Tag: RNLI

World-renowned artist’s Field of Light installation comes to Salcombe

Stuart Mitchell

Acclaimed artist Bruce Munro is bringing his stunning art installation Field of Light to Salcombe to help celebrate the RNLI’s 200th anniversary of saving lives at sea. The Salcombe Field of Light is an art installation of 20,000 fibre optic lights on stems that will glow across 35,000 square meters of fields opposite Salcombe. It opened on Saturday 5 October and will run to 10 January, 2025, from dusk to 10pm daily. Over 12 months of planning and more than 300 volunteers have made possible the largest art installation of…

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RNLI x Grangers: A Partnership of Protection

Stuart Mitchell

Grangers, a brand dedicated to protecting outdoor enthusiasts against the elements, has entered a three-year partnership with the RNLI, becoming the charity’s ‘Official Aftercare Partner’. The brand announced the news on their website with the following post: Grangers has some incredible news that we have been eager to share for a while. We are very proud to collaborate with the RNLI as their Official Aftercare Partner. Using our world-class cleaning and reproofing products, the RNLI’s All-weather Lifeboat crews will stay warm and dry for longer, enhancing the performance and extending…

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Daniel Craig gives birthday gift to the RNLI

Stuart Mitchell

Actor Daniel Craig has donated his personal limited edition 007 x Triumph motorcycles to raise funds for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) for their 200th anniversary year of lifesaving. Daniel has been a lifelong supporter of the RNLI, with his previous involvement including supporting a station campaign at Hoylake near where he grew up, and going afloat with the lifeboat crew at Ramsgate. The charity, which provides a lifeboat and lifeguard search and rescue service around the UK and Ireland, mainly made up of volunteers, has been saving lives…

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INEOS Automotive and RNLI announce partnership

Stuart Mitchell

INEOS Automotive has become an official partner of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)), the charity that saves lives at sea. Over the next five years, the INEOS Grenadier will become the official vehicle of RNLI lifeboats and support the RNLI by helping their volunteer lifesavers launch to those who are in difficulty in the water and in need of their help. Over the duration of the partnership 20 Grenadier Station Wagons will be deployed at certain locations around the UK and Ireland to support the charity’s courageous volunteers in…

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Dover’s new sustainable lifeboat station showcased in opening ceremony

Stuart Mitchell

The RNLI has revealed their brand-new lifeboat station as part of the Western Docks Revival Scheme in Dover. The newly completed station has a larger shop and visitor area as well as up to date changing facilities for the volunteer crew who operate their all-weather Severn class lifeboat City of London II from the pontoon alongside. Construction of the station began in February 2023 and the new building was completed in early 2024. Saturday 22 June saw the official opening ceremony for the station, and the station was pleased to…

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