The Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade in Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom | Museum

The Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade, Tynemouth, United Kingdom, is a voluntary shore based coastal rescue service founded in 1864. The Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade is a Declared Facility to HM Coastguard for Cliff Rescue, Coastal Search and Rescue and one of the last remaining trained teams for Ship to Shore Breeches Buoy Rescue. Operating from the  Watchhouse Museum in Tynemouth on the North East coast of England, the crew work closely with all the emergency services.  In recent years The Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade has averaged over 100 callouts a year and these range from monitoring and gathering information on broken down boats to recovering cliff casualties from our coastline.There is also another Attraction namely, The Brigade Watchhouse Museum that is packed full of fascinating and unique artefacts of the Brigade's history ranging from the Ship's bell from one of the Shipwrecks that led to the creation of the Brigade in 1864 to a picture of Her Majesty The Queen visiting the Brigade in October 2005. Furthermore behind every picture and relic is a captivating story about how it links into both the Brigade's past and present role as a Voluntary Life Brigade on the North Tyneside Coastline. The watchhouse is manned by Billy, the caretaker, and his wife Kath, who help keep the Museum in pristine condition and are on hand to ensure your visit to the Museum is interesting and informative. Guided tours and talks about the Brigade can be arranged and held at the Museum.