About Us
An Introduction
We are an independent beach lifeguard and inshore Rescue service that operates from Calshot beach in Stanswood bay, part of the Solent waters.
The service is run entirely by volunteers including its trustees, operation crew and Lifeguards providing a free service to the community and HM Coastguard. We rely heavily on the donations, grants and contributions that are offered to ensure our equipment and training is maintained to a high standard, ready for operation. This also goes towards maintaining the building from which we operate from. We would like to thank everyone who has supported us and continues to support us. Your kindness doesn’t just go to supporting our amazing crew, but goes back to helping the greater community too. Please look to our donations page for all the kind supporters and how to donate. A little can make a great difference!
The Beach
Calshot beach is well known for not only for open water swimmers, bathers, regular beach users, but to a host of water activities such as windsurfing, kite surfers, kayakers, paddle boarding, dingy sailing to name but a few.
Stanswood beach Rescue provide qualified Lifeguards with surf Rescue boards and torpedo buoys as well as trained Rescue crew to operate its fleet of Rescue jetski and inshore Rescue boat to enable us to assist those in need of our help.
Training
Stanswood Beach Rescue is a approved training centre and member of the RLSS UK. This gives us an opportunity to help the community in more ways than just being a rescue service. We are teamed up with Salisbury lifesaving club which means we can offer training not only to our crew but to the greater community. We provide RLSS UK Rookie Lifeguard training and awards for those aged 8 and above. From 12 years to old age we deliver the RLSS UK Survive & Save lifesaving training and awards. From 16 years RLSS UK Beach Lifeguard and pool lifeguard training and qualifications. We also deliver community training such as ‘save a baby’, ‘save a child’ and ‘save an adult’.
Executive Committee Members
All our executive committee members at Stanswood are volunteers, if fact everyone at Stanswood give their time freely.