Team

MEET OUR CREW & VOLUNTEERS

All the Members of Caister Lifeboat are volunteers who give their services free, without any form of remuneration. This enables all the money that is donated to Caister Volunteer Lifeboat Service to go directly to the lifesaving operation. We are always on the look out for people to contribute their time and enthusiasm to Caister Lifeboat. If you are interested in joining our team then please do get in touch!

Crew

GUY GIBSON

Coxswain & Director

TOMMY WILLIAMS

Assistant Coxswain

OWEN NUTT

Assistant Coxswain

RICHARD THURLOW

Assistant Coxswain

ADAM PIMBLE

Crewman

RICHARD MILES

Director

 

AARON THURLOW

Crewman

Secretary & Crewman

PAUL GARROD

Crewman & Chairman

ANDREW TURNER

Crewman & Director

GREG CARTER

Crewman

LAURENCE BILLINGTON

Crewman

JASON DELF

 

Director

 

 

 Tractor Driver

 

JACK ATKINSON

 

Crewman

 

JOHN RINGWOOD

Crewman

ROB BUSH

 

Crewman

 

SEAN ELPHICK

Crewman

ANDY LOVICK

 

Assistant Secretary
& Crewman

 

JONATHAN RINGWOOD

 

Crewman

 

BEN

 

Junior Crew

 

Volunteers

BILL CURROR

Museum Volunteer

DEAN BILLINGTON

Cafe Volunteer

DOUG SIMMS

Museum Volunteer

JUDY SIMMS

Museum Volunteer

JUNE WILLIAMS

Shop Volunteer

LESLEY BILLINGTON

Cafe Manager

MAUREEN BROWN

Shop Volunteer

MIKE BROCK

Museum Volunteer

PAT CHRISTOPHER

Shop Volunteer

PETER WALKER

Museum Volunteer

SYLVIA BEUZEKAMP

Museum Volunteer

TINA WALKER

Museum Volunteer

ELAINE ANDERTON

Finance Officer

Directors

GUY GIBSON

Coxswain & Director

PAUL WILLIAMS

Director

RICHARD MILES

Director

PAUL GARROD

Crewman & Chairman

ANDREW TURNER

Crewman & Chairman

Director

KEVIN WOOD

Director

MOST RECENT SHOUT

18 April 2024
Caister Lifeboat was paged last night (17/04/24) at 22:51 by Humber Coastguard with reports of 2 distress beacons 20 nautical miles NE of Caister. Our all-weather lif eboat, Bernard Matthews ll, was launched by 22:59, and the crew proceeded at best speed towards the coordinates provided. At 23:18 a call came through from the Coastguard to say it was a false activation from a military aircraft and to stand down. The lifeboat returned to the station by 23:36 for a full wash down and fuel up , ready for the next shout. 
18 April 2024
Caister Lifeboat was paged last night (17/04/24) at 22:51 by Humber Coastguard with reports of 2 distress beacons 20 nautical miles NE of Caister. Our all-weather lif eboat, Bernard Matthews ll, was launched by 22:59, and the crew proceeded at best speed towards the coordinates provided. At 23:18 a call came through from the Coastguard to say it was a false activation from a military aircraft and to stand down. The lifeboat returned to the station by 23:36 for a full wash down and fuel up , ready for the next shout. 

2

Lifeboats

22

Volunteer Crew

392

Lives Saved

£250k

Annual Costs

15 April 2025
Dates for your diary in 2025
18 April 2024
Caister Lifeboat was paged last night (17/04/24) at 22:51 by Humber Coastguard with reports of 2 distress beacons 20 nautical miles NE of Caister. Our all-weather lif eboat, Bernard Matthews ll, was launched by 22:59, and the crew proceeded at best speed towards the coordinates provided. At 23:18 a call came through from the Coastguard to say it was a false activation from a military aircraft and to stand down. The lifeboat returned to the station by 23:36 for a full wash down and fuel up , ready for the next shout. 
25 July 2022
This footage is taken from the third emergency call-out of the Caister Lifeboat tasked yesterday to reports of a swimmer in difficulty off Winterton.
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