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Keep up to date with the volunteer crew, lifeboats, fundraising, station events and water safety.

09/10/2026

A huge thank you to Wells Carnival and the Holkham Charitable Foundation for their generous grant to Wells RNLI.

The funding will be a huge help as we look ahead to holding a special One Crew event next year, bringing our volunteers together and celebrating the people who make Wells RNLI what it is.

We’re incredibly grateful for your support and for helping us make this event possible.

Thank you from everyone at Wells RNLI.

03/10/2026

Free 45 minute tour, 10th October

02/10/2026

Everyone at Wells RNLI sends our deepest condolences and support to our friends and colleagues at Hastings RNLI following the very sad loss of one of their crew this week.

Our thoughts are with their family, friends and the entire Hastings lifeboat station community at what must be an incredibly difficult time.

From one lifeboat family to another, we are thinking of you all.

Fair winds and following seas. 💙

29/09/2026

WELLS RNLI QUIZ NIGHT

Wednesday 21 October 2026 7.00PM

Gordon Barrett Hall,
Clubbs Lane, Wells-next-the-Sea

Teams of up to 6 people @ £5 per head Payable on the evening by cash or card

**BOOKING ESSENTIAL**
To reserve a table, please contact:
Sandra King on 07771 738378

Bring your own drinks - table nibbles provided.
A raffle will also be available.

Please put your knowledge to the test and support the lifesaving work of Wells RNLI. You may even give our Yellow Wellies team a run for their money 💙

27/09/2026

Wells RNLI volunteers launched this evening (27 September) to assist two people cut off by the incoming tide on Wells beach.

Humber Coastguard paged Wells RNLI at 5.49pm following a report from the NCI Lookout that two people were cut off on the seaward spit of sand.

The station’s inshore lifeboat, Peter Wilcox, launched from the North Slipway at 5.58pm. The two people were visible from the lifeboat station and the volunteer crew reached them at 6.04pm.

Upon arrival and after confirming that neither required medical attention, both were taken aboard the inshore lifeboat and safely landed on the main beach at 6.09pm. The volunteer lifeboat crew remained with them until Wells Coastguard Rescue Team arrived.

Peter Wilcox returned to station and was ashore at 6.16pm, before being refuelled and made ready for service again at 6.45pm.

Mandy Humphreys, Wells RNLI volunteer crew member and Water Safety Officer, said:

‘The tide at Wells can come in incredibly quickly and areas of sand that look perfectly safe can soon become completely surrounded by water.

‘If you find yourself cut off, please don’t be tempted to wade or swim through the channels. The water can be deeper, colder and faster flowing than it appears, putting you at risk of cold water shock or being swept off your feet.

‘Call 999 and ask for the Coastguard, stay where you are if it is safe to do so, and wait for help. We would always rather launch and bring you safely back than have someone put themselves in further danger trying to get across.

‘Please check the tide times before heading out and, at Wells, aim to be back on the main beach or dry sand at least four hours before high tide.’

If you see someone in difficulty at the coast, call 999 and ask for the Coastguard.

Thank you to NCI Wells next the Sea and Wells Coastguard Rescue Team and helping us to keep Wells beach safe 💙

24/09/2026

We may have been a little quiet since August, but behind the scenes we’ve been beavering away! 🦫

We’ve been busy planning our AGM in October and, of course, working through this year’s grant applications. We’re now delighted to announce that, in conjunction with the Holkham Charitable Foundation, we will be awarding grants to the following local groups:

🎉 2nd Wells Brownies
🔬 Alderman Peel High School – STEM
🏆 APHS Awards Ceremony – Sports Awards
🚗 Burnham Market Area Community Car Scheme
🍽️ Community Lunch Group
🎳 Elsmith Bowls Club
🏛️ Gordon Barrett Memorial Hall
❤️ Heritage House Caring Group Ltd
🌱 Little Gillies
🥋 North Norfolk Judo
⛵ Rescue Wooden Boats
⚓ Sea Cadets – Wells-next-the-Sea
⛪ St Nicholas Church - organ restoration appeal
☕ Saturday Social
🎭 The Lounge Youth Group
🎄 Wells Christmas Tide Festival
🎬 Wells Community Theatre Society
🏏 Wells Croquet Club
🌊 Wells Flood Wardens
🌸 Wells in Bloom
📚 Wells Library
🔨 Wells Men’s Shed
⛪ Wells Methodist Church
🌟 Wells Primary & Nursery – EYFS Provision
🧸 Wells Primary & Nursery School – Nursery School (PFA)
🚤 Wells RNLI
⚽ Wells Town Football Club

