Today marks the 249th birthday of Sir William Hillary, the founder of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. In 1823 Sir William made an impassioned appeal to the nation, calling for a service dedicated to saving lives at sea, and in 1824 the RNLI was founded. | RNLI

As Christmas approaches, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is urging people to take care as statistics show lifeboats will launch over 100 times during the festive period* to help those in need. Figures over the last 10 years for the festive period show that RNLI lifeboats will launch on average 111 times, and aid 55 people back to safety with many volunteers having their festive celebrations interrupted. Andy Doe, RNLI Hastings Coxswain said: ‘This Christmas, many RNLI lifesavers w

Powered by your kindness, our volunteer crews have spent another week responding to the pager to save lives at sea. This is your 60-second update looking at the week in rescue. | RNLI

When the alarm is raised, we currently use a reliable network of pagers to reach our crews 📟 But it hasn’t always been that way... Every £110 we raise today could buy lifesaving equipment such as a pager for a crew member. ***A correction to some information in the video below: the phone app referred to is now in full use across the lifeboat fleet. It's called RCAMS and it complements the excellent pager system seen in the video*** | RNLI

Here's a sneak peek on how the #FloatToLive lean art has been pressure washed onto the wall of Brighton Marina. Proud partners of Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). #RNLI | Kärcher