Pwllheli Lifeboat Station (based in

Pwllheli Pwllheli () is a market town and community of the Llŷn Peninsula ( cy, Penrhyn Llŷn) in Gwynedd, north-western Wales. It had a population of 4,076 in 2011 of whom a large proportion, 81%, are Welsh language, Welsh speaking. Pwllheli is the pl ...

Gwynedd Gwynedd (; ) is a county and preserved county (latter with differing boundaries; includes the Isle of Anglesey) in the north-west of Wales. It shares borders with Powys, Conwy County Borough, Denbighshire, Anglesey over the Menai Strait, and C ...

, Wales) was first established by the

Royal National Lifeboat Institution The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is the largest charity that saves lives at sea around the coasts of the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, as well as on some inland waterways. It i ...

(RNLI) in 1891 at a cost of £480. The station currently operates a lifeboat. The station was built with doors at both ends which allowed the crew to launch the boat either into the harbour, or over the beach directly into the Sea. Pwllheli received its first motor lifeboat in 1930 and because it was kept afloat, the boathouse went unused until 1953. A D-class Inshore lifeboat was first stationed in Pwllheli in 1964. The new station was opened officially in September 2021. A new station was completed in 2020, thanks to public donations of £83,000 plus the sale of two Ferrari cars bequeathed to the charity in 2015. The new station accommodates the latest All-weather lifeboat. In January 2024, following a breakdown in crew relationships, the station was closed, and the lifeboat was removed to RNLI headquarters at Poole, to join the Relief fleet. It was announced on 27 March 2024, that the station would reopen on 3 April 2024 to allow limited operations of the lifeboat to commence, whilst crew training would continue, to enable full D-class service. There was no information at this time regarding the possible return of the All-weather lifeboat.

Pwllheli Lifeboats

All-weather lifeboats

Inshore lifeboats

Launch and recovery tractors

Station honours

The following are awards made to the crew of Pwllheli Lifeboat Station *The Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum ::W McGill, Acting Coxswain - 1972 ::Roy Morris, crew member - 1972 ::Robert Wright, Coxswain - 1994 *A Framed Letter of Thanks signed by the Chairman of the Institution ::Clive Moore, Emergency Mechanic - 1994 ::Robert Wright, Coxswain - 2003 ::Andy Green, Helmsman - 2007 * Member, Order of the British Empire (MBE) ::Robert Wright, Coxswain - 2008

References

External links

Pwllheli Lifeboat Station Homepage

RNLI - Pwllheli Lifeboat Station
{{Lifeboat Stations in Wales Lifeboat stations in Wales Transport in Gwynedd Buildings and structures in Gwynedd Pwllheli Transport infrastructure completed in 1891