Monday, 19 April 2010
Sea rescue after Anglesey coastal path fall
A 63-year-old man has been rescued by lifeboat after he fell and injured his shoulder whilst walking on the Anglesey coastal path on Sunday. The casualty managed to use a mobile phone to summon help and the Penmon coastguard team originally found him. The team discovered the location was inaccessible by road and the Beaumaris lifeboat was called in. Read more
Wednesday, 3 March 2010
Royal Anglesey Yacht Club welcomes New Lifeboat
Members of the Beaumaris RNLI team were welcomed at the Royal Anglesey Yacht Club recently to celebrate the arrival of the new £160,000 Atlantic 85 lifeboat, purchased with a legacy from Mr John Grover Liddington as well as the fundraising efforts undertaken by the lifeboat station’s crew and its associated five RNLI Guilds. The new inshore lifeboat is the most advanced ever produced by the RNLI and will be invaluable to the Beaumaris station which saw a 58% rise in people rescued last year has been named the busiest RNLI lifeboat station in Wales.
“We decided to hold a party for the Beaumaris RNLI whose volunteer work on the lifeboat is invaluable to everyone living on and around the waters of North Wales. As a Yacht club we have a great deal of respect for the work that the Beaumaris lifeboat and the RNLI do, and were delighted that they were able to visit us on this occasion.” Said the Commodore of the RAYC.
The event not only marked the arrival of the new life boat in Beaumaris, but also the arrival of the new Commodore of the Royal Anglesey Yacht Club. Richard Tudor took over the position from Mr Mike Butterfield in January of this year.
“We decided to hold a party for the Beaumaris RNLI whose volunteer work on the lifeboat is invaluable to everyone living on and around the waters of North Wales. As a Yacht club we have a great deal of respect for the work that the Beaumaris lifeboat and the RNLI do, and were delighted that they were able to visit us on this occasion.” Said the Commodore of the RAYC.
The event not only marked the arrival of the new life boat in Beaumaris, but also the arrival of the new Commodore of the Royal Anglesey Yacht Club. Richard Tudor took over the position from Mr Mike Butterfield in January of this year.
Thursday, 25 February 2010
Marquess of Anglesey Column Abseil in aid of the RNLI
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.
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.
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
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