TYNEMOUTH VOLUNTEER LIFE BRIGADE

COASTAL RESCUE SINCE 1864

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SAVING LIVES ALONG THE COAST
Coastal search and rescue services since 1864
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Your support allows us to provide a life saving coastal rescue service 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
KEEPING HERITAGE ALIVE
A unique collection of artefacts that recreate the dramatic history of the TVLB and our coastal rescues from our formation in 1864
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Visit our free to enter, Watchouse museum which stands proudly overlooking the mouth of the Tyne.
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WELCOME TO TYNEMOUTH VOLUNTEER LIFEBRIGADE

On Call 24/7 : 365 Days of the year : Whatever the weather.

The Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade is a voluntary shore based coastal search and rescue service founded in 1864. We are a Declared Facility to HM Coastguard for Rope Rescue, Water Rescue, Coastal Search and Rescue and also have advanced first aid capabilities.

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Rescue team volunteers fundraising at the 2022 Eddies Stairs Challenge

Fundraising

As a registered charity the Brigade is entirely funded by donations, grants and fundraising activities.
The Brigade is run entirely by volunteers. As well as the rescue team there is also a dedicated support team including directors, fundraisers, museum guides and friends of the TVLB who give their time, money and commitment to support the brigade. The next public fundraiser will be the King Eddies Stairs Challenge on Saturday 17th June

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The Watch House Museum

The Museum displays artefacts, pictures and relics from old shipwrecks chronicling the history of lifesaving on our coastline since 1864. Click on the link below for more information and opening times.

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Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade

2 days ago

Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade
The Eddie’s Stairs Challenge is back! 👉 Saturday 17th June 👉 King Edwards Bay 👉 From 10am – 4pm www.kingeddiesstairschallenge.co.ukThis is a major fundraiser for TVLB and just by entering you’ll be helping to fund our Search and Rescue team, which year on year attends over 150 callouts to people in difficulty at the coast. Book your place today – and just do as many laps as you like!Kids can enter too and take part in their own "Power Hour" www.kingeddiesstairschallenge.co.uk📣 Spread the word! 📣 … See MoreSee Less

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Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade

4 days ago

Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade
043/23 – Monday 29th May 2023 – 15.30h – As three team members carried out a coastal patrol, HM Coastguard asked them to locate and keep watch on a speedboat that had broken down near to St. Mary’s Island. As the team were at the northern end of Whitley Bay beach, they were able to quickly locate the boat. In the meantime, the Coastguard put out a broadcast on VHF radio asking if any nearby boats were able to tow the vessel back to its berth at Royal Quays Marina on the River Tyne. Thankfully a motor cruiser offered to carry out the tow, and once a line was established and both vessels were on their way to the Tyne, the Brigade was released from the incident and resumed their patrol. Although the rest of the patrol passed without incident, it did give the team a chance to catch up with some of the RNLI Lifeguards Tyne & Wear teams that are now operating on the beaches in North Tyneside. They are a vital part of keeping everyone safe across the summer and we look forward to working with them over the coming months. To find out more about the beaches with lifeguards please visit: rnli.org/find-my-nearest … See MoreSee Less

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our history

The Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade (TVLB) is the oldest and one of only 3 remaining active Volunteer Life Brigades in the UK. The TVLB was formed following the tragic loss of 32 souls from the stricken ships of the S.S.Stanley and the schooner Friendship on 24th November 1864 at the Black Middens rocks at Tynemouth.

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