Archive for June 2015
£1.5 Million to move a few bolts?
On the 30th June 2015 “The National” (Scottish Newspaper) published an article titled: “Saving St Abbs lifeboat station would not cost £1.5m, insist crew” by Janice Burns. The article explains…
Read MoreDon’t let this be Our Swan Song
This Saturday (27/6/2015) the Scotsman published a two page article titled: “Swan song for St Abbs lifeboat station” by Ben Nimmo. The article was about the proposed closure of the…
Read MoreCross Party Support for our Campaign
We’d like to thank our local MSPs for supporting our campaign. Both John Lamont MSP and Paul Wheelhouse MSP have both given us valuable support, advice and have helped raise the…
Read MoreOur petition heads towards 4000 signatures
St Abbs is a small community, but as the number of signatures to our online petition edges towards 4000 it is apparent that we have the support of people from…
Read MoreJust one of our Heroes
Darren Crowe, from St Abbs, saved the life of a man who had slipped and fallen into the sea at the foot of the cliffs of St Abb’s Head. When…
Read MoreOur campaign T-Shirts are proving popular
Wow, we could never have believed they’d be so popular! In just a few weeks we’ve had hundreds of orders of our fantastic T-Shirts which not only raise awareness of…
Read MoreRobin Hood Dive Club – First to support our campaign
A group of divers from the Robin Hood Dive Club came to enjoy a weekend’s diving at St Abbss and while dressed as pirates were the first to get their…
Read MoreNational Trust for Scotland boss fears for lives if St Abbs lifeboat goes
The National Trust for Scotland’s chief executive, Simon Skinner has written to the RNLI with his concerns. He said: We do not think the proposed closure, and subsequent reliance on…
Read MoreStation thanked for a quick response which saved a life
On Saturday 30 May at around 6.45pm members of the public raised the alarm, saying they had seen what they thought was a dive party experiencing difficulties, about 100 meters…
Read MoreSave St Abbs Lifeboat – The Campaign is Launched
Based on a coastal review undertaken without local consultation, the RNLI executive proposes to close the St Abbs Lifeboat Station. The St Abbs Lifeboat is based in the heart of…
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