An appeal has been made for new members to join the volunteer crew at the RNLI’s lifeboat station in Barrow.
Positions available include crew members for the station’s all-weather and inshore lifeboats, launch authority and shore crew.
There has been an RNLI presence in Barrow since 1864. The current station opened in 2001 and houses a Tamar class all-weather lifeboat and a D class inshore lifeboat.
The lifeboat crew are all made up of volunteers led by the lifeboat operations manager and launch authorities and supported by a shore crew team.
All boat and shore crew follow the RNLI’s national operational competency framework and respond to pagers when there is a request to launch the lifeboats.
The wider team includes volunteer fundraisers, visits and education volunteers, and water safety volunteers.
For more information, visit the RNLI website for further information and details of how to apply.
