Congratulations to Atlantic 75 Helm Neil Baker and his new wife Nikki who tied the knot at St Mary’s Church in Burnham on Crouch on the loveliest of October days. The sun shone as Neils colleagues from the station presented oars as the Bride and Groom left the church. Neil then wisked his new wife off to their reception at Mangapps Manor in a…

On the 13th September a team from Burnham Lifeboat Station competed in the Great River Race in London. The Great River Race is an alternative river race where any traditional-style, coxed boat, propelled by a minimum of four oars or paddles, without sliding seats or riggers, can take part. The Race is run over a challenging 22-mile course from…

Launched 10:54, Crew returned to station 14:47 Burnham’s Atlantic 75 Lifeboat was launched to assist in the search for a missing yachtsman. The man had been reported missing the day before when his boat had been found unattended near West Mersea. The search had been conducted together with other rescue services including West Mersea Lifeboat,…

2008 is Burnham Carnival’s 100th Birthday and the entire town will be celebrating the event on Saturday 27th September with a number of exciting – and sometimes ‘wacky’ events, including the much loved 999 races! All the local emergency services take part and they are always great fun to watch. The races are being held in the High Street, at the…