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St Agnes Lifeboat Station

St Agnes Lifeboat Station
Flag of the RNLI
Crew facilities (right) at Trevaunance Cove
Map
General information
TypeLifeboat Station
LocationTrevaunance Cove, Quay Road, St Agnes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates50°19′9″N 5°12′6″W / 50.31917°N 5.20167°W / 50.31917; -5.20167
Opened1968
OwnerRoyal 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.

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 Agnes Op. No. Name Type Comments
1968–1972 D-148 Blue Peter IV RFD PB16 [4]
1973–1981 D-215 Blue Peter IV RFD PB16 [4]
1981–1984 D-179 Blue Peter IV RFD PB16 First stationed at Great Yarmouth and Gorleston. Unnamed until allocated to St Agnes.[4]
1985–1993 D-305 Blue Peter IV RFD PB16 [4]
1994–2004 D-453 Blue Peter IV EA16 [5][6]
2005–2015 D-641 Blue Peter IV IB1 [7]
2015– D-787 XKalibur IB1 Funded 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
  • The Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum
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
  • A Framed Letter of Thanks signed by the Chairman of the Institution
Rory Bushe, crew members - 2002
Carey Morgan, crew members - 2002
  • Royal Humane Society Certificate of Commendation
Peter David Bliss, Helmsman - 1983
  • The Daily Express LifeSavers Award from Vodafone 2005
Gavin Forehead, Helmsman - 2005
Rory Bushe, crew member - 2005
James Watkins, crew member - 2005
  • James Michael Bower Endowment Fund Award
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. ^ a b c d 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.