Friends Of Whitby Lifeboat

Friends Of Whitby Lifeboat A group of Volunteers and supporters raising funds for Whitby Lifeboat

13/05/2026

Fundraiser

Entries for our best dressed attendees at today’s tea dance no prizes for guessing the winner! Hollie Stonehouse. We r...
13/05/2026

Entries for our best dressed attendees at today’s tea dance no prizes for guessing the winner! Hollie Stonehouse. We raised £206 today, many thanks to all who helped

This should be both informative and entertaining - and with all proceeds going to the RNLI … what’s not to like? 👍🏻
10/05/2026

This should be both informative and entertaining - and with all proceeds going to the RNLI … what’s not to like? 👍🏻

A recent visit to the lifeboat station. I was very impressed with the dedication of the crew and it was apparent that d...
10/05/2026

A recent visit to the lifeboat station. I was very impressed with the dedication of the crew and it was apparent that donations and funds raised were put to exceptionally good use. We are so blessed to have this life saving station and crew in Whitby.

Another fun event our monthly tea dance at the Royal Hotel Royal Whitby Events
10/05/2026

Another fun event our monthly tea dance at the Royal Hotel
Royal Whitby Events

Our lovely friends at The Moon & Sixpence are running a cocktail promotion in support of the RNLI … call in for a genuin...
09/05/2026

Our lovely friends at The Moon & Sixpence are running a cocktail promotion in support of the RNLI … call in for a genuinely cracking cocktail, chance your arm at winning a free one and have a great time doing both!

24/04/2026

What a beautiful day by the sea, stay safe everyone and enjoy! 😊

Easter Tea Dance raised a fantastic £174 for Whitby RNLI lifeboat 👏🏻👏🏻 We are so grateful to our dancers and our fabulou...
15/04/2026

Easter Tea Dance raised a fantastic £174 for Whitby RNLI lifeboat 👏🏻👏🏻 We are so grateful to our dancers and our fabulous volunteers for supporting these monthly events. Thanks also to The Royal Hotel for hosting and to Robert Rimmington for keeping the music flowing. We had lots of wonderful prizes donated and fabulous Easter bonnets on parade too. Join us next month on Wednesday 13th May.

Wednesday Evening practice. What an amazing team
09/04/2026

Wednesday Evening practice. What an amazing team

New date for the tea dance. We look forward to seeing you there.
27/03/2026

New date for the tea dance. We look forward to seeing you there.

27/11/2025

Whitby RNLI crew rescue dog and owners after cliff fall

Both lifeboats were launched yesterday (Wednesday 26th November) after two people were cut off by the tide while rescuing their dog.

The pair had been walking from Robin Hood's Bay to Whitby when their dog ran through a bush and fell over 200ft from the cliff top.

Fearing the worst they made their way to the beach in search of the dog.

They found the spaniel, uninjured at the base of the cliffs but by the time they reached him the incoming tide was approaching.

A third member of the group rang the coastguard to report the incident.

At 4.43pm the RNLI crew were paged and launched both lifeboats. The Coastguard were also in attendance on the cliff top.

After a search in strong southerly winds and driving rain, the casualties were located.

The pair and the dog were transferred to the inshore lifeboat, but then moved to the all weather lifeboat due to the poor sea conditions.

The all weather lifeboat crew returned the casualties to the lifeboat station where they were checked over and given safety advice.

Leah Hunter, helm on the inshore lifeboat said. 'We strongly advise keeping dogs on a lead on the cliff top, even the most well behaved dogs can get into trouble due to the steep nature of the cliffs and proximity to the paths. This is the second incident we've attended this year. We were very relieved to find that the dog was unharmed, but it isn't always a happy ending.'

If you see anyone in difficulty in or on the water dial 999 and ask for the Coastguard

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