Organisation and Services
Contact Details
Telephone:
01772812163
Email:
info@southport-lifeboat.org.uk
Southport Offshore Rescue Trust
Charity number: 1146805
Southport Lifeboat is run by the Southport Offshore Rescue Trust. Being independent, means that the Trust is responsible for all of its’ own financing and fundraising, it receives no regular Grant Aid toward the running costs of the lifeboat service. The crew commit their time and effort freely, they receive no payment at all.
Being a crewmember does not mean “just callouts and training sessions”, fundraising is also a major part of their duties, the crew regularly organise social events and volunteer to take an active involvement in PR exercises, attending carnivals, and church fetes etc. in order to raise the £60,000 needed to keep the boat on station all year round, this itself is no mean task.
Other community activities include, giving tours of the Lifeboat House for Schools, Cubs, Scouts, Brownies and Guides, this is looked upon as ‘sowing seeds for the future’, who knows where the next donations will come from, or even the next generation of crew members.
Being a crewmember does not mean “just callouts and training sessions”, fundraising is also a major part of their duties, the crew regularly organise social events and volunteer to take an active involvement in PR exercises, attending carnivals, and church fetes etc. in order to raise the £60,000 needed to keep the boat on station all year round, this itself is no mean task.
Other community activities include, giving tours of the Lifeboat House for Schools, Cubs, Scouts, Brownies and Guides, this is looked upon as ‘sowing seeds for the future’, who knows where the next donations will come from, or even the next generation of crew members.
Website: http://www.southport-lifeboat.co.uk
Charity Commission