Over year 2025, the Hospitality Association York (HAY) will be raising awareness and funds for the York Rescue Boat.

York Rescue Boat is an independent search and rescue charity, based in York, North Yorkshire.

Founded in 2014, after a series of deaths in the city’s rivers, York Rescue Boat has grown to become a highly trained and capable team, renowned for its work both in York and further afield.

Their work centres around the Rivers Ouse and Foss in York. They make the city safer by carrying out combined patrols by boat and on foot at higher risk times or as requested by North Yorkshire Police. This approach brings team members into contact with many people along the river; around 80% of people they meet are classed as vulnerable or struggling with Mental Health problems.

As well as the prevention and rescue side of the charity, York Rescue Boat team members help with a programme of education, going into schools, scout groups, colleges, universities etc… to provide education on the dangers of open water and how to stay safe around it.

In addition to their work around York, York Rescue Boat provides a nationally deployable Flood Rescue Team, available to the Fire and Rescue Service nationally to be sent in times of serious large-scale flooding.

The entire crew are volunteers who rely on the generosity of the public.

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