Atlantic Pacific: Lifeboats where there are none

16/06/2026

Something worth sharing with your child's school this week.

UK rivers and lakes stay below 15 degrees all year round. Even in August. Most teenagers have no idea. Most adults don't either.

Cold water shock is the body's immediate, uncontrollable response to cold water immersion. It hits within three seconds. Your body gasps before your brain can react. If your head is underwater when that happens, you breathe water straight in. It doesn't matter how well you can swim. It doesn't discriminate.

Most teenagers who die in open water die within the first ten minutes. Not from hypothermia. From cold shock, before anyone can reach them.

The Institute of Humanitarian Action has just launched a free 15-minute assembly on cold water shock, built specifically for young people aged 10 to 19. Any teacher or youth leader can download it right now at www.apiha.org, with no sign-up and no cost. Speaker notes included, ready to deliver this week.

If your child's school hasn't covered this, please share this post with their teacher, their head of year, or your local school Facebook group. It takes 15 minutes to deliver and it could save a life this summer.

www.apiha.org, supported by the Port of London Authority

30/04/2026

We're heading to Tokyo! 🇯🇵

This May, Atlantic Pacific is delighted to bring our Introduction to First Aid session to Tokyo - a hands-on, practical course covering some of the most important skills you can ever learn.

Over the session, you'll be trained in:
🫀 CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)
🩸 Catastrophic bleeding control
🫁 Choking response

These are real, applicable skills - the kind that could one day help you save a life, whether at home, at school, or out in your community.

23 May 2026, 13:00 - 16:00
📍 Tokyo
👥 Ages 16+
💴 ¥15,000 (tax included)

Spaces are limited and will go quickly. Link in bio (or comments) to secure your place.

11/04/2026

Great to see the student’s at UWC Atlantic using our Ocean Revival Workshop to understand the impact of plastics on our environment and ocean and create their own sunglasses from plastic waste produced and collected from the college.

Looking great in your AP sunnies! 😎

18/03/2026

Our last weekend at Number 2 Church Street, Llantwit Major. We are really sad to go but I time is up. You can still by our lifesaving merch online, but nothing beats checking it out in our lovely shop.
We are open:
SATURDAY 21st: 10:30am - 5.30pm
SUNDAY 22nd: 10:30am - 3.30pm

09/03/2026

Places available for this summer. Are you interested in studying medicine, becoming a paramedic, working in healthcare?

This summer we are running our third ‘Introduction to Medicine’ course which is designed to give you an insight into the emergency and medial sector. You’ll learn our first aid check card system, which gives you a 3 day First Aid at Work qualification as well as access and insight into various professions including paramedics, doctors, GPs and medics.

Come join us…

08/03/2026

Our backbone is female and we are incredibly proud of it.

At Atlantic Pacific, the majority of our team are women: crew, trainers, coordinators, and humanitarians who show up every single day to save lives.

This International Women’s Day, we’re making a major shout-out to all the women working in SAR and drowning prevention across our communities. Your strength, skill, and leadership save lives. You are on the front lines, in the control rooms, in the classrooms, and in the water, making an impact that reaches far beyond the shoreline.

You are not just part of this mission, you are driving it.

Today we celebrate you. And every day, we stand with you.


www.atlanticpacific.org.uk

06/03/2026

06/03/2026

The pop up shop has just a couple more weekends..

11am, Saturday & Sunday
2 Church Street
Llantwit Major

27/02/2026

Our POP UP shop on Church Street in Llantwit Major will be in place for another month.

Come get your lifesaving threads..

Opening times will be March:
Sunday 1st 12-4pm
Friday 6th 12-4pm
Saturday 7th 12-5pm
Sunday 8th 12-4pm
more dates coming soon and if the lights are on, try knocking and coming in, There might be someone in..