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RNLI Blackpool, Blackpool Lifeboat Station and Visitor Station, Central Promenade, Blackpool (2026)

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Blackpool Lifeboat Station And Visitor Station, Central Promenade

03/09/2026

Following on from the Blackpool Council Planning Committee meeting of the 1st September 2026 regarding the planning application for the Coastal Defence Works, Blackpool RNLI can confirm that their Chair attended the meeting to speak and answered questions from the Committee in relation to those objections.

The RNLI has previously raised detailed and documented objections to the scheme and is pleased the matter has been deferred for further consideration after those representations. We will continue to work with all our emergency service partners and Blackpool Council to consider the impact on crew and public safety.

The detailed objection outlines concerns over the impact the project in its current form will have on both the RNLI’s lifesaving ability and public safety. With so many groynes and Blackpool’s unique position with such high visitor numbers, the RNLI is concerned about the potential for serious accidents.

A high volume of incidents attended by Blackpool RNLI are close to the seawall, the majority within the hours of darkness and in challenging sea conditions. The RNLI fear the proposed introduction of multiple rock groynes will significantly impact the ability of the charity’s volunteers to launch rapidly and assess casualties in need of their help. There are concerns the proposed groynes will cordon off an area of the foreshore currently used for safe lifeboat operation.

The RNLI are supportive of efforts to protect our coastline in principle; however we must ensure any proposal does not impact our lifesaving operations or our ability to continue. We continue to focus clearly on Saving Lives at Sea and keeping Blackpool safe.

26/08/2026

After the two tasking requests on Monday, Blackpool RNLI volunteers have had 5 pager requests in the past 24 hours.

At 10.20pm, Tuesday evening, the first pager went to respond to a concern for welfare in the sea at South Pier. Both D class lifeboats were launched with Blackpool Endeavour first on scene. On arriving, the matter was resolved on land with our community colleague and lifeboats stood down.

Whilst still at sea, the RNLI volunteer crew on Blackpool Endeavour were diverted to a second tasking at 10.27pm for a further concern for welfare in the region of North Pier. After a search with nothing found, the tasking was left for further enquiries with community partners on land.

Before the lifeboat was recovered, a third tasking came in at 10.34pm for a person in distress in the sea off Gynn Square. A person was found floating and recovered from the sea suffering from injuries. Immediate casualty care was given, with the person being conveyed back to the lifeboat station into the care of the North West Ambulance service. At that time, the Blackpool RNLI volunteer crew were stood down, the lifeboats recovered, washed down and prepared for the next call.

That call came through at 4.26 pm Wednesday afternoon to support Blackpool Police in a concern for welfare at Central Pier. The D class Blackpool Endeavour was prepared with a volunteer crew, but on this occasion were not required and were stood down.

On Wednesday evening at 7.30pm, whilst engaged on regular training, the fifth call of the 24 hours came in for a young person on an inflatable Kayak having been blown offshore near Chatsworth Ave, Fleetwood. Both the Atlantic 85 and a D class lifeboat were diverted off training to make to the scene, with the Atlantic 85 arriving on scene first. Finding the young person with the kayak over half a mile from shore, the volunteer crew rescued the person who was then transferred to the D class for further transfer to the beach. With everyone safe, both lifeboats returned to Blackpool Lifeboat Station.

With now seven calls for service received since Monday evening, Blackpool RNLI volunteers are urging people to be aware of their surroundings, take note of tides and wind direction, exercising caution with any offshore wind. And as ever, if you see anything of concern on the beach or at sea, call 999 and ask for the Coastguard.

Keeping Blackpool and the Fylde Coast safe.

25/08/2026

Two callouts Monday evening for the Blackpool RNLI volunteers and their community colleagues. At 5.04pm, the pager went for the first time for 2 persons cut off on a sand bank by the incoming tide at Cleveleys. Blackpool volunteer crew launched the stations Atlantic 85 lifeboat. On arriving on scene, they were cancelled as the two people had fortunately made it safely to shore.

The second call came at 6.54pm, requested to attend the vicinity of Central Pier for a person in the sea and apparently in difficulty. RNLI volunteer crews were still at the station and launched a D class lifeboat. Immediately on scene, the volunteer crew located the casualty and rescued from the sea. Given immediately casualty care, the lifeboat crew recovered to the lifeboat station where they handed over to the care of North West Ambulance Service.

With thanks to our community colleagues at HM Coastguard, North West Ambulance Service and Blackpool Police, together keeping Blackpool safe.

As happened yesterday, if you see anything of concern on the beach or at sea, call 999 and ask for the Coastguard. Minutes matter.

23/08/2026

From 2pm, today (Sunday), the RNLI Float to Live trailer parked on the Tower Headland in the shadow of Blackpool Tower will used as a centrepiece for a free water safety event today, aimed at children and families.

The interactive event will aim to teach families simple water-safety skills that could help keep them safe around the water.

Blackpool Council beach lifeguards, the RNLI’s Stormy Sam and the Float to Live campaign will bring the National Water Safety Code to life through a fun and engaging session.

Come on down and join the fun to hear the very important Float to Live campaign messages.

14/08/2026

The RNLI and Scania, who have been partners since 2024, are working together to share the RNLI’s Float to Live message over the peak summer months. Scania is helping share vital water safety information by wrapping one of their trailers in the RNLI’s Float to Live campaign advert and driving it around the country.

