St Agnes Lifeboat Station

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St Agnes Lifeboat Station
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Flag of the RNLI
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Crew facilities (right) at Trevaunance Cove
St Agnes Lifeboat Station
General information
TypeLifeboat Station
LocationTrevaunance Cove, Quay Road, St Agnes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates 50°19′9″N5°12′6″W / 50.31917°N 5.20167°W / 50.31917; -5.20167
Opened1968
Owner Royal National Lifeboat Institution

St Agnes Lifeboat Station was opened in 1968 and is based in St Agnes, Cornwall, South West England. It is operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). Until 2015 the station's lifeboats were sponsored by BBC TV's Blue Peter programme and named Blue Peter IV.

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History

The station was opened in 1968 as a base for a D-class Inshore Lifeboat (ILB). It was one of four lifeboats paid for from Blue Peter's viewers donating paperback books. A small boathouse was provided on the road to Trevaunace Cove. A house a short distance higher up the road was converted for crew facilities and fund raising in 2004. [1] [2]

The Duke of Kent visited the station in 1978 and again in 2005 in his role as president of the RNLI. [3]

St Agnes lifeboats

At St AgnesOp. No.NameTypeComments
1968–1972D-148Blue Peter IV RFD PB16 [4]
1973–1981D-215Blue Peter IVRFD PB16 [4]
1981–1984D-179Blue Peter IVRFD PB16First stationed at Great Yarmouth and Gorleston. Unnamed until allocated to St Agnes. [4]
1985–1993D-305Blue Peter IVRFD PB16 [4]
1994–2004D-453Blue Peter IV EA16 [5] [6]
2005–2015D-641Blue Peter IV IB1 [7]
2015–D-787XKaliburIB1Funded by The Jaguar Enthusiasts Club and named after King Arthur's sword, Excalibur. [8] [9] [10]

Awards

The following are awards made at St Agnes Lifeboat Station: [11]

Peter David Bliss Helmsman - 1978
Gavin Forehead, Helmsman - 2005
Peter Roberts, crew member - 1996
Andrew Northcote, Helmsman - 2002
Rory Bushe, crew member - 2005
James Watkins, crew member - 2005
Tom Roberson, surfer - 2005
Jamie Kent, surfer - 2005
Rory Bushe, crew members - 2002
Carey Morgan, crew members - 2002
Peter David Bliss, Helmsman - 1983
Gavin Forehead, Helmsman - 2005
Rory Bushe, crew member - 2005
James Watkins, crew member - 2005
Gavin Forehead, Helmsman - 2005
Martyn Leander Storme Ward - 2022 [12]

See also

References

  1. Leach, Nicholas (2006). Cornwall's Lifeboat Heritage (2nd ed.). Twelveheads Press. pp. 45–46. ISBN   090629443-6.
  2. Kipling, Ray; Kipling, Susannah (2006). Never Turn Back. Sutton Publishing. pp. 154–156. ISBN   0-7509-4307-6.
  3. "Duke of Kent to make return visit to St Agnes Lifeboat Station" . Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2024). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024. Lifeboats Enthusiasts Society. pp. 74–77.
  5. Leonard & Denton 2024, p. 80.
  6. "Lifeboat will 'make coast safer'". 21 May 2005. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  7. Leonard & Denton 2024, p. 83.
  8. "Jaguar enthusiasts donate £18,200 towards St Agnes' replacement lifeboat XKalibur". Falmouth Packet. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  9. Leonard & Denton 2024, p. 85.
  10. Smith, Chloe (3 May 2016). "St Agnes RNLI officially welcomes new D class lifeboat". RNLI. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  11. RNLI: St Agnes Lifeboat Station History
  12. "Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire". The Gazette. Retrieved 7 February 2024.