sea. Full Story: Young fundraisers help Falmouth RNLI lifeboats
History is repeated as the people of Gloucester support Falmouth RNLI lifeboats
Gloucester RNLI Fund Raising Branch has helped to maintain a historical link to Falmouth lifeboat by raising money to help with the station running costs. Full Story: History is repeated as the people of Gloucester support Falmouth RNLI lifeboats
