News & Events

What's going on in the world of Peterhead Lifeboat Station.

September Open Day.

Thursday 26th August 2010.

Peterhead Lifeboat Station Annual Open Day this year is on Saturday 4 September 2010 from 11:00-16:00. We are hoping for a large crowd, and have organised a veritable smörgåsbord of events for your viewing, eating and spending pleasure. Attending the open day will be HM Coastguard, the Fire Brigade, the Police Dive Team, Road Safety Vehicle, an in-shore D-class lifeboat display and of course, Peterheads own Tamar class Misses Robertson of Kintail will be open to the public for viewing.Tarlair model boat club will also be there using a boating pond.

As if that wasn't enough, there will be a presentation on Safety at Sea from the Sea Safety Perth team, a multimedia presentation on the work of Peterhead Lifeboat by the stations Press Officer, and we'll even have Stormy Stan on the scene!

There will also be a plethora of stalls in attendance including Buchan Beaders, Sweetie, Rhiannon Jewellery, RNLI Souvenirs, Waxed Wonders, a Bottle Stall, a Raffle Stall, RNLI Charity stall, a good old fashioned Kipper Barbecue, and if kippers aren't your thing, the Dolphin Cafe will also be open for refreshments.

All in all it's shaping up to be a great day out, so bring the family, and plenty pennies for all those goodies, and we very much look forward to seeing you there!


RNLI Peterhead Walk/Run/Jog day.

Sunday 2nd May 2010.

Peterhead lifeboat station 3/5/10km walk, run or jog event was a big success, with hundreds of runners taking part and £1600 raised! If you'd like to check out your time, click here.


September Open Day.

Friday 29th January 2010.

Peterhead lifeboat station will have an open day on Saturday 4 September 2010 (Although this date is not yet confirmed). It is hoped that we will have Stormy Stan on scene, and many exciting attractions. the event will be from 10:00 till 16:00.


Quiz Night.

Friday 29th January 2010.

Friday 29th January 2010 was our SOS Quiz Night! We ran a QUIZ NIGHT at the Harbour Lights from 1900, admission fee was £10 per team of 4 people. Click here for more info on the night!


Filmmaker of the Year!

Friday 8th January 2010.

We are very proud and pleased to announce that Peterhead Lifeboat Station has won the RNLI Filmmaker of the Year award, 2009.

This coveted award was for our movie of the rescue of the yacht Havbris, which can be seen here.


New updates!

Wednesday 11th November 2009.

A few upates to post!

We have the latest callout video up from the recovery of the motor vessel "Pegasus". Check it out over at the launches section.

Members of the lifeboat crew attended the 2009 Remembrance Day March through the streets of Peterhead, so we took some photos. These can be viewed over in the Gallery.

Bill Hall, survivor of the SS Simonburn, sent over a wee dram for the lifeboat crew, so the crew had a drink to celebrate the 69th anniversary of the rescue. Check out the story and pictures by clicking here.


Summer Callouts.

Thursday 3rd September 2009.

There were a number of lifeboat callouts over the Summer, three of which were recorded and short movies edited for. Check them out over at the Launches section.


Buttery Morning!

Wednesday 22nd July 2009.

This popular annual event will be held at the Palace Hotel from 10am to 12pm. Teas, coffees, butteries and pancakes will be served. There will also be a table selling homebakes, tombolla and raffle as well as local craft stalls. Entry fee: 0

New Website under construction.

Website receives a much needed overhaul.

It was decided that the Peterhead Lifeboat Station website needed a bit of an overhaul, so over the past few weeks we have been working hard on a new look webspace. This is understandably a work in progress, so not all content is available yet. However, we're working on this continually, so keep checking back to see what's new.

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