Construction works have commenced on a new facility for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in Cleethorpes. The new lifeboat station will replace the two existing facilities on Central Promenade, providing a new two-storey building with an integrated boat hall, workshop, shop, changing rooms and office facilities.

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The new station will be built on the beach in front of the existing station and will provide the capability to house a second lifeboat, a B Class Atlantic 85, which will join the existing D-Class lifeboat. 

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The new slipway will allow immediate launch of lifeboats from the boat hall directly to the water, eliminating the need to cross a public road which is the current procedure, saving crucial time. Allowing faster response times, in a wider range of weather conditions, to a larger variety of incidents while keeping its volunteers safer.

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With over 3.4 million visitors each year, Cleethorpes is a popular seaside destination. The new facility be a key landmark on the seafront for years to come.

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BGA architects are privileged to be working with such a worthwhile organisation such as the RNLI helping them to deliver this life saving project.

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BGA Architects have helped the RNLI develop the scheme following planning permission being obtained (by others) in 2014.

 

Steve Randall, Estates Engineer for the RNLI, said: “This new lifeboat station will be an asset to the resort of Cleethorpes, as well as enabling our volunteer crew to operate more effectively and safely, overall providing a better lifesaving service to the area.”

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