RBRB

New Year Ball at Raithwaite Hall

2012-01-25T23:28:00.000Z

The annual RBRB New Year Ball was held this year at the new and exclusive Raithwaite Hall Hotel on Friday 30th December 2011.

The evening was a resounding success and thoroughly enjoyed by all. Entertainment was provided in the way of live music from the Lee Smith Trio. More pictures to follow!

Auction at The Runswick Bay Hotel

2011-10-22T23:05:00.000+01:00

The fantastic sum of £1,000 was raised at a charity auction on Saturday 22nd October at the Runswick Bay Hotel. Robbie Stewart, landlord, auctioneer and organiser off the event, is splitting the funds between the local RNLI and RBRB. As a helmsman on the Runswick Bay Rescue Boat himself, Robbie was keen to acknowledge the invaluable help and support that has been given to RBRB by Whitby RNLI. "It is absolutely right that we raise money for all the local voluntary services and I particularly wanted to say thank you to Whitby RNLI because of everything they have done to help us" said Robbie.

The main auction lot was this beautiful, hand built, model of a Watson Class lifeboat, the same class as Whitby's own Mary Ann Hepworth which remained in service until 1974. The donor, who built the model himself, wishes to remain anonymous although it is fitting that we thank him publicly here for such a generous donation.

Another auction lot was this stunning brass binnacle.

Robbie wishes to express his thanks to all of the donors and all of the bidders who combined to make the evening such a success.

Guisborough Scouts Visit RBRB

2011-10-22T22:32:00.000+01:00

A group of cubs from the 3rd and 6th Guisborough Scouts were treated to an educational talk by the crew of the Runswick Bay Rescue Boat on Saturday afternoon.

The cubs, who had been staying at Kettleness, walked along the Ceveland Way to Runswick Bay where they enjoyed lunch, fossil hunting and the teachings of RBRB's new PR and Recruitment Officer, Robbie Stewart. In the picture above, Robbie explains the importance of safety at sea, the workings of the rescue boat and the need for volunteer services such as ours.

Later on the cubs were treated to a display of the capabilities of the boat, and the value of wearing appropriate sea survival kit, when Colin, one of the group leaders, 'fell' out of the rescue boat and needed to be 'rescued'.

RBRB is very grateful for the donation and we hope that everyone benefited from the visit.

Auction for Boat's Funds - Whitby Gazette

2011-10-12T23:33:00.001+01:00

RBRB Has a New Crew Leader

2011-09-26T22:54:00.002+01:00

After almost three seasons in office, it is time for RBRB to say thank you to Andy Monaghan who stepped down as Crew Leader on 31st August 2011. Andy took on the role of Crew Leader at a difficult time for the charity, when volunteer numbers were diminished and the future was looking decidedly shaky. Andy has been an instrumental part of the team that has revived our fortunes although, as with all volunteer organisations, it will always remain a challenge to find willing crew and committee to continue the important work that RBRB carries out.

We are therefore very pleased to announce the appointment of Tom (Dobbo) Dobson as our new Crew Leader. Tom joined the Rescue Boat in 2008 and has trained and worked hard to win the unanimous support of the crew in this promotion. Tom is a qualified RYA instructor and has enormous skills not just in boat handling and safety but also in all aspects of the maintenance of the service. Tom has also served on the committee since 2009.

Graham Naylor, who succeeded Tom Bottomley as Chairman at the AGM earlier this year, commented; “We are terrifically lucky to have people like Dobbo in our organisation. He is an extremely talented individual who has the full support of crew, committee and supporters alike and we wish him the very best of luck in his new role.”

As part of the ongoing evolution of RBRB, Tom will be supported by a new operational structure and we are also very pleased to announce the following operational promotions to support Tom in his new role:

• Boat and Boathouse Officer, Dave Walker supported by Lewis Clarke and Phil Metcalfe
• Quality Assurance Officer, Mike Sewell
• Training Officer, Simon Blackburn
• Recruitment and PR Officer, Robbie Stewart
• Duties Officer, Neil Suckling
• Communications Officer, Tom Bottomley

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Whitby Gazette Feature

2011-08-09T21:52:00.000+01:00

Whitby Gazette on the Very Successful RBRB Weekend 2011

2011-08-05T23:18:00.001+01:00

A Busy Day In Runswick Bay

2011-07-31T22:00:00.002+01:00

On Sunday 31st July at 9:50am the fast fisher 'Silver Fox' strayed onto rocks at the northern end of Runswick Bay on a falling tide. Runswick Bay Rescue Boat crew on shore readying for that day's annual display launched to assist. The IRB (Inshore Rescue Boat) evacuated the boat's two crew. When the tide finally turned, the boat was retrieved.

