New Boathouse Development

Official RNLI Press Release:
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The Royal National Lifeboat Institution announced today (03/06/03) that the contract for construction of the new slipway at Tenby has been awarded to Dean And Dyball. The work will start in late July with completion towards the end of 2004.

The new boathouse will be located to the east of the existing structure on the site of the old 'Royal Victoria Pier' and will house the new Tamar class slipway lifeboat which is due to enter service in 2005.

The existing boathouse has occupied the current site since 1905 and has undergone various adaptations over the years to accommodate several classes of lifeboat.

The RNLI's shoreworks manager, Howard Richings says:

'the decision to rebuild and relocate the boathouse was taken after lengthy studies. The new location will give much better access to deep water as well as providing increased accommodation for both the new lifeboat and modern crew facilities'

The first in a series of public information sheets detailing the project has been produced by the RNLI and is available by contacting the lifeboat station at Tenby
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The information sheets mentioned in the press release above will also be available via this website when they become available.

Photos will be added soon showing where the boathouse is to be built. They will form the basis of weekly updates giving the viewers of the website regular progress reports and pictures of the construction in progress.

Last Updated: 04/06/2003