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Wells Lifeboat Guild
The Wells-next-the-Sea Ladies Lifeboat Guild was formed in the spring of 1969 to raise funds locally for the RNLI and Wells Station in particular. In the autumn of 1996 it was decided to expand the membership by inviting men to join and, therefore, "ladies" was dropped from the title.
The Guild remains very active, with over 40 members putting on around 12 fund-raising events each year. When planning the events, the members try to have as much variety as possible so as to cater for different tastes.
Lifeboat guild committee members 2019
Join the Guild
The Guild always welcomes new members. Please contact us for more information.
Our shop and viewing gallery are normally open weekends from Friday to Monday 10-4 along with extra days in the holidays and whenever we can. In good weather, the main boathouse doors may also be open to view the all-weather lifeboat from the front. See our visits page for more information.
RNLI 200
The RNLI celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2024, a milestone marked nationally and by lifeboat crews and stations
around the UK.
Lifeboat Horse marking 200 years in the quay
Shannon lifeboat
and boathouse build
Wells RNLI is now operating from the new building. See the boathouse build pages for the story of how the new station was built.
Our new Shannon lifeboat was funded in part with a station appeal for £250,000 in 2014-15 and also by the Civil Service charity The Lifeboat Fund with its 150th Anniversary Appeal. We are hugely grateful to everyone who has donated, fund-raised, helped and supported us both locally and across the UK and further afield.
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