In the meantime while the tide was low, two children were brought to the boathouse after playing in sand near the shore requiring first aid. Both had grabbed weever fish and had been stung. First aid was administered by Runswick Bay Rescue Boat's shore support crew. "This shows the dangers posed at low tides. Weever fish bury themselves just under the sand and if disturbed can inject a painful venom"

At 3:30pm the Runswick Bay Rescue boat began their annual display close to shore in the bay. A large crowd watched as the IRB crew demonstrated a variety of techniques used in a range of rescues. A pair of canoes, a sailing dinghy, and a fishing boat were' rescued' and the IRB crew demonstrated the boat's extraordinary handling. Commentary by the Crew Leader kept the crowd informed as to what they were watching giving them facts about Runswick Bay Rescue Boat throughout the exercise.

This was the culmination to a very successful weekend of fundraising events which included a raft race, a visit by the Coble and Keelboat society and demonstrations of lobster pot making and Gansey knitting.

Runswick Bay Rescue Boat is a totally independent organisation and relies entirely on its own fundraising.

Over £800 Made at Boat Fundraiser - Whitby Gazette

2011-07-29T22:34:00.000+01:00

Kayaker Capsizes in Rough Seas - Whitby Gazette

2011-07-23T22:31:00.000+01:00

Kayak Fishing Competition - Whitby Gazette

2011-07-09T22:28:00.000+01:00

Letter from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency

2011-07-08T22:47:00.005+01:00

With the kind pemission of the MCA we have reproduced (left) a letter received recently from them.

There are volunteers, and their families, up and down the country who give their time generously to ensure that we all enjoy the safety net provided by volunteer emergency response services.

Runswick Bay Crew Come to Aid of Stricken Dinghy

2011-06-21T21:54:00.001+01:00

Whitby Gazette Online - Published on Tuesday 21 June 2011 11:00

TWO men on board a dinghy attempted to row it back to the shore at Runswick Bay after the engine failed.

Luckily a member of the public on the cliffs at Port Mulgrave spotted them at about 7.30pm on Monday and rang a crewman from the Runswick Bay Rescue Boat to ask advice.

A crew was immediately mustered and the Humber coastguard notified.

Runswick Bay Rescue Boat then launched to find a 15 foot fibreglass dinghy with a dead engine still being rowed in the direction of Runswick.

The two men onboard were safe, unharmed and well equipped with life jackets but faced with a long and tiring row to shore.

They gratefully accepted assistance and were towed safely to shore. The rescue boat was stood down at 8.10pm

Blessing of the New Boat - Whitby Gazette

2011-06-07T21:44:00.001+01:00

Wang-Tastic Day - Whitby Gazette

2011-05-11T00:14:00.003+01:00

An amazing total of £2,537.73 was raised for Runswick Bay Rescue Boat at the 4th annual wellie wanging event held in the Village on Sunday 1st May.

On behalf of everyone at RBRB we would like to offer our sincere thanks to Robbie, Kelly and all of the fun day organisers, helpers, donors and participants. This fantastic sum will cover a substantial proportion of the running costs for the Rescue Boat in 2011.

Sea and Air Rescue for Men Stranded on Cliffs - Whitby Gazette

2011-04-12T23:02:00.002+01:00

Whitby Gazette - First Service in 2011

2011-02-13T21:46:00.001Z

Boxing Day Swim Raises Money For The Rescue Boat

2010-12-26T22:02:00.000Z

The Secretary of RBRB Association, the charity that runs the rescue boat, took part in the annual Whitby Boxing Day swim to raise funds for the charity. Christine Scaife (seen here centre photo), along with many other Boxing Day revellers, braved sub-zero air temperatures to dip in the sea off Whitby's East Pier. What an angel.

November Snow

2010-11-27T11:30:00.012Z

Photos taken by Helmsman Mike Sewell between 25th and 28th November.

