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Weston-super-Mare RNLI Weston Lifeboat Station is located at Knightstone Plaza ,Kinghtstone , Weston-super-Mare Somerset.

29/10/2026

Snapshots from this week’s nighttime training. 📸🌛
Swipe to the end for a speedy net recovery. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

27/10/2026

Ever wondered what RNLI crew keep in their life jackets? 🛟
We recently swapped out our life jackets, so here’s a look at what’s tucked inside the pockets:

1. Our replacement jackets: each one weighs between 1.5kg and 3.5 kg and when inflated should roll the wearer onto their back, keeping airways out of the water (a literal lifesaver if they’ve been knocked unconscious).

2. Personal Locator Beacon: If a crew member ever ends up in the water, this device transmits a satellite signal with exact GPS coordinates straight to Search and Rescue authorities. It ensures we can be found quickly, day or night.

3. RNLI Casualty Care Check Cards: First aid at sea requires fast, decisive action. These waterproof guide cards help our crew assess and treat casualties, from hypothermia to fractures, before reaching shore.

4. Day & Night Signal Flare: A compact distress flare that provides a high-visibility signal for visual location during daytime or night rescues.

5. Safety Knife: A sturdy, tethered line-cutting knife. Crucial if someone gets snagged in ropes, nets, or lines during an operation.

6. Checked, re-packed jackets hung up in our kit room ready to go the moment the pagers go off.

23/10/2026

Ho, Ho, Ho! Santa Claus is stopping by Weston-super-Mare Lifeboat Station on Saturday 12th December, and you’re invited to a festive evening of Christmas cheer! 🎅🏻

Bring the family along and join the crew for a magical evening packed with festive fun, food, and a very special send-off for Santa!

What’s on:
• Meet Santa in his Grotto (From 5:15 PM)
• Christmas arts, crafts, and activities
• Biscuit decorating
• Hot food & drink: Hot dogs, burgers & warm hot chocolate
Stick around until 7:30 PM to watch Santa make his grand exit back to the North Pole onboard the lifeboat! (Weather permitting).

🎟️ Tickets: £6 per child
🛟 All proceeds go directly to supporting Weston Lifeboat Station and saving lives at sea.

Come along, get festive, and make some magical Christmas memories! Don't forget to wrap up warm! ❄️

22/10/2026

🛟 STORM WARNING 🛟

Storm Austen is set to bring heavy rain and strong winds, with gusts over 70mph expected along coastal locations, from tonight.

With half-term under way, the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning. If you’re visiting the coast around Weston-super-Mare or the wider South West, please exercise sensible caution and stay well back from stormy seas, piers, and exposed seafronts. Powerful waves can easily knock you off your feet and pull you into danger.

Key Safety Reminders:

🛟 Check local conditions: Some lifeguarded beaches remain operational, but expect challenging conditions and obey red flags. Unguarded beaches (like Weston) will be especially hazardous.

🛟 If you get into trouble in the water: Remember to Float to Live. Tilt your head back with your ears wet, relax, control your breathing, and once calm call for help.

🛟 If you see someone else in danger: Do not enter the water. Instead, remember ‘Phone, Float, Throw.’ Call 999 or 112 for the Coastguard, tell them to float, and throw something buoyant.

Please stay safe and look out for each other!

21/10/2026

“Call 999 if sumwon is in trouble” 🥹

We couldn’t agree more Penny! Our Education & Water Safety team love visiting local schools, but seeing drawings like this make it extra special.

She remembered all the crucial advice:
🛟 when visiting a lifeguarded beach, always swim between the red & yellow flags.
🛟 if you think someone is in trouble, phone 999 and ask for the coastguard.
🛟 look out for local safety signs and read them.

Thank you Penny! If you’d like to request a water safety visit for your school or group, visit the ‘water safety programmes’ page on our website site (www.RNLI.org)

14/10/2026

Could you be the new Chair for Weston-super-Mare RNLI? 🛟

Our local lifeboat station has a proud history of saving lives in the Severn Estuary, and we are currently looking for a Lifeboat Management Group Chair to help lead our team forward.

If you have great communication skills, enjoy bringing people together, and want to support a world-class lifesaving charity, this could be the perfect volunteer role for you. Full training and support are provided!

Time Commitment: Variable with monthly requirements

Location: Weston-super-Mare, Somerset

Closing Date: 25 October 2026

To learn more about the role or submit an application, click the link below:

https://tinyurl.com/yp98kvfc

06/10/2026

📟 LAUNCH TO SERVICE 📟
Date: Sun 27 Sept | Time: 1:10pm | Boat: D-Class ILB

Our volunteer crew were paged to an urgent medical emergency on board a fishing charter off Brean Down. Due to low tide, the D-class launched via the low water route. Crew boarded the vessel, took over casualty care, and coordinated with HM Coastguard for an urgent helicopter winch lift to hospital in Bristol.

We’re pleased to share that the casualty made a full recovery and was discharged the next day.

This brings our total number of shouts so far this year to 49. 🛟

🔗 Full story linked in the comments.

If you see someone in trouble at sea, dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard.

🎥 RNLI / Andy Stone & Jack Price Storm Lee Charters Swansea & Cardiff

04/10/2026

Weston Super Half🏃‍♂️

The crew were out early this morning moving our lifeboats to the slipway ahead of the seafront closure for today’s half marathon. We also have a crew on standby at the station in the event a shout comes in.

Good luck to everyone taking part today! Have fun, be safe, and give the crew a wave when you run past! 🏃‍♀️🛟

02/10/2026

Net Recovery Training

Why do we practice net recovery? In rough weather, it can be too risky, and sometimes downright impossible, to recover The Atlantic 85 (our larger lifeboat) stern first into the carriage. Additionally, when an urgent casualty transfer is required, a rapid recovery is essential.

This week our crew trained on net recovery techniques under realistic, challenging conditions. To ensure full versatility across the crew, we ran the drill three times, rotating crew members through the lifeboat, tractor, and shore roles.

A fast-incoming tide and dark, rainy conditions added to the challenge, and that’s why we practise. Again, and again. 🛟

02/10/2026

All at Weston-super-Mare lifeboat station wish to express their deepest sympathies after the tragic death of a crew member at Hastings Lifeboat Station this week.

Our thoughts are with their family, loved ones, and fellow crew, as well as the wider Hastings RNLI community.

One Crew.

Address

Lifeboat Station, Knightstone Road
Weston-super-Mare
BS232BE

Telephone

+441934613912

Website

https://rnli.org/find-my-nearest/lifeboat-stations/weston-super-mare-lifeboat-station, https://www.instagram.com/weston_

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