You can see Shoreham's RNLI lifeboat station and its state of the art Tamar all weather lifeboat. The boathouse on Kingston Beach consists of a larger boat hall, crew training room, proper drying facilities for wet crew kit, changing facilities and a viewing platform for the public. The old lifeboat station was demolished in January 2009 and work started immediately to build a new modern lifeboat station to house the RNLl's new Tamar-class lifeboat and its inshore lifeboat along with two new slipways. The new boathouse opened in October 2010 following a three-year community appeal to raise £1million towards the new build. The station's new £2.7million Tamar lifeboat, named the Enid Collett, after the late donor whose generous legacy funded the boat, arrived in Shoreham on December 10. The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. All the lifeboat crew and shore helpers, apart from the full-time coxswain-mechanic, at Shoreham are voluntary and are on call 24-hours a day, 365 days a year. It receives no government funding and relies on voluntary donations, legacies and fund-raising. With more and more people enjoying the beach and sea we've never been busier. Now we have the first Tamar-class lifeboat at a lifeboat station in the RNLI’s south east region to provide that essential service of saving lives at sea. Our page is an open and welcoming community of RNLI supporters and volunteers all coming together to help save lives at sea and we want to hear from you about your experiences. As a charity funded by your generosity, we welcome your feedback and are always happy to discuss any aspects of our lifesaving work. However, to ensure our page remains a safe and welcoming space for everyone, we reserve the right to remove comments e.g those that are offensive or abusive towards others. People who post such comments may be banned from the page. Thank you for your support.
