RNLI Lytham St Annes Lifeboat Thank you for visiting Lytham St Annes Lifeboat website Lytham St Annes Lifeboat was established in 1851, and operates from 2 sites. There have been 18 awards for gallantry, most notably a Silver Medal awarded following the successful rescue of the crew of 12 of 'The Mexico' by Lytham lifeboat 'Charles Biggs' in December 1886. This was the worst disaster ever to befall the RNLI and cost the lives of the entire crew of 13 of the St Annes lifeboat 'Laura Janet', and all but 2 of the 16 crew of the Southport lifeboat 'Eliza Fernlea'. In total, 27 lifeboatmen lost their lives that night, but the crew of 12 was saved. For further details of the 'Mexico Disaster', please visit our YouTube Channel .
The main all weather lifeboat (ALB) now operates from St. Annes, on the promenade south of St Annes Pier, and our inshore (ILB) lifeboat operates from Lytham opposite the Queens Hotel, and adjacent to the Ribble Cruising Club.
We launch on training exercises typically 2-3 Thursday evenings, plus 1 Sunday morning per month. Details can be found on the
Training Page and tide times can be found
HERE courtesy of www.tide-forecast.com
Please feel free to come and see us launch and recover our lifeboats, or visit our well stocked shops.
Please remember that the lifeboat station is supported entirely by voluntary contributions.
Cheques may also be made payable to ' Lytham St Annes Station Fundraising Branch , and posted to- RNLI Lytham St. Annes South Promenade St Annes-on-Sea FY8 1SJ You can help support Lytham St Annes Lifeboat Station by attending our regular events such as 'Leg It For The Lifeboat', 'Family Fun Open Day' and various other activities throughout the year (
Events Page )
Station Lifeboat Lottery You could also support us by joining our Lytham St Annes Lifeboat Lottery. The lottery is limited to 250 members and costs just £5 per month and in this way you would become a regular supporter and be involved with our lifeboat station every month!
Please see our
Lottery Page for further details.
Contact Us Today If you would like to know more about the work of the RNLI Lytham St Annes lifeboat station, please call in to our
Visitor Centres at St Annes
(01253 729 579) or Lytham
(01253 733 638). We may also wish to telephone our All Weather lifeboat station on
01253 714 900 , or
send an email using our
Email Enquiry Form.
School and Group Visits Lytham St Annes Lifeboat welcome visits from schools and youth groups.
Please contact our Lifeboat Visits Officer Sarah Smith to check availability by emailing
rnlilsavisits@gmail.com or telephone
01253 739 748.
Thank Your Support.