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RNLI Weston-Super-Mare Lifeboat

Weston-super-Mare Lifeboat Station

Now operating two inshore lifeboats in the Severn estuary, Weston-super-Mare originally operated the first motor lifeboat to be placed on the Somerset coast. The station has been presented with six awards for gallantry.
RNLI pager on a chart with a pair of dividers

Latest lifeboat launch

9.33pm 26 September 2024

Recent lifeboat launches from Weston-super-Mare Lifeboat Station

9.33pm 26 September 2024
2.47am 19 September 2024
1.02pm 17 September 2024
6.42pm 24 August 2024
4.10pm 11 August 2024
8.57am 10 August 2024
11.33pm 26 July 2024
6.06pm 16 July 2024
12.07am 30 June 2024
8.25pm 25 June 2024
3.03pm 22 June 2024
10.15pm 15 June 2024
9.06am 14 June 2024
5.27pm 12 May 2024
9.47pm 11 May 2024
9.46pm 11 May 2024
2.06pm 6 May 2024
3.24pm 4 May 2024
6.39pm 27 April 2024
6.39pm 27 April 2024

Today's weather

15°C Rain
Min: 9°C Max: 15°C
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Visitor information and facilities

Station address

Weston-super-Mare RNLI
Knightstone Boathouse
Knightstone Road
Weston-super-Mare
BS23 2BE

Station phone number

01934 613912 (unmanned)

Visiting times

Visits are subject to volunteer availability and may be arranged by appointment. 

Visitor contact email address

[email protected]

Press Enquiries

Lifeboat Press Officer - [email protected]

Deputy Lifeboat Press Officer - [email protected]

Lifeboat Operations Manager

Christopher Ware
[email protected]

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News and media from Weston-super-Mare Lifeboat Station

Jason Dunlop demonstrating the correct handling of a throw-bag with Charlie Harris, Annie Blackburn and John Smerkinich with the A85 behind
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Penarth RNLI volunteers upskill in lifesaving throw-bag technique
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RNLI women across various roles came together outside Westminster Abbey to represent RNLI women across the charity's 200th anniversary. Left to right: Karen Stewart (Lochinver fundraising), Jen Payne (Penarth), Aine Flynn (Ballycotton), Janet Legrand OBE KC (RNLI Chair), Nelly Gallichan Jersey lifeguards), Jayne George (RNLI Fundraising Director).
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Penarth RNLI volunteer represents women in search and rescue in historic moment
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Horses pulling the lifeboat Joseph Denham from Penarth Dock along shingle beach to Penarth
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Penarth RNLI Station celebrate 200 years of the RNLI
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Four RNLI crew members in full kit sit on the side of an inshore lifeboat with the sea and a tall building in the background. A young boy is sat on the floor of the lifeboat.
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Teenager reunites with Weston-super-Mare RNLI volunteers who saved his life
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