Coast-To-Coast Pedal Trek Raises Cash for Rescue Boat (Whitby Gazette)

2010-10-26T00:06:00.002+01:00

Runswick Bay Boat Nears 30th Anniversary (Whitby Gazette)

2010-10-19T23:59:00.001+01:00

Chairman swims to Whitby to raise money for RBRB

2010-09-15T11:15:00.005+01:00

On Saturday 11th September 2010 our Chairman, Tom Bottomley, swam to Whitby from Runswick Bay to raise money for the charity. So far a fantastic sum of over £3,000 has been raised and the donation website is still available at www.justgiving.com/runswicktowhitby. We would like to say a big thank you to everyone who has supported this event, and also a special thanks to the crew who manned both rescue boats for the day to ensure a safe passage.

There's a video of the event on You Tube, see below.

Yorkshire Post - My Passion by Tom Bottomley

2010-08-24T23:00:00.001+01:00

The Yorkshire Post published a feature in Tuesday's Business Section about RBRB's chairman and his passion for the Rescue Boat. The feature also promotes a 7 mile swim he is undertaking this summer, to raise funds for RBRB, from Runswick Bay sands to Whitby. You can download the feature here.

YouTube - RBRB Delivers Raffle Prize to Esk Bell Fundraiser

2010-08-24T16:00:00.001+01:00

Rescue Boat Weekend Raises Over £3,000

2010-08-10T15:01:00.007+01:00

The 2010 Runswick Bay Rescue Boat fundraising weekend, held on the weekend of 6th-8th August 2010, has been an amazing success and has raised over £3,000 for the charity.

The weekend started, after displaying the boat and merchandise at the Hinderwell Show, with the annual Beef Supper in the village institute on Friday evening.

The ticket only event was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone who attended and there was an address by both the Crew Leader and the Chairman who thanked the many people who had contributed, but most notably Simon and Theresa Blackburn for organising it.

There was an auction of a trio of Jon Hall paintings which raised over £800 and the chairman expressed his gratitude to Jon, who had travelled that day to Runswick to complete the pictures in time for the dinner, in addition to all the other donors of fantastic auction and raffle prizes including further paintings, trips down Boulby Mine and many bottles and other items.

The following day there was cricket on the beach, bellboat races and an evening barbecue and the weekend was capped by a coffee morning in the village institute on the Sunday morning and a display by RBRB on the Sunday afternoon.

You can see PICTURES of the weekend here and also a VIDEO of the display here.

The crew and committee of RBRB would like to thank everyone who helped to make the weekend such as success.

RBRB Weekend Fast Approaching: 6th-8th August 2010

2010-08-04T08:56:00.004+01:00

The annual fundraising weekend is fast approaching. You can also keep track of events by keeping track of RBRB on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pages/Runswick-Bay-Rescue-Boat/374745433410.

There's a Beef Supper in the Village Institute on Friday evening, beach cricket, beach BBQ, bell boat races and of course the display on Sunday afternoon at 3:30pm. RBRB will arrive back in Runswick, from joining in the Whitby RNLI display, at around 3:15pm.

For more information and times, please refer to posters around the village.

Speedboat 'Hands Off' Towed to Safety

2010-07-06T22:34:00.003+01:00

On Wednesday 30th June, the speedboat 'Hands Off' rang a village contact to report that it had suffered engine failure and was drifting. With poor weather closing in, and very bad visibility, they soon lost their bearings. RBRB was launched and, by maintaining close comms with the boat, eventually located their position off Skinningrove and towed the vessel back to Runswick Bay. There was a small piece in the Whitby Gazette.

Bridge Day Fund Raiser

2010-07-05T23:18:00.009+01:00

The winners, Joyce Turner & Barbara Todd

A Bridge Day, held on Sunday 27th June to raise funds for the Runswick Bay Rescue Boat made £809.

The event was held in Hinderwell Village Hall where ten tables played duplicate bridge in the morning and afternoon with a superb lunch in between. The bridge was kindly directed by Vicky Hirst.

Some crew help out in the kitchen

The day finished with prize giving and a raffle. The buffet lunch was provided by sponsors and helpers. Joyce Turner and Barbara Todd won the first prize of the Day Lewis Perpetual Trophy and bridge sets. The other prize, for valiant effort, was won by Nan Jackson and Margaret Cook. Jenny Hunt won the prize for last trick won with a two. The first raffle prize was drawn by Joe White who chose a side of Gammon kindly donated by R H Ford, Butcher of Glaisdale.

The Chairman of Runswick Bay Rescue Boat Committee, Tom Bottomley, thanked Karen Sewell, Jan Walker, Sue Cheeseley and Mo Metcalfe as well as the many other contributors and helpers and said that the event was a great success.

