Seahouses Lifeboats Online

(Formerly North Sunderland) Established as an RNLI Station on Aug 4th, 1859.

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The Seahouses Lifeboat Crew

Photo by courtesy of Robert Huggins, Photographer [August 2007]
L to R Terry Wainwright (DLA) Paul Bolton, Mark Pearce, Keith Dolan, David Fordy, Eric Stanwix, Dave King (Shore crew), Sandy Straughan (Tractor/Shore crew) Neil Adams, Paul Ternent, Paul Allison, Gary Annison, Cox'n Michael Douglas, and Ian Clayton (Lifeboat Ops Manager).

Photo by courtesy of Robert Huggins, Photographer [August 2009]
L to R Terry Wainwright (DLA) Sandy Straughan (Tractor/Shore crew) , Cox'n Michael Douglas, Eric Stanwix, Paul Allison , Mark Pearce, Paul Ternent, Tommy Rourke, and Ian Clayton (Lifeboat Ops Manager).
Kneeling: - Kerensa Airey and Gary Annison
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Station Management Committee Chairman. - John Hanvey (Senior).- Retired, and former crew member.
Station Operations Manager/Primary Launching Authority , Press Officer and Webmaster:
Ian Clayton - Semi-retired (Former ALB Crew).
Deputy Launching Authorities : Mr Gordon Banks - Businessman
Capt. C.Phillip Brabban - Harbour Master
Terry Wainwright - B & B Proprietor

Souvenir Secretary (Station Shop and Grace Darling Museum Shop):
Mrs Irene Clayton
Treasurers: Mrs Glyn Wainwright (Station Branch) and Mrs Susan Calvert (Fete/Fund Raising Committee)
Collection Box Secretary: Vacancy
Station Chaplain : Rev'd Jane Wood - Vicar of St Paul's Church, North Sunderland

Coxswain
Michael Douglas - Former Fishing Boat Skipper, now an Offshore Rig Support Boat Coxswain.
2nd Coxswain
VACANCY (STILL !!)
Station Mechanic and Reserve Coxswain
John Hanvey - The only full-time member of the crew.
Assistant or 2nd Mechanic
Eric Stanwix - Builder
Assistant or 3rd Mechanic and Fete Chairman
Ian Fisher - College Lecturer
Station Training Co-ordinator
Tommy Rourke (Also ALB/ILB Crew)

Crew Members (ALB/ILB)
Kerensa Airey (ALB/ILB Crew) - Teacher
Neil Adams (ALB/ILB Crew) - Painter and decorator
Paul Allison (ALB Crew)- Welder
Gary Annison (ILB Helmsman/ALB Crew) - Plasterer / Retained Fire Fighter
Ian Bloomfield (ILB Helmsman/ALB Crew) - BT Engineer
Paul Bolton (ILB/ALB Crew) - Ambulance Capacity Manager
Eric Bramley (ALB Crew) - Boatman
Neil Calvert (ALB Crew)- Marine Engineer
James Chambers (Prospestive ALB/ILB Crew) - Apprentice Plumber
Richard Cheshire (ALB/ILB Crew) - Fish Merchant Employee
Keith Dolan (ALB/ILB Crew) - Labourer
David Fordy (ILB Helmsman/ALB Crew) - Fishing Boat Skipper
Jonny Haile (ALB/ILB Crew) - Trainee Barman
Jason Liddell (Prospestive ALB/ILB Crew)- Restaurant Employee
Colin Nelson (Prospective ALB/ILB Crew) - Window Cleaner
Tristram Owens (Prospestive ALB/ILB Crew) - I,T. Technician
Leanne Pearce (ALB/ILB Crew) - Hairdresser
Mark Pearce (ILB Helmsman/ALB Crew) - Plasterer
Tommy Rourke (ALB/ILB Crew)- Waste Management
Paul Ternent (ALB/ILB Crew) – Caravan Site Employee
Keith Williams - Domestic Appliance Engineer (Also Craster ILB Crew, lives at Craster, works frequently in Seahouses !)
[also Celeb of the Vodafone Suresignal Webpage !!]

PLEASE NOTE - WE HAVE NO FURTHER CREW VACANCIES AT THIS TIME

Tractor Drivers
Brian Gregory - Local Garage Owner
Sandy Straughan - Caravan Site Employee

Shore Helpers (Launchers)
Bob Cresswell - Teacher (Ex RAF)
Dave King - Window blind and curtain sales/installer
Alan McMillan - Teacher (Prospective Tractor Driver)
Jim Winter - Driver (Prospective Tractor Driver)

ILB Mechanic (Shore based)
Vacancy - Nomination to be confirmed.

Honorary Medical Advisor
Dr Bob Pawson, a recently retired GP from the Seahouses and Belford Practice.
He is available for advice, and can launch with us if required.

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