Your essential guide to heading to the beach from the #RNLI ✅

- Find a lifeguarded beach rnli.social/LGBeaches 
- Leave inflatables at home
- Thinking of paddleboarding? Check tide and wind conditions
- Remind yourself how to #FloatToLive 👇

#Weekend #WaterSafety #BeachLife

Could you spot an offshore wind? 🌬️

Watch our #lifeguards explain how to spot offshore winds and why inflatables are a no-go on these days! For real-time wind direction, check Surfline.

Always visit a lifeguarded beach - find your nearest here 👉 rnli.social/LGBeaches

'I just like the fact that they go around saving people.' We love this interview 👇 with young supporter Theo (6), who sailed solo around an island! Hear about the challenge, how he stayed safe - and one very special message of support from Bear Grylls OBE 📻⛵

Launching into the weekend like LarneRNLI 🌊

We'd like to say a huge thank you to all our amazing supporters who took on the #MaydayMile challenge 👏

Whether you walked, ran, or cycled, every mile counted helped raise essential funds for our lifesaving work.

We've loved seeing your photos and reading your stories 💙

Today marks 84 years since one of the Second World War’s greatest rescues: Operation Dynamo.

When school friends Stanley and Peter boarded a cabin cruiser in 1940, little did they know they’d play a part in the Dunkirk evacuation.

Hear the story 👉 bit.ly/4bPOyiC

Come with us to Buckingham Palace for our #RNLI 200 party. Where we celebrated 200 years of the #RNLI .

In attendance was Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, and RNLI President His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent.
The Royal Family

The water is still dangerously cold. Cold water shock can make you gasp uncontrollably and breathe in water. Instead #FloatToLive .

In emergencies, call 999 or 112 and ask for the coastguard.

Thank you Good Morning Britain for helping share such important safety information.

We all know a brew isn't complete without a treat. Since it's #NationalBiscuitDay , why not treat yourself to our delicious biscuits? 🍪👇

Every purchase helps us save lives at sea 🌊

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Reflecting on an amazing time at the Poole Lifeboat Festival! A huge thanks to all who joined us, your support helps us save lives at sea.

If you couldn’t make it, you can still support us by donating here 👇 rnli.social/3wmV2md

Share your favourite moments below! 💙

Check out for this bloomin' marvellous tribute to 200 years of saving lives at sea from Douglas' Noble Park.

RNLI Douglas was home to one of the first lifeboats and our founder, Sir William Hillary. For #RNLI200 we've colourised an 1890s photo of their rowing lifeboat 🥰

The amazing Sheringham Shantymen are throwing a us a special birthday bash at The Woodville Theatre, Gravesend 27 July 7.30pm.

Get your tickets here: bit.ly/4aT5LqV

You'll be helping to raise lifesaving funds during an evening of songs of the sea and humour 🙌

#RNLI200

How amazing was the recent series of #SavingLivesAtSea ?

We hope you didn't miss a single second, but if you did, you can watch all of the jaw-dropping acts of bravery from around the coast on BBC iPlayer.

Perfect (rainy ☔) bank holiday viewing!

#RNLI #TVShow

It may be sunny outside but the water is still cold.

Cold water shock can make you gasp uncontrollably and breathe in water. Instead #FloatToLive .

In emergencies, call 999 or 112 and ask for the coastguard.

#RNLI

Our volunteers, staff and their families attended the RNLI 200th Anniversary Garden Party yesterday in the presence of HRH The Princess Royal, Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, and RNLI President HRH The Duke of Kent.

#RNLI200 The Royal Family

Looking for a way to keep the kids entertained during half term?

Experience 'RNLI 200: The Exhibition' at Dockyard Chatham and celebrate 200 years of lifesaving with an extraordinary collection of RNLI artefacts and heroic tales.

👉 bit.ly/3KaLmSZ

Beach plans this May half-term?

Whether it's sunshine or showers, always opt for a lifeguarded beach! Find your closest one here 👉 rnli.social/LGBeaches

#HalfTerm #WaterSafety #FloatToLive

Here it is! 🚂 A new look for this GWR train, with a smart new livery commemorating 200 years of RNLI lifesavers. It also remains a moving tribute to the 8 brave men of @PenleeLifeboat's lost Solomon Browne #RNLI200

Have you seen the inspirational Women of the RNLI exhibition at Royal Museums Greenwich yet? Featuring photos from The Lifeboat Station Project, it's a must-visit when you're in London 📷

Choo choo! A very special train rolls into Paddington today to mark our 200th anniversary🚂

We're so excited to kick off our long-term partnership with GWR with these brilliant announcements voiced by Steve Backshall, which will be heard by rail users across the GWR network