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Voluntary Lifeguard Club running a variety of courses and providing safety cover for events.

The club meets on Friday evenings at Summerfields Leisure Centre, Hastings from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. The club provides training for all of the Royal Life Saving Society UK awards from Rookie (aged about 8 years) upwards. Pool and Beach Lifeguard courses feature regularly in our training programme. The Beach Lifeguard courses provide a focus for open water training together with boat handling, other open water awards. National Water Safety Management Programme has also become very popular. The club is now established in it's new base at East Hastings Sea Angling Association, The Stade Hastings . We now provide beach activities in the summer season from the club's base. The move has provided new focus and enthusiasm and is an exiting turning point for the club as it can utilise the excellent facilities at the club. Our club has an enthusiastic group who cover a variety of open water events in the area including sea swims, triathlons, rowing regattas and safety in action for local school children. They also enter competitions and arrange local competitions run on club evenings. The club organises monthly community life support courses offered free of charge. The club also ensures through its club welfare officer that all Trainers have enhanced DBS checks.

16/09/2026

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15/08/2026

Last weekend we were at Rural Past Times as well as entering Hastings Carnival. We supported Rural Past Times by providing First Aid cover for the two day event and also ran a tombola for essential fundraising for the Club. The weather was scorching hot but visitors weren't deterred.
It was an amazing weekend and a massive 'thank you' to the HLG First Aid team and fundraisers - Dean Baker, Joe Slaughter, Joe Ford, Fred Cooke, Ruth Heyes, Jacinta and Savana Isles, Jake Denton, Tom Staff and family.

08/08/2026

Photos from Hastings Carnival tonight. Brilliant weather, a great crowd cheering and clapping as the floats and prams went past. Thanks to Fred Cooke, Joe Ford, Julie Baker, Dean Baker, Scarlett Dixon, Jake Denton, Esme Rose, Chloe Stocks and Emily for supporting the club and collecting donations for the Carnival - great evening, thanks to every who made it happen.

26/07/2026

In June we ran our second very successful beach lifeguard course of the 2026 season. This course was challenged by the record breaking heatwave temperatures whilst the course at Easter had to cope with Storm Dave!
Again, Joe the trainer, adapted the timetable to ensure the course members weren't in the heat of the day - the course members adjusted well to early morning sea training sessions.
Well done to all the course members, Joe and the rest of team.

25/07/2026

Today is World Drowning Prevention Day and Hastings Voluntary Lifeguards is at The Stade, Hastings taking part in Emergency Services Day. Come and see us and talk to our members about enjoying water and staying safe.

24/07/2026

Please come and see us tomorrow at Emergency Services Day at the Stade. Our boat will be there and members to talk to you about safety on the sea as well as Hastings Voluntary Lifeguards

Please come and see us at Hastings Emergency Services day on Saturday 25th July, from 10am to 5pm at The Stade, Hastings.
Find out what Hastings Lifeguards do, learn how to stay safe in the water, find out how to join us and the opportunities we can provide.

10/07/2026

09/07/2026

Address

East Hastings Sea Angling Association, The Stade
Hastings
TN353FJ

Website

http://www.hastingslifeguards.org.uk/

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