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Surf Lifesaving Club at Rest Bay, Porthcawl. https://www.paypal.com/gb/fundraiser/charity/3271811 Rest Bay Lifeguard Club patrols Rest Bay beach, Porthcawl.

We train members in lifesaving techniques and provide opportunities to compete in Surf Life Saving Sport. Our members range in age from 7 upwards. The club works hard to provide the best possible lifesaving equipment at Rest Bay for use by our members whilst patrolling the beach or taking part in surf lifesaving sport. We have an excellent relationship with the RNLI lifeguard service that patrols the beach during the summer months and many of the lifeguards who work at Rest Bay are members of and have been trained by the club. Club volunteers support the RNLI lifeguard service during the summer months with patrols using club powercraft during key times and when conditions dictate.

18/10/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 A fantastic night for Rest Bay! 💛💚🖤

Huge congratulations to our four Welsh cap ladies! 👏

🌟 Grace James – her 3rd Welsh cap
🌟 Marley Fitzgerald – her 1st Welsh cap
🌟 Lucy Carey – her 1st Welsh cap
🌟 Ellie McClay – her incredible 10th Welsh cap!

A big well done to Clare James, who picked up Team Manager of the Year, and Ava Lyons-Jones, who received Rescue of the Year 🏆👏

So proud of you all! ❤️

Well done to everyone who picked up caps and awards at the Awards Evening last night! 🏆

18/10/2026

🎉 REMINDER – REST BAY SLSC 35TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION 🎉

On Friday 6th November, we’re celebrating 35 years of being known as Rest Bay SLSC! 🖤💛💚

We’d love to welcome both old and new members to join us for an evening of celebration, reminiscing and a good old knees-up! 🥂

The evening will be combined with our annual awards presentation. If you’re not attending the awards, we’d recommend arriving from 7.30pm to join the celebrations.

There’ll be a buffet, live music from Virtuality and plenty of opportunity to hit the dance floor and celebrate together! 🎶💃🕺

🎟️ Tickets are £20 per person and are available from Mel Taylor.

Please DM me to secure your tickets. We’d love to see as many of our Rest Bay family, past and present, as possible to celebrate this special milestone together! ❤️💛💚

Dress code : smart/party wear

05/10/2026

🎉 Calling all former Rest Bay SLSC members! 🎉

This year marks a very special milestone, 35 years of being known as Rest Bay SLSC and we’d love to celebrate it with as many of our ex-members as possible! 💛💚

We’re holding a joint Celebration & Presentation Evening on:

📅 Friday 6th November
📍 The High Tide, Porthcawl
⏰ 6pm awards presentation followed by a celebration party with live music from VIRTUALITY 🎸🎶🎤

We’ll start the evening with a short presentation, looking back and celebrating our members, our club and the people who have helped make Rest Bay SLSC what it is today.

Afterwards, there’ll be a buffet and live music from the fantastic band Virtuality 🎶🎸 so it promises to be a great evening of catching up, reminiscing and celebrating together.

Whether you were a member years ago or have only recently moved on, we’d really love to see you there. This is a celebration of all the people who have been part of our club over the years.

🎟️ More information about tickets and pricing will be shared shortly.

Please share this post with any former Rest Bay members you’re still in touch with and help us spread the word.

35 years of Rest Bay SLSC let’s celebrate it together! 🛟💛💚

27/09/2026

If anyone is passing Rest Bay today, we’ve got a great selection of cakes & treats for sale at Rest Bay today, raising money for club members Ellie & Grace who are heading to the World Lifesaving Championships in South Africa in November! 🇿🇦🇬🇧

13/08/2026

🌑 Eclipse & Voluntary Patrol 🌊💛💚

Last night, our team carried out a voluntary patrol at Rest Bay, working alongside the RNLI during the first few hours of the evening to help keep everyone safe while people gathered to watch the eclipse.

As the evening went on, our voluntary patrol continued until around 9pm, managing the large crowds gathered around the slipway and shoreline. With a huge tide, plenty of people, and a warm evening, it was a busy night for our volunteers.

A huge thank you to clubbies Steve Taylor, Mel Taylor, Matt Davies, Rebecca Rowe, Natasha Evans, Sam Mcloy, Richard Perkins, Rich Castle, Tegan Davies, Lisa Davies, Pippa Davies, and Natalie Hunter for working together to help keep everyone safe. 👏

To support us with a donation: https://www.paypal.com/gb/fundraiser/charity/3271811

22/07/2026

We are raising funds to replace our ATV used for launch and recovery of our surf rescue powered craft (our IRB and RWC) and need your help!

We had hoped our 10 year old ATV would see us through this season but sadly due to chassis corrosion it is unsafe to use and beyond economic repair.

We're fundraising to help with the cost of replacement and would appreciate your support, however small.

In 2025 our members performed preventative actions during our volunteer patrols at Rest Bay that stopped over 30 people getting into difficulty and we also rescued 2 people in difficulty.

Our volunteer patrols are held in support of the RNLI lifeguards and we also provide additional out of hour volunteer patrols when there is increased risk due to conditions such as large surf, strong currents etc.

An operational ATV is integral to our volunteer patrols and the safety of our club training sessions as without it we can't launch and recover our powercraft quickly or efficiently.

14/07/2026

We are asking for your support! Our 10 year old trusty Polaris used for volunteer patrols and to launch and recover our surf rescue powered craft (our IRB and RWC) is no longer safe to use due to extensive corrosion to the chassis and we need to replace it ASAP 😞

We had hoped it would see us through this season but sadly it is unsafe to use and beyond economic repair.

We're fundraising to help with the cost of replacement and would appreciate your support, however small. Your donation will help us to be able to continue our volunteer patrols and launch and recover our rescue craft.

In 2025 our members performed preventative actions during our volunteer patrols at Rest Bay that stopped over 30 people getting into difficulty and we also rescued 2 people in difficulty. Our volunteer patrols are held in support of the RNLI lifeguards and we also provide additional out of hour volunteer patrols when there is increased risk due to conditions such as large surf, strong currents etc.

09/06/2026

We were delighted to welcome former Club Chairman (and later President) Gerald Davies back for a tour of the lifeguard station this week with his son Hywel (also a former Chairman).

Gerald was one of the founding members of Rest Bay Lifeguard Club. When the club was at risk of folding in 1990 due to low numbers Gerald went out knocking doors around Rest Bay to recruit new members.

Gerald dedicated a significant amount of time and effort to the club. It's thanks to Gerald's efforts and vision with the support of his wife Gloria, along with other dedicated officers of the club at the time including Jeff Page and Norah Clarke and our fundraising committee that the lifeguard station was built and opened in 1997.

Hywel's work took him overseas where he now lives and it's great to have his involvement in our training sessions whilst we have him on loan from East End Surf Life Saving Club.

Address

Rest Bay Beach
Porthcawl
CF363UW

Website

https://www.paypal.com/gb/fundraiser/charity/3271811

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