Burnham on Crouch RNLI’s Floating Boathouse has begun construction in the towns Marina. The main framework began construction last week (w/c 10 January) and is being built on the slipway to the Marina. It is expected to be ready to launch at the beginning of February when the existing boathouse will be removed to make way 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…

Launched 14:50, Rehoused 16:38  The Lifeboat was launched to assist a 21 ft sea angling vessel reported to have lost motive power somewhere to the east of the Maplin sands and to be drifting in water too deep to anchor.  The Lifeboat found her ½ mile south of NE Maplin Buoy and put a crew man, who is a marine engineer, on board.  He found…

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…