Bembridge Lifeboat Station Appeal

The Bembridge crew and community need your help to raise £1M towards the cost of their new lifeboat station and lifeboat.

The all weather lifeboat station at Bembridge was constructed in 1922 to house the first motorised lifeboat at the end of a long concrete pier so that the lifeboat could be launched down a slipway and straight into the deep water. It had to be modified again in 1987 to accommodate and support the current Tyne class lifeboat, which weighs 28 tonnes compared to the eight tonnes of the original motor lifeboat.

The new station at Bembridge will be a high quality building in keeping with the locality.  The design of the building will ensure the efficient launch and recovery of the lifeboats while minimising the impact on the environment.  We are working closely with the planning authority and other interested parties to ensure that local concerns are respected.

The benefits include:

A Larger boat hall

• To house the present generation of lifeboats

A Crew training room

• To provide space for the crew to receive training

The Cost

The RNLI keeps comprehensive statistics on rescues and uses them to monitor and plan crucial lifesaving cover along our coastline. It also operates a rolling programme of coastal review and the construction of a new lifeboat station is based entirely upon operational need.

The redevelopment of Bembridge lifeboat station is an RNLI priority. It will represent a substantial investment, allowing the RNLI to meet its strategic aims, as well as being a valuable asset to the local community.

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is a registered charity that has been saving lives at sea since 1824.

Based at over 231 lifeboat stations, our volunteer crews provide, on call, the 24-hour service necessary to cover Search and Rescue requirements up to 100 nautical miles out to sea from the coast of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.