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A marine biologist has come up with a novel alternative to the traditional Boxing Day Dip to raise funds for the RNLI lifeboat station near the town she grew up in. Rather than dip her toes in the sea on Boxing Day though, on 23 December 2020 Heather Coston Williams plunged the depths of the National Marine Aquarium (NMA) in […]
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‘If it wasn’t for Redcar RNLI we wouldn’t be here today’ – father’s Christmas video message to thank crew for saving son A father who was rescued by Redcar RNLI after he and his son were cut off by the tide at the foot of cliffs at Saltburn has sent a video message to thank the crew who saved their […]
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We urge you to support our charity this Christmas. Perhaps you’ve decided not to send cards this year and would like to make a donation to a worthwhile cause instead? Christmas 2020 will be different for us all due to Covid-19 and the restrictions in place. What isn’t restricted is our willingness to leave our families and leap to the […]
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The 2020 Lifeboat Day will be very different to any the 218-year-old Redcar lifeboat station has held before. While some COVID-19 restrictions have been eased, face-to-face fundraising planned for Saturday 17 July won’t be going ahead as normal. So instead the Redcar volunteers are taking to social media to boost their funds. Dave Cocks, spokesman for Redcar RNLI, explains: ‘Lifeboat […]
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The health crisis has hit our income hard. Lockdown halted the fundraising events we rely on to power our lifesaving service. Yet we have never stopped being on call 24/7, ready and willing to save lives. We still need protective crew kit and fuel to launch our lifeboats. And the lifeboat station and lifeboats still need to be maintained and repaired. With your […]
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RNLI volunteers will be fielding a strong team at the Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough on Saturday 25 November 2017 – collecting vital funds for the charity. The Redcar RNLI lifeboat station is Middlebrough FC’s charity of the year, and before the crunch Championship match against Derby County crew members and fundraisers will be outside the stadium when they hold a bucket […]
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Drizzle failed to dampen the generosity of people in Redcar as the town’s lifeboat day raised over £2700 for the RNLI. The annual lifeboat day, held on Saturday 22 July 2017, began with the two RNLI lifeboat on display in the High Street. The crew were helped in their fundraising by sea cadets from TS Zetland and the RNLI’s own […]
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Here are our images from the 2016 Boxing Day Dip. Can you spot yourself? All rights reserved. Please contact this website before using these images. [ngg_images source=”galleries” display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_thumbnails” override_thumbnail_settings=”0″ thumbnail_width=”240″ thumbnail_height=”160″ thumbnail_crop=”1″ images_per_page=”20″ number_of_columns=”0″ ajax_pagination=”0″ show_all_in_lightbox=”0″ use_imagebrowser_effect=”0″ show_slideshow_link=”1″ slideshow_link_text=”[Show slideshow]” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]
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Right – the bidding has begun! For the next 72 hours you can bid for a pair of tickets courtesy of Ramsdens to have afternoon tea with Middlesbrough FC stars in the Fenton Club, Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, on Thursday 22 December 2016 between 12.30 and 3pm. You must make your bid by sending an email to competition@redcarlifeboat.org.uk and the auction will […]
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Calling all Boro fans! We have a fantastic auction coming up this weekend. Thanks to the generosity of club sponsors Ramsdens, we have three pairs of tickets for the Twinkle Twinkle Meet The Stars event at the Riverside stadium on the afternoon of Thursday 22 December 2016. We are auctioning the tickets in a “blind auction” with the three highest […]
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