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We are always wanting to welcome you all to our Station and Shop for you to see the hard work we put in day in day out, though due to current government recommendations and the Corona Virus pandemic, we are having to close our doors to the public for the time being. We hope you all understand and we are very much looking forward to welcoming you all back once we have fought this as a nation! From all at Beaumaris Lifeboat Station, we thank you.

50 Years of Inshore Lifeboats

50 Years of Inshore Lifeboats

It will be 50 years in May 2017 since the crew of Beaumaris All weather lifeboat had to learn additional boating skills with the arrival of the first Blue Peter 2 lifeboat at Beaumaris. This was a D class inflatable and since then the station has operated four Blue Peter 2 lifeboats increasing in size from the original D class via the Atlantic 21 to an Atlantic 75.

The current Atlantic 85 lifeboat named Annette Mary Liddington was launched on her first service from the station in January 2010. She was provided by the generous bequest of Mr John Grover Liddington in memory of his mother and other donations to the Beaumaris Lifeboat Station Local Appeal. and is named after the mother of the donor who funded the major part of the cost of the lifeboat.

Beaumaris Tow

Beaumaris Lifeboat Day

Many thanks to all who attended our 2019 Open Day on Saturday 20th July.

We look forward to seeing everyone back here for the 2020 event.

Details of the event will be posted early 2020.

For more information, please contact John Pulford via phone 07824 764474.

For exciting updates about the day, please follow our Facebook page!

Video of shout 25 July 2015

Video: the lifeboat speeds through the bridges to rescue a speedboat

Lifeboat day action on July 27th

Lifeboat day promises to be a crowd pleaser with bouncy castles plus stands for the fire brigade and Coastguard, plus the RSPB. The lifeboat will be on the water and a joint exercise with the helicopter is planned for 3pm, services permitting.

Busy weekend for the lifeboat

The volunteer crew of Beaumaris Lifeboat today on a “shout” assisting Llandudno RNLI crew and its D Class lifeboat with towing a 40ft yacht that has broken down in Colwyn Bay.  The yacht was towed into Deganwy.

Beaumaris Lifeboat was called out three times yesterday but stood down on all occasions.  The first at 17:00 was for a kayaker at Penmon who had been rescued by a fishing boat and taken ashore by the time the lifeboat arrived.  The second incident at 21:50 was for a broken down boat in Menai Bridge but the crew were stood down just before they launched, and the final incident at 22:40 was to search for an inflatable with passengers on board off Caernarfon that was over 2 hours late returning.  The lifeboat was launched and was at Bangor Pier when they informed the inflatable had returned so the crew were stood down.

Three Peaks race yachts run aground

The volunteer crew of Beaumaris RNLI has been called out twice to assist contestants taking part in the Three Peaks Yacht Race, one of the oldest and most remarkable extreme multi-sport endurance races in the world which started yesterday, Saturday 15 June.

The first incident saw the crew paged at 21.11 last night to a yacht that had run aground off Caernarfon Bar.  The crew went to assist the yacht but as one of the rules of the race stipulates no outside assistance is allowed the race contestants decided to wait until they refloated. 

The second call out was today at 09.01 to another yacht that had run aground at The Cribben in the Menai Strait.  The yacht, Firedancer, was assisted off the rock by the lifeboat crew.

Busy bank holiday weekend for the lifeboat

The volunteer crew of Beaumaris RNLI have had a busy Saturday (25 May) of bank holiday weekend with two call outs to jet skis in trouble on the Menai Strait.

The first incident at 3.45pm was in response to three jet skis that ran aground at Lavan Sands opposite Friars Bay.  With high tide not until 8pm tonight, the RNLI crew offered the jet ski riders assistance but they decided to stay with their craft to wait until they float off so they could return to Conwy.

The second incident was at 6.05pm, when the Beaumaris RNLI was called out to Felinheli to tender a jet ski that had run out of fuel.  The jet ski and rider were towed ashore by the lifeboat crew.

The Island Race is a big hit with runners

Around 1800 runners took part in the Island Dragon Race half marathon on Anglesey in glorious sunshine this morning, raising funds for the Beaumaris RNLI lifeboat.

The race started on the Bangor side of the Menai Bridge and led through the towns of Menai Bridge, Beaumaris and Llanfaes. The successful Island Race event is run by Always Aim High events.

Beaumaris Lifeboat crew rewarded for their hard work

20 members of Beaumaris Lifeboat have been awarded The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal.  The RNLI Operations Director, Mr Michael Vlasto, visited Beaumaris Lifeboat Station on 15 August to hand the medals to some of the crew, picture attached.  Mr Vlasto also awarded the RNLI Silver Statuette to Mr Gareth Parry, one of the longstanding Launching Authorities.  Mr Parry received the award for long and distinguished individual service to the RNLI.