We have such an amazing variety of groups right here in our community, and we’re continually impressed by the work they do and the difference they make. It’s a real privilege to be able to support them in their endeavours. ❤️

A huge thank you to the Holkham Charitable Foundation for their continued support, which has enabled us to distribute £13,500 in grants this year.

And that’s not the whole story! Various groups also raised money during Carnival Week through their own fundraising activities, including Runners Next the Sea, Wells Primary PFA, Homes for Wells and Coastal Health & Wellbeing, to name just a few.

So, although you may not have seen much of us lately, we’ve certainly been busy behind the scenes — and we’re incredibly proud that the hard work of the Carnival Committee, our supporters and the wider community continues to benefit so many local organisations. 💗

Thank you to everyone who helps make Wells Carnival possible.

22/09/2026

Wells RNLI memory from four years ago today

Back in September 2022, five of our volunteer crew were training on our then-new Shannon class lifeboat, Duke of Edinburgh, when Coxswain/Mechanic Nicky was presented with a copy of the Magpie engraved plate for our new lifeboat station.

The Magpie has a special connection to our Shannon. The original plate was attached to the lifeboat by HM King Charles III, then HRH The Prince of Wales, during her build in 2021. It represents his late father, HRH Prince Philip’s first sea-going naval command, HMS Magpie, in 1950.

Four years later, both our Shannon and the Magpie have become very much part of Wells RNLI and our station’s story.

Have you visited Wells RNLI and seen the Magpie for yourself? Let us know in the comments – and if you have a photo from your visit, we’d love to see that too!

10/09/2026

The RNLI is a charity that exists to save lives at sea. But recent events have generated deliberate misinformation and a misunderstanding about our purpose and our lifesaving work in the Channel.

As a result, some of our volunteers and staff have been the subject of online and, in some cases, physical abuse. This is unacceptable.

The RNLI’s people represent the very best of society. For over two hundred years they have dedicated themselves to rescuing people they’ve never met before, without judgment, fear or favour.

We are tasked by HM Coastguard to help those in distress, and we'll do so whenever, wherever and whoever they are.

We launched 9,058 times in 2025. Only 109 of those launches were to those in distress in the Channel – 1.2% of our total rescue work. Anyone rescued from a small boat by the RNLI is then taken into the care of the relevant UK authorities.

To those who stand with the RNLI, thank you. For more than two hundred years, we've saved lives at sea around the UK and Ireland, and that commitment remains unchanged.

05/09/2026

On Monday 7 September, the Wells RNLI station shop will be open from 10am–1pm only.

We’re having a new, updated till system installed, so we’ll need to close a little earlier than usual while the work takes place.

Thank you for your understanding and, as always, for supporting Wells RNLI. Every visit to our shop and every purchase you make helps support our volunteer crew and the lifesaving work of the RNLI.

We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who shops with us and helps us continue saving lives at sea.

02/09/2026

Heading to Wells or Holkham this September? Save our monthly tide times before you set off.

Our coastline is beautiful, but the incoming tide can move quickly across the sands. Channels and drains can begin to fill long before high tide, leaving people and dogs cut off from the main beach.

To avoid tidal cut-off, make sure you are back on the main beach or dry land at least FOUR HOURS before Wells Bar high tide.

Please don’t wait until the water reaches you by then, your safe route back may already have disappeared.

Before heading out:
• Check the tide times
• Keep an eye on your surroundings and the incoming tide
• Carry a charged mobile phone
• Allow plenty of time to return to safety

If you become cut off, stay calm and stay dry. Do not attempt to cross deep or fast-flowing water. Call 999 and ask for the Coastguard.

Enjoy our beautiful coastline this September – but please respect the tide.

Address

Wells Lifeboat Station
Wells Next The Sea
NR231DR

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm
Sunday	10am - 4pm

Telephone

+441328710230

Website

http://www.wellslifeboat.org/

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