St Agnes Lifeboat Station

For the lifeboat station of the same name on the Isles of Scilly, see St Agnes Lifeboat Station, Isles of Scilly.

St Agnes Lifeboat Station
Flag of the RNLI
Crew facilities (right) at Trevaunance Cove
General information
Type	Lifeboat Station
Location	Trevaunance Cove, Quay Road, St Agnes
Country	United Kingdom
Coordinates	50°19′9″N 5°12′6″W
Opened	1968
Owner	Royal National Lifeboat Institution

St Agnes Lifeboat Station was opened in 1968 and is based in St Agnes, Cornwall, South West England. It is operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). Until 2015 the station's lifeboats were sponsored by BBC TV's Blue Peter programme and named Blue Peter IV.

History

The station was opened in 1968 as a base for a D-class Inshore Lifeboat (ILB). It was one of four lifeboats paid for from Blue Peter's viewers donating paperback books. A small boathouse was provided on the road to Trevaunace Cove. A house a short distance higher up the road was converted for crew facilities and fund raising in 2004.^[1][2]

The Duke of Kent visited the station in 1978 and again in 2005 in his role as president of the RNLI.^[3]

St Agnes lifeboats

At St Agnes	Op. No.	Name	Type	Comments
1968–1972	D-148	Blue Peter IV	RFD PB16	[4]
1973–1981	D-215	Blue Peter IV	RFD PB16	[4]
1981–1984	D-179	Blue Peter IV	RFD PB16	First stationed at Great Yarmouth and Gorleston. Unnamed until allocated to St Agnes.[4]
1985–1993	D-305	Blue Peter IV	RFD PB16	[4]
1994–2004	D-453	Blue Peter IV	EA16	[5][6]
2005–2015	D-641	Blue Peter IV	IB1	[7]
2015–	D-787	XKalibur	IB1	Funded by The Jaguar Enthusiasts Club and named after King Arthur's sword, Excalibur.[8][9][10]

Awards

The following are awards made at St Agnes Lifeboat Station:^[11]

• RNLI Silver Medal

Peter David Bliss Helmsman - 1978

Gavin Forehead, Helmsman - 2005

• The Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum

Peter Roberts, crew member - 1996

Andrew Northcote, Helmsman - 2002

Rory Bushe, crew member - 2005

James Watkins, crew member - 2005

Tom Roberson, surfer - 2005

Jamie Kent, surfer - 2005

• A Framed Letter of Thanks signed by the Chairman of the Institution

Rory Bushe, crew members - 2002

Carey Morgan, crew members - 2002

• Royal Humane Society Certificate of Commendation

Peter David Bliss, Helmsman - 1983

• The Daily Express LifeSavers Award from Vodafone 2005

Gavin Forehead, Helmsman - 2005

Rory Bushe, crew member - 2005

James Watkins, crew member - 2005

• James Michael Bower Endowment Fund Award

Gavin Forehead, Helmsman - 2005

• Member, Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Martyn Leander Storme Ward - 2022^[12]

See also

• List of RNLI stations
• Royal National Lifeboat Institution
• Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboats

References

1. Leach, Nicholas (2006). Cornwall's Lifeboat Heritage (2nd ed.). Twelveheads Press. pp. 45–46. ISBN 090629443-6.
2. Kipling, Ray; Kipling, Susannah (2006). Never Turn Back. Sutton Publishing. pp. 154–156. ISBN 0-7509-4307-6.
3. "Duke of Kent to make return visit to St Agnes Lifeboat Station". Retrieved 20 October 2014.
4. Leonard, Richie; Denton, Tony (2024). Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2024. Lifeboats Enthusiasts Society. pp. 74–77.
5. Leonard & Denton 2024, p. 80.
6. "Lifeboat will 'make coast safer'". 21 May 2005. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
7. Leonard & Denton 2024, p. 83.
8. "Jaguar enthusiasts donate £18,200 towards St Agnes' replacement lifeboat XKalibur". Falmouth Packet. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
9. Leonard & Denton 2024, p. 85.
10. Smith, Chloe (3 May 2016). "St Agnes RNLI officially welcomes new D class lifeboat". RNLI. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
11. RNLI: St Agnes Lifeboat Station History
12. "Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire". The Gazette. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

External links

• RNLI station information