RNLI Lifeguards Broadstairs and T...

RNLI Lifeguards Broadstairs and Thanet with Harvey a local lifeguard

Broadstairs life - its people, its places and its charm by Barry Stickings MBE
S2 · E27
Oct 8, 2026
40:29

Episode notes

I speak with Harvey a lifeguard who works for this amazing service to us, the public. This season he has been based at Viking Bay here in Broadstairs. Listen as he tells us why he joined at 16 to become a lifeguard and what it means to him. Plus an insight into the sessional work they all do to help us on the beach and in the sea.

Ready to change lives working as an RNLI lifeguard? Listen as these guys have and are there to protect us on our beaches

Listen as hHarvey tells us about the training and the skills needed and what they get from this job.As an RNLI lifeguard you’ll build your work – and life – experience, get good rates of pay and learn lifesaving skills that stay with you wherever your career heads next. It could be you... If you're looking to keep you and your family safe at the seaside this summer, then you should choose a lifeguarded beach

The RNLI beach lifeguard service has been keeping people safer since 2001. Highly trained and equipped with the best lifesaving gear, RNLI beach lifeguards are ready to help you in an emergency. But it's not just during the summer. All-year round, the RNLI lifeguard team are working to make visiting the beach safer for everyone.

https://rnli.org/what-we-do/rnli-beach-lifeguards