The lives of eight people have been saved over the last three years as a result of Hastings Borough Council’s (HBC) decision to team up with the RNLI to provide lifeguard services on the town’s beaches. On Tuesday (April 6th) HBC’s cabinet unanimously agreed to approve a further three year contract with the RNLI. Kevin […]
Local lifeboat crews and other RNLI volunteers were praised for their heroism and bravery when Hastings and Rye MP, Sally-Ann Hart, took part in a debate in the House of Commons yesterday. Speaking in Westminster Hall, Mrs Hart said: “It is hard to put into words the respect, admiration and awe I have for the […]
Lifeguards are patrolling St Leonards beach again as the summer season – belatedly – gets underway. “Having the lifeguards in position on this popular section of beach is essential, to ensure the safety of residents and visitors while they enjoy the warmer weather,” said a spokesman for Hastings Borough Council. Last weekend on their first […]
It’s fair to say that local people have in general been less than complimentary about the actions of the surfer whose distress caused the Hastings Lifeboat to be launched during Storm Ciara earlier in the month. Some have even suggested that the surfer should have been sent a bill to cover the costs of the […]
Praise and tributes pour in for the crew who manned Hastings Lifeboat on Sunday. Hastings Lifeboat crew is famous the world over this week as a video of their boat almost capsizing in last Sunday’s storms has been seen all around the globe. Now thanks to photographs by Kevin Boorman we can bring you a […]
Hastings’ new Shannon class lifeboat, paid for from the sale of two of the world’s rarest Ferraris, was officially launched on Saturday. The classic cars were left to the RNLI by businessman Richard Colton following his death at the age of 82 in 2015. A red 1960 250 GT SWB and the silver 1967 275 GTB/4 […]
When the Richard and Caroline Colton arrived in Hastings on Saturday local people turned out in force to welcome the town’s brand new Shannon class lifeboat. It’s been three decades since Hastings has had a new lifeboat. When the Mersey Class Sealink Endeavour came to Hastings 30 years ago who would have guessed then that it would go on […]
The Richard and Caroline Colton arrived in Hastings yesterday the town’s brand new Shannon class lifeboat. Crowds of people flocked to the beach to see the new hi-tech lifeboat arrive after it had gone through extensive trials since July and the local lifeboat crew have undergone extensive training with the new craft. The Shannon is the latest […]
Building of Hastings new Shannon class lifeboat is complete and if all goes to plan the vessel will arrive in Hastings by mid-October. To be named the Richard and Caroline Colton the boat has been launched and is currently undergoing sea trials at the RNLI’s headquarters at in Poole in Dorset. The Shannon is the latest class […]