Busy weekend for the Beaumaris Lifeboat

.. read the story via the North Wales Chronicle

Beaumaris Lifeboat Day starts with a Shout

Onlookers at the Beaumaris Lifeboat Day saw the lifeboat launch to rescue a cabin cruiser seen drifting down the Menai Strait.  Beaumaris Lifeboat was launched to render assistance and the vessel was taken under tow to Menai Bridge.  This was to be the first launch during Beaumaris Lifeboat day!

The Olympic Torch travels on the Beaumaris Lifeboat

Ceilidh at the Bulkeley Hotel Friday 15th June

Irish folk band / dance Shake the Barley are playing at the Bulkeley hotel, Beaumaris on Friday 15th June 2012, 7.30 till midnight. Tickets £10 from Ena’s newsagents / Victoria Cottage B&B 01248 810807.  £5 per ticket to the Beaumaris Lifeboat.

More information in this leaflet

Three fishermen rescued at Caernarfon Bar

Beaumaris Lifeboat was called out last night at 00.15 by the HM Coastguard in response to a call received by mobile phone from a 28ft fishing boat that had engine failure.  The fishing boat with three men on board had left Caernarfon at 19.00 on Monday.    The crew of Beaumaris RNLI conducted a search of the waters off Caernarfon and were joined by a SAR Helicopter and Porth Dinllaen Lifeboat.  The fishing boat was located by the SAR Helicopter off a Mussel Bank near Newborough Beach.  Porth Dinllaen Lifeboat was stood down and Beaumaris Lifeboat proceeded to the Mussel Bank where one of the Lifeboat crew was put on board the fishing boat to assist the three men on to the lifeboat.  As one of the men had onset hypothermia and the other two were suffering with the cold and sea sickness, they were winched from the lifeboat on to the helicopter who then transferred them to hospital.      Antony Robinson, Beaumaris RNLI helm said;  “The weather conditions were such that it wasn’t suitable for us to tow the fishing boat so I asked HM Coastguard to retask Porth Dinllaen to assist with the tow.  Porth Dinllaen Lifeboat towed the fishing boat to the Menai Strait and we then took over and towed the boat into Slate Quay at Caernarfon.”   Beaumaris Lifeboat then proceeded back to the Beaumaris Lifeboat Station returning at 04.15.

Olympic torch to travel on the Beaumaris Lifeboat on May 29th

The Olympic Torch will set off from historic Beaumaris Castle at 7.00am before travelling along Castle Street and Alma Street and onto Beaumaris RNLI slipway before being ferried aboard the inshore lifeboat from Beaumaris Pier to Menai Bridge Pier. There will be accompanying lifeboats, the RAF helicopter and a flypast. The Torch will leave the Castle at 7 am and be on the Lifeboat by 0730 hrs.   News article * RNLI Press release

Lifeboat seeks new volunteers

Beaumaris Lifeboat is looking for new recruits as crew members. If you are interested in joining theRNLI in Beaumaris visit www.beaumarislifeboat.com and www.rnli.org.uk and visit Beaumaris boathouse between 6pm and 8pm on Monday and Thursday evenings, when weekly crew training takes place. "We are looking for very well motivated and dedicated volunteers who live or work in Beaumaris to join us" said PhilGreville.

Pier engineers donate power wash to the station

A team of engineers from BAMNuttall Ltd who are working on the Beaumaris pier redevelopment project have presented Beaumaris Lifeboat with a new jet power wash.  "We have been working very closely with BAM Nuttall over many months now and they havekept disruption to a minimum next to the boathouse.  We've been able tolaunch the lifeboat for rescues and on our weekly training without any delays"said Phil Greville, the Lifeboat Operations Manager.  "I'd like tosay a massive thank you to the team working on the pier, they built us ahauling block next to the slipway last year, and the new power wash will makecleaning the lifeboat after each shout much easier." 

Lifeboat called to rescue couple in Submerged Camper Van

Beaumaris RNLI Lifeboat was called out on Friday night at 00.35 after the police reported a camper van half submerged with two people in it at a trailer park near the slip at Menai Bridge.

Beaumaris RNLI’s volunteer crew were assembled and found when they arrived at Menai Bridge that they could take the RNLI lifeboat right up to the camper van due to the high tide.  The two camper van passengers were able to open the van’s door to board the RNLI’s Lifeboat and were then taken by the volunteer lifeboat crew to shore.  The crew remained with the two van passengers as they were suffering from shock and cold till an ambulance arrived when they were put in the care of the paramedics.  The volunteer lifeboat crew then returned to the Lifeboat Station.

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