The RNLI took operational responsibility of the station in 1854, and is now celebrating its 200th Anniversary which fell on March 4.
The crews have been awarded 19 medals for gallantry in it’s 221 year history. Most recently, Coxswain Ian Johns was awarded the MBE for services to Maritime Safety in the New Years honours in 2012.
On Saturday March 9, the volunteers of Newhaven Lifeboat are inviting the public to join them in their celebrations.
Hosted at The Marine Workshops, Newhaven, tickets are £25 per person and include a welcome drink, food by Sussex's very own Humble Pie and music by local live band Double Tap.
Tickets to the ‘RNLI Newhaven 200th Anniversary Party’ are available on Eventbrite. Guests will have the opportunity to meet the crew, both past and present, and discover the history of the RNLI.
21. Crew, 1974
Crew of the ‘Kathleen Mary’ on 18 April 1974. Left to right: L.C. Patten (Assistant Mechanic), R.L. Holden (Head Launcher), F. Vacher (Mechanic), D. Payne, T. Guy, M. Hills (Launcher), M. Moore (Launcher), E.A. Moore (Coxswain), J. Allen (Bowman), R. Titchener, A.T. Boyle. Photo: Newhaven RNLI
22. Kit and crew
The ‘David and Elizabeth Acland’ with kit and crew unpacked. The 17-21 Severn class All-weather Lifeboat is on service in Newhaven today. The largest lifeboat in the RNLI fleet, the Severn class was developed in the early 1990s and introduced into the fleet in 1996. In 1999, the ‘David and Elizabeth Acland’ arrived in Newhaven. Upside-down crew, left to right: Danny Woodford, John Simcock, Michael Stringer, James Johnson, Peter Everard (Trainor/Assessor), Lewis Arnold (Coxswain), and sideways: Andy MacQueen. Photo: Alex Franklin, Newhaven RNLI