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Sunday 18 May 2025
Emergency Services Day
Lifeboat Station
We're planning an open day in conjunction with the Wells Fire Service at the boathouse during the RNLI's Mayday fund raising week. There will be a chance to meet both crews and see the boats and engine. Further details will be posted here when we have them!
Tuesday 19 Aug 2025
64th Annual Lifeboat Service
The Quay, 7pm
Join crew, launchers and station volunteers along with local residents and supporters on Wells Quay for a short Sunday service and celebration of the lifeboat. Both lifeboats launch and run up to the quayside for a service with hymns and readings. The lifeboats are joined by a flotilla of small boats which anchor in the channel to take part and Fakenham Town Band provides the music. Please arrive at the quayside in good time if you'd like to attend. The service will last approximately 45 minutes. There is no charge to attend but a collection for the RNLI will be taken. Small boats are welcome to take part as a waterborne congregation, ideally anchored to the east of the pontoons leaving space for the all-weather lifeboat to manoeuvre. The inshore lifeboat will distribute service sheets and take a collection from vessels at the end of the service
Service Sheets
Printed service sheets will be available on the quay on the day and possibly on-line for phone or tablet nearer the time.
Saturday 22 Nov 2025
Wells Christmas Tide
The Quay
Christmas fun and festivities... lights switch on on Staithe Street and arrival of Santa Claus by sea from the North Pole followed by fireworks, from 4.45pm to around 6pm. The inshore lifeboat will accompany Santa's boat up the quay (subject to any operational requirements). There are events and activities around the town all weekend... see the Christmas Tide website for details
Calendar
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November 2025
Shop Opening Times
Our shop and viewing gallery are normally open weekends from Friday to Monday 10-4 along with extra days in the holidays and whenever we can. In good weather, the main boathouse doors may also be open to view the all-weather lifeboat from the front. See our visits page for more information.
RNLI 200
The RNLI celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2024, a milestone marked nationally and by lifeboat crews and stations
around the UK.
Lifeboat Horse marking 200 years in the quay
Shannon lifeboat
and boathouse build
Wells RNLI is now operating from the new building. See the boathouse build pages for the story of how the new station was built.
Our new Shannon lifeboat was funded in part with a station appeal for £250,000 in 2014-15 and also by the Civil Service charity The Lifeboat Fund with its 150th Anniversary Appeal. We are hugely grateful to everyone who has donated, fund-raised, helped and supported us both locally and across the UK and further afield.
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