For the last two months members of Burnham on Crouch RNLI have been restoring a 57 year old Cadet dinghy named “Cute” to raise funds for the Floating Boathouse Appeal. The project was supported by the Marine Trades Association and its members, through the supply of brand new fittings for the boat as well as the International Cadet…

This week we were all reminded what the “Cute” project was all about. Over recent weeks the new floating boathouse has quietly been assembled on the slip at Burnham Yacht Harbour. This week it was lowered down the slip to await the incoming tide prior to being moved to its home replacing the old boathouse so that there is room for the new…

The project has begun. The latest fundraising effort in the bid to raise £130,000 towards our new floating boathouse is now underway. Burnham-on-Crouch RNLI Floating Boathouse Appeal has a new venture for the New Year. Following on from the success of the ‘Barangoola: Boating on a Budget’ project of 2009/10, the team are now in the process of…

Burnham on Crouch RNLI held their annual Carol Service at St Mary’s Church, Burnham on Thursday 16th December. The church was packed with Lifeboat supporters and the evening centred around remembering the sacrifices made by Lifeboat crews with particular emphasis on the Penlee Lifeboat disaster of 1981. Mulled wine and mince pies rounded off an…