Team

MEET OUR CREW & VOLUNTEERS

All the Members of Caister Lifeboat are volunteers who give their services free, without any form of remuneration. This enables all the money that is donated to Caister Volunteer Lifeboat Service to go directly to the lifesaving operation. We are always on the look out for people to contribute their time and enthusiasm to Caister Lifeboat. If you are interested in joining our team then please do get in touch!

Crew

GUY GIBSON

Coxswain & Director

TOMMY WILLIAMS

Second Coxswain

OWEN NUTT

Assistant Coxswain

RICHARD THURLOW

Assistant Coxswain

ADAM PIMBLE

Crewman

RICHARD MILES

Crewman & Director

AARON THURLOW

Crewman

ILB Officer - Crewman

PAUL GARROD

Crewman & Chairman

ANDREW TURNER

Crewman & Director

GREG CARTER

Crewman

LAURENCE BILLINGTON

Crewman

KARL PURENINS

Crewman

JASON DELF

Crewman & Director

 Tractor Driver

 

DANIEL

GUILLEMETTE-SMITH

 Crewman

 

JAMIE SMITH

 

Tractor Driver

 

COLIN WILLAVIZE

 

Crewman & Director

 

JACK ATKINSON

 

Crewman

 

JOHN RINGWOOD

Crewman

Volunteers

BILL CURROR

Museum Volunteer

DEAN BILLINGTON

Cafe Volunteer

DOUG SIMMS

Museum Volunteer

JUDY SIMMS

Museum Volunteer

JUNE WILLIAMS

Shop Volunteer

LESLEY BILLINGTON

Cafe Manager

MAUREEN BROWN

Shop Volunteer

MIKE BROCK

Museum Volunteer

PAT CHRISTOPHER

Shop Volunteer

PETER WALKER

Museum Volunteer

SYLVIA BEUZEKAMP

Museum Volunteer

TINA WALKER

Museum Volunteer

ELAINE ANDERTON

Finance Director

Directors

GUY GIBSON

Coxswain & Director

PAUL WILLIAMS

Director

RICHARD MILES

Crewman & Director

Finance Director

PAUL GARROD

Crewman & Chairman

ANDREW TURNER

Crewman & Director

JASON DELF

Crewman & Director

COLIN WILLAVIZE

Company Secretary & Director

KEVIN WOOD
Director

MOST RECENT SHOUT

25 Jul, 2022
This footage is taken from the third emergency call-out of the Caister Lifeboat tasked yesterday to reports of a swimmer in difficulty off Winterton.
25 Jul, 2022
This footage is taken from the third emergency call-out of the Caister Lifeboat tasked yesterday to reports of a swimmer in difficulty off Winterton.

2

Lifeboats

22

Volunteer Crew

392

Lives Saved

£250k

Annual Costs

25 Jul, 2022
This footage is taken from the third emergency call-out of the Caister Lifeboat tasked yesterday to reports of a swimmer in difficulty off Winterton.
07 Apr, 2022
Caister Lifeboat will open to the public on Easter Sunday with a new range of clothing and souvenirs going on sale. New T-shirts featuring the Never Turn Back motto and another design showcasing Caister's all-weather boats since becoming an independent charity. Delivery of the T-shirts are due in the next few days and pre-orders will be packed and posted as soon as they arrive. Other gifts, including three new designs of mugs to complement our existing one to make a full set of four, will also be launched. Cushions, bearing our image, will make a perfect accessory for the home or holiday caravan and a new range of teddy bears to comfort young and old. The new Medina Class lifeboat features in some of the designs, including a new pin badge - something we have been unable to stock owing to design and supply issues in the past. However, visitors are being warned that with construction works on site until mid-May - to allow for the new boat - access may be restricted or involve a diversion. That, along with some supply issues and the installation of new till systems, has caused a slight delay in getting opened this year. We would like to apologise to anyone who has missed us being open as early as we usually would.
03 Feb, 2022
Caister Lifeboat is selling it’s all-weather Bernard Matthews II lifeboat, launch carriage and tractor on the auction site eBay . With a brand new £1.6m lifeboat under construction, the directors and crew are hoping the sale of the current boat will help pay some of the costs. With a starting bid of £300,000 and a Buy It Now price of £420,000, it comprises the entire package of the lifeboat, it’s unique hydraulic launch carriage and fully-marinised Caterpillar tractor. Guy Gibson, the coxswain of Caister Lifeboat, said: “We’ve designed the next generation of lifeboat for Caister, but the old boat and launch system still have a lot of life in them. “For £300k to £400k another independent lifeboat charity could have an absolute bargain here. “When we became independent of the RNLI in 1969, we had virtually nothing. Our first lifeboat, the Shirley Jean Adye, cost us £4,200 (£73k in 2022 prices). “We didn’t have enough money to pay the instalments and the crew chipped in £50 each. “With the fully-serviced boat with just 800 hours on the clock, bespoke launch carriage and fully marinised Caterpillar Challenger tractor, it’s got everything you need except lifejackets and the shed.” In December Caister Lifeboat announced it had placed an order with Diverse Marine in Cowes on the Isle of Wight for a 14m Medina Class Lifeboat. The sale of the existing Valentijn class lifeboat will not be completed until the new vessel has been delivered and accepted into service in Autumn 2022. Mr Gibson said: “The new Medina Class lifeboat will give us many more capabilities than the Bernard Matthews II. We will have electronic navigation systems to send search patterns from a shore base to the lifeboat and comfort for our crew and casualties will be greatly improved. “That said, the Bernard Matthews II has been a very good boat for us; has saved countless lives and with her speed and agility at sea has a great future in lifesaving with another organisation. “However, there is all kinds of other uses that potential bidders might see; and we welcome all bids from serious contenders.” See the full listing HERE
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