The Scania Float to Live trailer is acting as a mobile, high impact billboard to help share the lifesaving message across multiple locations. As August brings the highest number of visitors to the coast during the school holidays, the trailer will play a key role in ensuring the Float to Live message reaches as many people as possible when it matters most.

The trailer arrived in Blackpool on Friday 14th August 2026, and in partnership with Blackpool Council Beach Patrol is parked on Tower Headland in the shadow of Blackpool Tower. It will be here for ten days.

The RNLI charity’s advice for anyone struggling in the water is Float to Live:

Tilt your head back, with your ears submerged
Relax and try to breathe normally
Move your hands and feet to help you stay afloat
It’s fine if your legs sink, we all float differently
Practise floating in a local pool if you can.

If you see someone else struggling in water:

Phone 999 to get help
Tell them to stay calm and float on their back
Throw rescue equipment to help them float until emergency services arrive.

For more information visit RNLI.org/Float

14/08/2026

Two call-outs in the early hours of Friday for the Blackpool RNLI volunteers. The pager first went at 12.38 am from HM Coastguard to respond to a concern for safety of a person near Central Pier. The crew prepared to launch, but stood by on the slipway as the matter was safely resolved by land based community partners.

As they were being stood down at 1.20am, a second tasking came in for a person believed in the sea off South Promenade requiring assistance. D Class lifeboat Phyllis Rowan was launched with a volunteer crew to make to the scene. On arriving on scene, one person was found and brought onto the lifeboat. Being given immediate casualty care, the person was brought back to shore and handed to the care of the North West Ambulance Service.

With thanks to all our partner agencies, together keeping Blackpool safe.

Reminder that if you see anything of concern on the beach or at sea, call 999 and ask for the Coastguard. Seconds can count.

13/08/2026

Blackpool RNLI volunteers were paged at 8.31pm, Wednesday by HM Coastguard to one adult and four children cut off by tide on sandbanks off Cleveleys. The crew launched the Atlantic 85 and made to the scene.

The developing scene was brought to the attention of Blackpool Council Beach Patrol Manager and Blackpool RNLI volunteer launch authority, Rick, who was nearby. Rick leapt into action, entered the sea and effected the safe rescue of all four children and the adult from the deep channel. Successfully reuniting the children with their mothers on the beach, which enabled the RNLI volunteers to be stood down with the Atlantic 85 being returned to the lifeboat station.

This incident once again highlights the danger of our sandbanks, with incoming tides and currents cutting off the sandbanks. Please be aware of your surroundings, tide times and alert to the dangers.

As in the case, minutes can matter. If you see anything of concern, do not hesitate to call 999 and ask for the Coastguard.

And well done Rick. Great response and reaction.

Library photo of Atlantic 85 launch.

06/08/2026

Released today by the RNLI nationally, a very moving video of our Blackpool RNLI volunteers doing what they do best, and the rescued appreciation that makes all the training and early morning calls worth while. Making a difference, and keeping Blackpool safe.

04/08/2026

Today in Morecambe, relatives, friends and colleagues gathered to say farewell at the funeral of Doctor John Frankland. Joining them was one of the Blackpool RNLI Launch Authorities and Shop Manager, Pat Abram who also spoke at the service.

Doctor Frankland has a place in the history and the heart of Blackpool. Trained as a Doctor, and a GP in Lancaster, he specialised in Cave Rescue, the effects of hypothermia, and the treatment needed to recover. He was one of the few people of his generation to specialise in such a way, not just in the UK, but worldwide and became a leading authority on the subject.

On the 5th January 1983, fate was to bring Doctor Frankland and Pat Abram together. Pat, then a young Blackpool police officer, had entered a treacherous sea to attempt to rescue a member of the public, himself being pulled from the sea 20 minutes later to be handed to waiting Ambulance staff. Doctor Frankland was by chance passing the location at Gynn Square on his way home to Lancaster, and stopped to see if he could assist. As probably the only person in the world capable of bringing Pat back, no pulse was evident, Doctor Frankland set to work with the ambulance staff. His expert knowledge ensured Pat was brought round, travelling to hospital with him and guiding on the long road to recovery.

In later years, Doctor Frankland health deteriorated, but he attended the 40th anniversary in 2023 of the incident, where three of Pat's colleagues had lost their lives, along with the member of the public they tried to rescue. At the scene of the memorial at Gynn Square, Pat and Doctor Frankland were reunited. As Pat said at the time, "I'm here today because of this gentleman, I owe my life to him".

Remembering a very special person, our thoughts are with the family and friends of Doctor John Frankland, 1938 to 2026. Thank you, and Rest in Peace.

Photo 1 - Doctor John Frankland on scene 5 January 1983 (Blackpool Gazette)
Photo 2 - Doctor Frankland and Pat Abram 5 January 2023 (BBC)

04/08/2026

Blackpool RNLI volunteers paged at 12.23am this morning by HM Coastguard to a report of flares seen off Blackpool coast. The Atlantic 85 was launched and made searches, on a response that developed into multiple lifeboats and agencies. With nothing found in the Blackpool area, Blackpool RNLI Atlantic 85 volunteer crew were stood down at 3am. Video reel of the Atlantic 85 being recovered at high tide.

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