Martin Cox

Martin is one of 2 full-time members of staff at Appledore Lifeboat Station. He is the Coxswain and is responsible for the boat and crew whilst at sea and is also the Training Co-ordinator.Martin is also responsible for the maintenance of the 2 tractors at station alongside the mechanic

Keith Wilson

Keith is our full-time mechanic at Appledore. He is responsible for the maintenance and most repairs to the All-Weather and Inshore Lifeboats, as well as being responsible for the safe operation of the engines whilst at sea.Keith joined us from Sunderland where he was 2nd Mechanic on the Trent class lifeboat and later retained mechanic for the Atlantic 75. He started here in January 2006.

Jeff Pavitt

Jeff is a crew member for the ALB and ILB, and is working towards becoming a helm of the Inshore Lifeboat which he hopes to complete in the near future.Jeff works for MAK Finnings in sales

Andrew Hallet

Andrew is a crew member on the ALB and ILB. Andrew works for the highways agency

Peter Evans

Peter has been on the crew at Appledore for many years.  He is a helmsman of the ILB and an Emergency Mechanic and crewmember on the ALB.  Pete works as an Engineer

Andy Short

Andy is a crew member on both ILB and ALB, and is also a helm for the Atlantic 75 at Appledore. Shorty is also one of the emergency mechanics for the ALB, providing cover for the full-time mechanic, He works in the local shipyard.

Jon Short

Jon is also one of our crew for ILB and ALB. Brother of Andy, he hopes to follow in his footsteps!!!

Rich Morne

Rich is a Youth Worker and is also a crewmember for both boats here at Appledore.

James Atkinson

James is one of our crewmembers for both ALB and ILB, after succesfully completing his probation with the shore crew he has moved up to boat crew.

James works as a plumber.

Andrew Atkinson

Andrew is a Helm for our Atlantic 75, as well as being a navigator and emergency mechanic! Andrew intends to train to coxswain level to provide cover and support for the full-time coxswain. Andrew works in the local shipbuilders, DML as a design Engineer

Mark Williams

Mark is our newest crewmember for ALB and ILB, his brother Adam is one of our shore crew.  Mark works for the RNLI as an Area Techinical Assistant.

Gary Stanbury

RNLI Bronze medal holder Gary is a helm of our Atlantic 75, as well as a crew member and 3rd mechanic for the ALB.

Nick Ayres

NIck is an ILB helm and 2nd Mechanic for the ALB. He works as a mobile fitter for A Plant.

Ian Black

Ian is a crew member for both ILB and ALB here at Appledore.

Sam Jenkins

Sam is a crewmember for both ALB and ILB.  She works in the local pub, The Beaver.

Martin Davis

Martin is a crewmember for both all-weather and inshore lifeboats.  He lives and works at the Royal George pub which is close to the station.

Owen Atkinson

Owen is 2nd Coxswain at Appledore, providing cover and support for Martin, the full time cox'n.  Owen works at DML Appledore as a Design Engineer

Graham Fisher

Graham is the Head Launcher at Appledore, he is responsible for overseeing the whole launching and recovery operation, ensuring its safe and efficient operation.

Clive Leonard

Clive is a member of the shore crew. The shore crew are all equally responsible for launch and recovery of the boarding boat and ILB. Clive is a car mechanic for a local garage.

Adam Williams

Adam is another member of the shore crew at Appledore, you may of seen him at other stations as he likes to visit them when he's not working as an injection moulding operator.

Gary Hulme

Gary is a member of the shore crew and a tractor driver. Gary works for a local helicopter firm. He also cooks a mean breakfast!!!