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Free Lifejacket Clinics at Chiswick and Teddington RNLI lifeboat stations

Lifeboats News Release

Whatever your activity, wearing a well fitted, well maintained and suitable lifejacket or buoyancy aid could save your life. Research has proven that wearing a lifejacket increases your chances of survival by four times if you are immersed in cold water.

Chiswick and Teddington RNLI water safety team with Chiswick duty crew at the opening of the new public space in Putney

RNLI/David Clarke

Chiswick and Teddington RNLI water safety team with Chiswick duty crew at the opening of the new public space in Putney

These events are designed for lifejacket users on the Thames, to learn from RNLI crew how to check their own lifejacket for wear and tear, and simple maintenance tasks like replacing gas bottles and firing heads

The first clinic is at Teddington lifeboat station at 1pm on Saturday 23rd of September. Places for this and the following four clinics can be booked online.

Spaces are limited, so sign up ASAP to avoid disappointment!

Click below to reserve free tickets

https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/thames-life-jacket-clinics-20232024-2582819


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The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 142,700 lives.

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