2010 Season Gets Off to a Triumphant Start

2010-06-14T21:05:00.015+01:00

The 2010 season is well underway and our new flag system and duty roster is working well. The crew have been training hard, as they have throughout the winter, and have handled their first incidents of the year with the professionalism and aplomb that we have come to expect of them. Some of our new helmsmen got their first experience in command of a live situation and did us proud.

We have also been very active on the fundraising and public relations front. There is a new range of RBRB merchandise on sale in the village (the 2010 collection) thanks to a newly formed merchandising sub-committee who have been out and about touting the wares and doing a smashing job.

In the picture, left, the Spirit of Runswick is on display at the annual Triumph rally at Runswick Bay Campsite on the weekend of 14th-16th May 2010 where the 2010 collection was on sale. Left to right, is Julie Metcalfe (merchandising), Lottie, Sarah Arnold (merchandising and Crew), Ben Metcalfe (Helmsman) and Lewis, Tom Bottomley (Helmsman) and Max, Tom Dobson (Helmsman), our winner of the dry suit competition, Andy 'the hat' Monaghan (Crew Leader) and Tom Glasby (Helmsman). Behind the camera is Claire Bottomley, the third member of the merchandising team.

A mention must go to Tom Dobson (yes, there are a lot of Tom's) who carried out his first two rescues as Helmsman on the weekend of 5th-6th June 2010. It was a busy weekend on the beach and, in addition to the usual range of questions and assists, there were two instances of early season, over-wintered, engines playing hard ball with their owners on first outing. The weather was reasonably clement and there was no immediate risk to life or limb but this remains an essential part of the service that RBRB provides to the many users of the coastal waters around Runswick Bay.

Now would also be a good time to make a plug or two for upcoming events - do please make a note in your diaries of the Runswick Bay Rescue Boat Weekend which will take place on 6th-8th August 2010. There are still a few tickets available for the Beef Supper on the Friday evening (although they are selling fast) and there will be the usual display and stalls and, back by popular demand, the bell boat race. We hear Her Majesty's Coastguard may be entering a team this year.

Whitby Gazette - Runswick Rescuers Retain Their History and Independence

2010-04-06T21:15:00.004+01:00

The Whitby Gazette ran a two page feature on RBRB. Click on the images below to open the full pages.

Crew Dinner 2010

2010-03-27T20:20:00.006Z

The inaugural, re-instated, annual crew dinner was held on 26th March at the Runswick Bay Hotel. The crew dinner is held at the start of each season as part of the Rescue Boat's preparation for the year ahead and it proved to be a great evening with 25 crew and guests attending, awards being given and no shortage of fun and frolics.

There were 9 certificates awarded to crew who achieved their RYA Basic Navigation and Safety Certificates during the winter and no less than 6 crew achieved promotion to Helmsman after a winter of hard training and assessment. Our thanks to Andy Monaghan, Crew Leader, for all of his efforts over the last 6 months and for organising such a super event.

A very special award was given to Simon Blackburn - his own personal helmet with a new anti-collision system built into it. We suggest you ask Simon for exact details about the reason for this award and, although perhaps a little unfair, it was accepted with good humour.

All crew received their 2010 crew shirts and the flag was flying the following morning over the lifeboathouse as the new 'on duty' system started. With Easter only a week away, and the weather improving, we are expecting the Bay to get more and more busy from now onwards.

RBRB New Website is Launched

2010-03-17T21:03:00.002Z

There's still a little bit of work to do, but it's official, the new RBRB website has gone live this week. We will be looking to refine, improve, add to and generally keep the thing lively, informative and current.

If you have any thoughts, ideas, comments (good or bad) then please let us know.

Whitby Gazette - Rescue Boat Weekend Attracts Two New Crew

2009-08-21T09:00:00.002+01:00

Click here to download the story published in the Whitby Gazette on 21st August 2009.

Kayaker Stung

2009-08-04T22:00:00.003+01:00

A Kayaker was rescued by Runswick Bay Rescue Boat after being stung by a weaver fish off Kettleness. The Kayaker radioed HM Coastguard around 7pm and the Coastguard initiated a launch of RBRB. The Kayaker was recovered to a waiting ambulance and transferred to Scarborough Hospital where he made a good recovery. There was an write up in the Whitby Gazette.