Welcome to Southend Lifeboat’s website

Southend Lifeboat station is just one of 238 around the coasts of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. The RNLI operates a 24 hour a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year all-weather rescue service around the coast and some major rivers. Additionally the RNLI has lifeguards on major tourist beaches during the summer months and maintains a Flood Rescue service for inland areas.

The RNLI is a registered charity which exists to save lives at sea. It provides, on call, the 24-hour service necessary to cover search and rescue requirements to 50 miles out from the coast of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.

Southend RNLI has been chosen as the Mayor’s charity for 2019.

Councillor John Lamb is the Mayor for Southend on Sea for 2019-2020. Councillor Lamb represents the Conservative party in the West Leigh Ward. He is the 99th Mayor of Southend on Sea.

Councillor John Lamb

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Borough of Southend on Sea

Full details of the Mayor’s Charity can be found at

https://www.southendmayorscharity.net/

Councillor Lamb has a long association with the sea so it is no surprise that he chose the RNLI as his charity. He joined the Sea Cadet Corps at the age of 11 and became a Royal Naval Reserve officer at the age of 21. He joined Leigh Sailing Club where he remains a member, after spending two years as vice commodore and three years as commodore. He still owns his own yacht and sails whenever he can.

With Graham and Gemma at the launch of the charity

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