Our RNLI lifeboats in Northern Ireland protect hundreds of communities through our 24-hour search and rescue service. They rely on the safest, most reliable lifeboats, modern stations to launch from and the essential kit to keep the volunteers safe.

Established in 1825, Newcastle Lifeboat Station operates an
all-weather Mersey class lifeboat and an inshore D class lifeboat. It costs over £200,000 a year for the running costs for these boats at the station. 

The unrivalled coast of Co Down is valued by local communities and visitors alike, with millions travelling to enjoy them, and work on them each year. But the water remains an unpredictable environment that can catch people out. People will always need our help and we will always bethere to answer that call.

Keeping a modern fleet of lifeboats maintained, fuelled and
ever ready to go to the rescue from Newcastle (Co Down) lifeboat station is expensive and we rely entirely on voluntary donations to ensure this service is maintained. Add to that crew training and kit, and the pounds start to add up. With the implications of Covid-19, we haven’t been able to fundraise in our traditional ways for our running costs to keep our lifeboats afloat.

We rely on donations from you the public to continue saving
lives at sea- your donation to this page will help support the running of the Newcastle Lifeboats.