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Welcome to the Looe Lifeboats website, the first for Looe RNLI. The website was created in November 2007. We would appreciate any comments which may improve the content. Please use our Contact Us page or write to Looe Lifeboat Station, West End, East Looe, Cornwall, PL13 1AT
Tel. 01503.265072
 


Located adjacent to East Looe beach and the Looe River, the new boathouse for Looe Lifeboats was completed in 2003 and is a state of the art building, a far cry from the first recorded shout in 1938 before a boathouse had been established.
 
In 1838 a gallantry medal was awarded to Coastguard William Jennings for a service to the large London brigatine Belisima. William Jennings volunteered to swim out to her and after perservering for some time, managed to get a rope aboard enabling the Master and 12 crew to be saved. 
The Boathouse  
The boathouse was designed and built to handle sea surges and Spring Tides which often sweep sea water up into the boathouse.
 
The Boathouse welcomes educational visits from organised groups. On this occasion Torpoint Brownies visited in 2007 and donated stamps collected over the previous year.
Please contact us to arrange a visit.
 

A Spring Tide at Looe!!
 
Running For Looe RNLI
 
Ann and Laurie Watson succesfully completed the Plymouth half marathon on Sunday 25th May and raised over £500 for Looe RNLI
 
 
 
 

Forthcoming Events

 

May

The Bronze statue to Nelson the seal, adopted by Looe townsfolk some years ago, will be unveiled on Wednesday 28th May by Robin-Knox Johnson. The event takes place on Pennylands West Looe at noon.

 

June 2008

The Looe Festival By The Sea takes place on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th June. The RNLI will have numerous events taking place over the weekend.

The Looe Valley Singers will be performing in the boathouse Saturday evening, 28th June.

Also, static displays, helicopter and boat rescues, boathouse and shop open, booksales and raffle/tombola.

 

July

Pelynt Male Voice Choir 15th July

 

August

Open Day Sunday 24th August

 

Further infoamtion on these and other planned evenst will follow.

 

For more information on these events please contact the Secretary, Marilyn Berry on 01503.264433 or use our Contact Us form
 
 
Brownies Visit to Looe