Launched 11:02, Rehoused 13:05  B 849 launched in response to a report that an apparently empty dory was lying on the edge of the Buxey Sands.  The LB crew dragged the dory off the sand and towed it to Essex Marina from where it had gone…

Launched 18:15, Rehoused 19:50 B 849 the ‘Tony and Robert Britt’, launched to assist a Drascombe Lugger with one person on board. She was struggling to get back into the Crouch with a broken forestay and a wind over tide chop making his small outboard ineffective.  The Lifeboat put a crewman on board and towed him to his mooring off Essex…

Organised by the Local Lifeboat Guild, the annual ‘Pimms Party’ is to raise funds for the benefit of the Burnham Lifeboat Station and will take place on Sunday 28 August 2011 from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. This event has always been not only a huge success but a lovely way to spend a warm, sunny evening among friends. Our hosts this year are James and…

The Annual Blessing Service for the Lifeboats on the Quay will be held on Sunday 28th August, near to the White Hart Hotel at 5:15pm.  The service is designed to give thanks to the volunteers who man the lifeboats 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and can be called upon at a moments notice. In previous years, vital funds have been raised for the…