Lifeboat Station : West Kirby
Main Contact Details
Coronation Gardens, South Parade, West Kirby, Merseyside
CH48 3JU
Telephone
0151 625 1800
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Station Information
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Visitor Contact
Mr G S Hanson
Telephone
0151 625 9485
Station Opening Times
By appointment only
Shop
No shop. Buy online at http://www.rnli.org.uk/shop
About this station
For 40 years an inshore lifeboat at West Kirby has covered an area off the north west tip of the Wirral peninsula. Today’s D class lifeboat is a re-engineered and updated version of the original D class.
Recent launches in the north (BST)
06/10/2008
Humber - 16:1606/10/2008
Lytham St Annes - 09:2705/10/2008
Tynemouth - 18:03
Last Launch
Launched this week
RNLI runners turn out for Great North Run
06/10/2008
By: Alison Levett
Around 250 runners joined Team RNLI at the BUPA Great North Run yesterday (5 October), the world's biggest half-marathon.
New Tynemouth lifeboat named
02/10/2008
By: Adrian Don
Tynemouth's new D class lifeboat Mark Noble was officially named on 28 September, in memory of the brother of the donor whose generosity paid for the vessel.
Swimmer saved by Blackpool crew
15/09/2008
By: Paul Parton
Blackpool lifeboat crew saved a woman on Saturday evening, 13 September, after she got into difficulty while swimming.
Flood Rescue team in Morpeth
08/09/2008
By: Alison Levett
A team of 21 RNLI crew members worked tirelessly for 15 hours through Saturday night and Sunday morning to rescue people from flooded homes in Morpeth, Northumberland.
Busy day for Seahouses
06/08/2008
By: Ian Clayton
Humber Coastguard paged Seahouses lifeboat station last night after reports of two people trapped on Holy Island causeway.