Thought it was a challenge just saying the name of the place? Join us at Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch for a 30m abseil on Sunday May 16th at 10am.
As well as the long name, the village of Llanfair PG is also famous for the Marquess of Anglesey's Column, a 27metre high limestone pillar, erected in 1816-17 as a tribute to the Marquess, Henry Paget who lost a leg at the battle of Waterloo.
The Marquess of Anglesey's Column is a very impressive venue for an abseil, perched high a rock which was a hillfort in ancient times, and now surrounded by bluebell woods. Whether you have a head for heights or not, it's worth climbing the 115 steps to the top just to see the spectacular panoramic views of Snowdonia and the Menai Straits, let alone to experience the exhilaration of abseiling almost 30m down again.
With views out to sea across Anglesey and North Wales, you'll be able to see the coastline tackled by our lifeboat crews, as well as nearby lifeboat stations at Moelfre and Beaumaris.
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Saturday, 30 January 2010
Monday, 25 January 2010
Giant Bottle Arrives Near the Menai Bridge
A giant bottle carrying a plea for help from the RNLI arrived at Beaumaris this week as part of its nationwide mystery tour to remind people about the charity’s biggest annual fundraising day. The volunteer crew who rescued the most people in Wales last year located the bottle close to the Menai Bridge, as it stopped off on its travels across the UK and Ireland to boost support for RNLI SOS Day on Friday 29th January.Welsh RNLI crews issue SOS after second busiest year in a decade
Monday, 18 January 2010
New Lifeboat launches to its first incident
At 2.06pm on 16th January North Wales Police requested Beaumaris RNLI lifeboat attend a report of a person jumping from Britannia Bridge.
The volunteer crew at Beaumaris lifeboat station swiftly launched its new Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat, but in the meantime the casualty was recovered by a swift water training instructor who happened to be working nearby. The RNLI lifeboat continued to help and put two crew members ashore to assist the RAF rescue helicopter in winching the casualty on board who was then taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd.
RNLI news
The volunteer crew at Beaumaris lifeboat station swiftly launched its new Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat, but in the meantime the casualty was recovered by a swift water training instructor who happened to be working nearby. The RNLI lifeboat continued to help and put two crew members ashore to assist the RAF rescue helicopter in winching the casualty on board who was then taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd.
RNLI news
Sunday, 10 January 2010
Click for more picturesMonday, 28 December 2009
New Lifeboat Imminent
The new 85 class lifeboat is due to arrive on January 6th. The Atlantic 85 is the third generation B-Class Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) developed from the Atlantic 21 and later Atlantic 75. The Atlantic class of lifeboats is named after Atlantic College, where the design was originally developed.
Like previous RIBs it has a manually operated self-righting mechanism, deploying an airbag mounted atop the A-frame arch. It is capable of being beached in an emergency without sustaining damage to engines or steering gear. The Atlantic 85 is fitted with radar and VHF direction finding equipment and can be operated safely in daylight in a force 6/7 and at night in a force 5/6. Read more..
Like previous RIBs it has a manually operated self-righting mechanism, deploying an airbag mounted atop the A-frame arch. It is capable of being beached in an emergency without sustaining damage to engines or steering gear. The Atlantic 85 is fitted with radar and VHF direction finding equipment and can be operated safely in daylight in a force 6/7 and at night in a force 5/6. Read more..
Friday, 20 November 2009
Beaumaris Lifeboat Crew Members join Flood Rescue Teams in Cumbria
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s Flood Rescue Team has rescued dozens of people from flooded homes in Cockermouth over night.
Beaumaris Lifeboat Crew members joined forty volunteer RNLI crew and staff from across the North of England and North Wales for the mammoth flood rescue operation. The rescue trems were still operating in the town centres this morning, where flood water was streaming through the streets at speeds of up to 25 knots.
Simon Bunting, crew of the Beaumaris Lifeboat, and Flood Rescue Team member currently working in Cumbria, had this to say:
"Driving boats up high streets is a bit out of the norm but we are all trained for swift water rescue. We are all volunteers but the training we receive from the charity prepares us for just this situation.
"It's been interesting to see the amount of water and the speed of water. We saw caravans floating down roads on our way here and the devastation to people's houses is unbelievable.
"The D Class boat is a fantastic bit of kit. Nothing under 40 horse power could go out this morning so we were a valuable asset working alongside other search and rescue organisations. And it's been great to see all the search and rescue organisations working together."
>Welsh Volunteers return from floods
Beaumaris Lifeboat Crew members joined forty volunteer RNLI crew and staff from across the North of England and North Wales for the mammoth flood rescue operation. The rescue trems were still operating in the town centres this morning, where flood water was streaming through the streets at speeds of up to 25 knots.
Simon Bunting, crew of the Beaumaris Lifeboat, and Flood Rescue Team member currently working in Cumbria, had this to say:
"Driving boats up high streets is a bit out of the norm but we are all trained for swift water rescue. We are all volunteers but the training we receive from the charity prepares us for just this situation.
"It's been interesting to see the amount of water and the speed of water. We saw caravans floating down roads on our way here and the devastation to people's houses is unbelievable.
"The D Class boat is a fantastic bit of kit. Nothing under 40 horse power could go out this morning so we were a valuable asset working alongside other search and rescue organisations. And it's been great to see all the search and rescue organisations working together."
>Welsh Volunteers return from floods
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