The Lizard Lifeboat in The Lizard, Helston, Cornwall is a RNLI charity that saves lives at sea, and have been at the Lizard since 1859. The Lizard Lifeboat Station is located in one of the most rugged and remote settings in all of Great Britain, and when the boat is launched the crew have to run down some 200 steps from the station car park to the boathouse in Kilcobben Cove. With a series of lifeboats having served the stations over the years, the Tamar class all-weather lifeboat Rose arrived in July 2011, with a range of 250 miles and a top speed of 25 knots, she can carry a crew of 7. The Lizard Lifeboat station welcomes visitors to come view the boathouse and organised trips can be arranged with prior notice, bearing in mind this is an operational station and emergencies may take them away at any time. They also welcome all donations and regularly do fund raising events so look out for those. READ MORE

The Lifeboat Station of La Turballe, France is located on the Atlantic coast and offers an entire rescue mission with highly trained lifeguards and boats and they welcome volunteers to join them. This young and dynamic lifeboat station has a rescue station where they store their dinghy, diving equipment, and have mechanical equipment and repair facilities, and their crew is totally dedicated to the task no matter the time of day or night. The Lifeboat Station of La Turballe hosts many fundraising events throughout summer and need your support to keep going, so come along, they also offer training and have a monitor pool, so become a rescue swimmer and partake in national courses, save a life one day.READ MORE

The Gerringong Surf and Lifesaving Club at Werri Beach, Gerringong, NSW has a large club member base as well as many nippers or junior and from small beginning and a tin shed, the clubhouse is a two storey brick building complete with deck overlooking the beach. The clubhouse is available for private events, parties and functions, and can comfortably seat 120 guests or more for a stand up function, they have cooking facilities, crockery and cutlery. The main aim of the Gerringong Surf and Lifesaving Club is patrol and provide safety to the general public and beach users, and encourage people to enter the water between the red and yellow flags. They have a proud tradition of surfboat rowing, winter swimmers and of course the Nippers who are taught surf survival and beach safety.READ MORE

The Wamberal Surf Lifesaving Club welcomes members from seniors to rookies, cadets, nippers and more. The SLSC provides excellent training in First Aid, IRB, Patrols, Radios, Oxy Viva, Defibulator and flags. Host your next function, celebration or event at the Wamberal Surf Lifesaving Club function centre which is the perfect waterside venue, and offers the perfect location for a beach side function. READ MORE

The Harlyn Surf School Beach Lifeguard/Instructor Courses offers Surf Life Saving Beach Lifeguard courses and Academy Of Surfing Instructors (ASI) Instructor training courses with experienced instruction at a superb location. So whether you want to work as a RNLI Beach Lifeguard or as a surf or stand up paddleboard instructor, this is the place to learn from an exceptional team of highly qualified and motivated instructors, especially as Cornwall is the world centre in the surf industry.READ MORE

The Mangawhai Heads Volunteer Lifeguard Service, Mangawhai Heads, New Zealand, is committed to the prevention of drowning and injury through the provision of lifeguarding and water safety. READ MORE