VISIT TO RNLI ALL-WEATHER LIFEBOAT CENTRE    

Monday 20 January 2025  11.00am

The RNLI is committed to providing every all-weather lifeboat crew with a 25-knot boat. Achieving this requires the construction of at least 5 Shannon class lifeboats every year, as well as maintaining the existing fleet.

The All-weather Lifeboat Centre in Poole was opened in 2015 to bring lifeboat construction in-house, to facilitate quality and cost control. Every stage of lifeboat construction is now undertaken under this one roof.

Lentune Probus Cub members attending the factory tour will be taken behind the scenes to see lifeboats under construction, in what is a world-class lifeboat building factory. 

Our Event Organiser on this occasion is David Codling. 

There is a charge of £7.50 per person for the factory tour, payable to David no later than 3rd January please (to be confirmed),

On the Day 

Car sharing to Poole is proposed and will be coordinated by David.  Please tell him if you have seats available or require seats. 

Members should aim to arrive at the RNLI College (West Quay Road, Poole, BH15 1HZ) no later than 10.45 am and meet in the College Reception. David will confirm details. 

We propose to have lunch together in the College self-service restaurant overlooking the Back Water Channel - details to be confirmed.  

Parking is available at the College, beyond the Reception area.

Our RNLI Guide will collect us from the College Reception and the factory tour typically lasts 90 minutes - 11.00am to 12.30pm.