Freshwater Lifeboat Shop

31/08/2024

Paddle boarders - PLEASE take a little more care in your planning before venturing into the water.
The freshwater lifeboat has been tasked to 4 paddle board related incidents in the past week alone.

Understand the tides in your area. Check tide times to work out which way the flow will be going.
Check the winds- if it’s an offshore wind be VERY careful. If you are in Freshwater Bay and the shop is open their should be 2 flags on the promenade wall which will show you the local direction.
Don’t go further out than you can safely recover from if something changes.
Wear a safety line.
Wear a bouyancy aid.
Take your mobile phone in a waterproof pouch.
Tell someone where you are going and when you expect to be back.

There are several leaflets and info packs available from HM
Coastguard. Check out their web site.

https://hmcoastguard.uk/

Easy innit😊

09/08/2024

Tomorrow’s the big day.
Come and enjoy the Day at the Bay.
Not to be missed.

16/07/2024

WE NEED YOUR BOOKS

Good afternoon everyone,
Our illustrious book team are getting short of the printed word.

A message from the team -----

“A huge thank you to everyone who has donated books so far this year. Please keep up the great work! All books are gratefully received, apart from huge ones which are too big to fit on the shelves!!

As well as paperback fiction we would particularly welcome donations in the following categories:

Childrens’ and Teens’ fiction and non-fiction

Nautical
Travel and transport
Gardening
Natural World
History
Around Britain (and especially the IOW)
Sport and Leisure
Biography
Cookery
Arts
Home and Crafts
Poetry and Classics
Vintage
Many thanks in anticipation…….!

Ruth and the book team”

If you can help please take them along to the shop during open hours Tuesday-Sunday 1030-1630.
If you have a lot to dispose of please reply to this post and we will contact you.

16/05/2024

UPDATE: good news, our internet provider has sorted the problem and our card machine is now back up for all your essential purchases.
Apologies for yesterday.

You can now buy all your goodies- ice cream/Eccles cake/books/tea towels/ bucket and spade/tea, coffee and hot chocolate with either card or cash.🥴

PS. Now that the council have installed the seats on the prom there’s somewhere to sit as well. 😊

27/03/2024

Happy Easter to all our volunteers and supporters🐣

26/03/2024

FiLB SHOP REOPENING ON GOOD FRIDAY 😊

Yes it's time to reopen the shop for the season. Open Tues- Sundays 1030- 1630, closed Mondays except for bank holidays, weather permitting of course.
Everything is clean and shiny and stocked with everything you might need for a day in the Bay - and a bit more!
The coffee machine is running, the ice cream freezer is stocked up. A fresh selection of books are on the shelves so we are all ready to go.
Come and say hello 😊
If you'd like to join us as a volunteer in the shop please speak with the staff.
We always need more help!

09/11/2023

The shop is now closed until next Easter.
Thank you for your support this year.
Your shopping helps keep our lifeboats afloat.

22/10/2023

Shop open every day of half term except Mondays. 1030-4.30, weather permitting.
Come on down

Lovely day to sit and watch the sea with an ice cream or a cuppa.
FILB shop is open until 4.30 today.
Open every day of half term except Mondays, weather permitting.
Come on down.

22/10/2023

Lovely day to sit and watch the sea with an ice cream or a cuppa.
FILB shop is open until 4.30 today.
Open every day of half term except Mondays, weather permitting.
Come on down.

11/09/2023

30/08/2023

Help - Books needed --Our lifeboat shop needs more donations of paperbacks and childrens books to sell in our shop. They are so popular with our visitors we have almost run out!
Can you help?
If you can please bring them down to the shop in the bay. We're open 1030-4.30 every day except Monday, weather permitting.

24/08/2023

Down at the boathouse tonight at the end of Wednesday training and witnessed a brilliant near vertical rainbow in the bay.
Hopefully a good omen for our major upcoming boathouse extension project.

We almost launched the boat again to try and find the pot of gold where it hit the sea- then it disappeared - Ah well - back to normal fundraising for the project then 😊

15/08/2023

Irene's hand thrown pots will be available on Saturday at the amazing FILB Day at the Bay. All proceeds to FILB of course. If you missed out last year now is your chance to acquire one of these lovely unique pieces.

10/08/2023

Freshwater local Izzy Coelho is to walk 519 miles along the Pilgrim Way Route in Northern Spain next month to raise funds for Freshwater Independent Lifeboat. Setting off on 17th September and returning on 21st October Izzy will complete the Camino De Santiago De La Costa, a route that follows the o...

08/08/2023

Izzy’s Pilgrim Way Walk - JustGiving

09/07/2023

Welcome again to our FILB shop page.
Here are a few pics showing what our lovely little shop has to offer, and yes, in answer to a question earlier we even have quality beach shoes in most sizes from small children's to large adults.
We may be small but we are perfectly formed 😊 open Tuesday-Sunday, 1030-4.30, weather permitting.

07/07/2023

Welcome to the Freshwater Lifeboat shop page. We are open six days a week, Tuesday- Sunday, 1030-4.30 (weather permitting) from Easter to the end of October and as well as ice cream and drinks we have a large range of beach goods, including beach shoes, souvenirs, snacks, maps and books.