Hoylake and West Kirby RNLI invite you to step aboard our lifeboats, meet our volunteer crews and see up close our lifesaving charity’s search and rescue equipment at our annual Meet & Greet Day.
Join us on Saturday 26 July from 10am until 4pm at Hoylake Lifeboat Station on North Parade. Visitors will have the chance to tour Hoylake RNLI’s all-weather Shannon class lifeboat and hovercraft and West Kirby RNLI’s inshore IB1 lifeboat.
Our stations’ launch and recovery vehicles will be on display, including Hoylake’s Shannon Launch and Recovery System (SLARS) and West Kirby’s Hagglund BV206 launch vehicle - the only vehicle of its type based on station in the RNLI.
We will be showcasing how we work together using our specialist equipment to save lives at sea and around the region’s coast. The Wirral Coastguard Rescue Team will also be joining us and displaying their lifesaving kit.
🎁🛒 A fantastic range of RNLI gifts and souvenirs will be on sale, including our charity’s ever-popular Christmas cards and calendars
☕️🍰 Refreshments including teas, coffees and sweet treats will be on sale in the boathouse
🎟️🏆 There will be fantastic prizes to win in a fundraising tombola and 15 classic cars will also be on display.
🚘🅿️ Public parking on North Parade is limited near Hoylake Lifeboat Station. We encourage walking, cycling or using public transport where possible
🚂🚉 The nearest train stations are on the Merseyrail network at Manor Road and Hoylake
🚌🚏 The nearest bus stops are Manor Road Station A & B on Birkenhead Road/ Market Street served by the 38, 38A and 407 buses
In 2024, as the RNLI celebrated its 200th anniversary, lifeboats in the UK and Ireland launched 9,141 times and helped 17,068 people. A total of 437 lives were saved - more than one on every day of the year. But as a charity, the RNLI relies on voluntary donations to power its lifesaving work, which last year cost a total of £191.2 million.
Last year’s Meet & Greet Day raised over £5,000 to fund the lifesaving work of the RNLI. If you would like to donate online directly to support the lifeboat stations visit
https://fundraise.rnli.org/fundraisers/Hoylake
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