Events

The Station Open Days

The crew of the Poole Lifeboat Station hold an Open Day each year. As well as the boats being open for the public to see over them, there are lots of other things going on. Approximately every hour the two boats give short demonstrations of rescues. There are a number of stalls and displays around the boathouse. The Coastguard and RNLI Beach Rescue have displays of their equipment. There is a tombola, a raffle, bacon butties, candy floss, tea & coffee, cakes & things, ropework demonstrations, and a childrens' quiz.

Here are some reminders of last year's event.

These photographs are reproduced by kind permission of NewsQuest.

....		The crew at the station on Poole Quay show members of the public over the boats. Copyright Newsquest
The crew and visitors getting to grips with the Friendly Forester II, an Atlantic 75 Inshore LifeBoat (ILB). Copyright Newsquest
		Holly instructs a prospective new crewman on steering the Inshore Life boat (ILB). Copyright Newsquest
Paul Savage takes a dip to demonstrate a typical rescue operation for the ILB. Copyright Newsquest
		and here the crew assist in the recovery whilst Gavin McGuinness maintains control of the boat Copyright Newsquest
Mark Cole and Mark Williams operate the Jacobs Ladder equipment to complete the recovery of the a very damp volunteer whilst another member of the crew remains in the water to ensure a smooth delivery onto the All Weather Lifeboat Boat (ALB). Copyright Newsquest