The Royal National Lifeboat Institution was founded in 1824 as the Institution for the Preservation of Life from shipwreck. Today it provides the 24hr on call search and rescue service out to 100 miles from the coast, on the tidal reaches of the Thames and selected inland waterways as well as a seasonal lifeguard service on selected beaches in England and Wales. RNLI Special Offers Learn with the RNLI SOS Day Special Offers
Learning with the RNLI Shorething is the starting point for all RNLI Education Initiatives. There is a special section for Adults and Teachers which has resources cover many key stages and provide everything from lesson plans to interactive whiteboard activities, covering core principles of PSHE and Citizenship through to Science, History, D&T and much more. The RNLI's site for young people is crammed full of exciting activities and games, from seeing how fit you have to be to become a lifeguard, to working out how to successfully launch a massive lifeboat and rescue people using your skills and knowledge. As an RNLI education volunteer you can make a difference in reducing the number of young lives lost at sea. Details of the Barry Dock Lifeboat can be found by clicking this link SOS DAY 27th January 2012 The major fundraising day for the RNLI - Click on the title above to be taken to the event website which lists lots of ideas, contacts and the necessary paperwork. Run a Burns Night The RNLI encourage adult supporters to host Burns Night Evenings in January. In conjunction with Talisker they have a special pack is available which includes poetry, music recepies and ideas to raise lots of money for SOS Day. To receive a Talisker-RNLI Burns Pack please call 0845 121 4999 |