Lifeboat Station : Newbiggin
Main Contact Details
Old Sandridge, Newbiggin Bay, Newbiggin, Northumberland
NE64 6DU
Telephone
01670 817320
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Station Information
Stations near you
- Explore stations are normally open all year and have an RNLI gift shop
- Discover stations are normally open during the summer months
- Observe stations may be open by appointment only
- RNLI Beach Lifeguard area
Visitor Contact
Stan Green
Telephone
01670 817834
Shop
10am-4pm Sun or by appointment
Accessibility
Parking, disabled parking
About this station
Celebrating over 150 years as a lifeboat station, Newbiggin has had 12 different station lifeboats over the years; today it operates an inshore Atlantic 75 lifeboat. The crews have been presented with 16 awards for gallantry.
Recent launches in the north (BST)
21/11/2008
Cleethorpes - 15:3620/11/2008
Scarborough - 10:0718/11/2008
Fleetwood - 16:09
Last Launch
Launched this week
Lifeboat Call Out 12 - Fishing Coble Assisted
15/11/2008
By: Richard Martin - LIfeboat Press Officer
One of Newbiggin's fishing cobles suffered propulsion failure today and needed lifeboat assistance.
Lifeboat Call Out 11 - Fishing Coble Broken Down
17/09/2008
By: Richard Martin
Volunteers were called out at Newbiggin Lifeboat Station following a call for assistance from a local fishing boat.
Morpeth Floods - Day Two
07/09/2008
By: Richard Martin
Lifeboat volunteers continue to help out with floods at Morpeth.
Lifeboat Volunteers help out during local floods
06/09/2008
By: Alison Levett / Richard Martin
Local Lifeboat volunteers from Northumberland RNLI Stations tasked early evening today to assist with flood rescues.
Lifeboat Call Out 9 - Broken down motor cruiser
30/08/2008
By: Richard Martin
The ninth call out of the year came today when a drifting vessel called for assistance.