Volunteer museum guides - Zetland Lifeboat Museum, Redcar

VOLUNTEERS WANTED - ZETLAND LIFEBOAT MUSEUM

Can you spare working a 11am-1.30pm or 1.30pm-4pm shift during the week, or a 11am-2pm or 2pm-5pm shift on a Saturday or Sunday?  No experience necessary.

The Zetland is the oldest surviving lifeboat in the world and is part of the prestigious National Historic Fleet.  She was built in 1802 by Henry Greathead at his South Shields boatyard.  She saw 78 years of service and saved over 500 documented lives from the treacherous Redcar coast.  For many years, lives lost were never recorded.  Zetland has laid in her present boathouse since 1907 and has only been removed twice.  The 

The Friends of Zetland Lifeboat is a charity made up of a strong crew of volunteers who are dedicated in conserving her for another 200 years.

Interested in joining the team?  Check out our website, pop in for a no obligation chat or drop us an email to: zetlandmuseum@hotmail.com

Read more about Zetland Lifeboat Museum, one of our Shipshape Network North projects.