Pembroke Castle is set to host a lifeboat festival in honour of the RNLI’s 200th anniversary.
On Sunday, June 16, the venue will host the public as they interact with RNLI volunteers and learn about water safety with the RNLI water safety team.
From 1pm to 8pm, attendees can enjoy live music from choirs and bands, and browse through the exclusive RNLI 200 merchandise at the pop-up shop.
While the festival is free to enter, donations to the RNLI will be welcome.
Food and drink will be provided by local suppliers, and no alcohol is permitted on site.
The RNLI has been safeguarding lives at sea for two centuries and has saved 146,452 lives.
This averages out to the RNLI saving two lives every day for the past 200 years.
The charity began in a London tavern in 1824, responding to an appeal from Sir William Hillary, who lived on the Isle of Man and witnessed many shipwrecks.
The charity has continued saving lives at sea throughout the tests of its history, including tragic disasters, funding challenges and two world wars.
Today, the charity operates 238 lifeboat stations, including four on the River Thames, and has seasonal lifeguards at more than 240 locations around the UK and Ireland.
It designs and builds its own lifeboats and runs domestic and international water safety programmes.
Two centuries have seen vast developments in the lifeboats and kit used by the charity’s lifesavers – from the early oar-powered vessels to today’s technology-packed boats.
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