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SAVING LIVES IN SOMERSET SINCE 1992

Welcome to BARB Search & Rescue

BARB Search & Rescue, founded in 1992 as Burnham Area Rescue Boat, is an independent charity run by a dedicated team of local volunteers. We operate two rescue hovercraft and two inshore rescue boats.

BARB is on-call 24/7 & our team has saved hundreds of lives over the years, responding to a wide range of emergencies.

As a charity, we rely entirely on public donations to keep our rescue services operational, ensuring that help is always available when it’s needed most.

VOLUNTEER & JOIN THE “BARB TEAM”
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BARB is always on the look out for dedicated volunteers to help us with a wide variety of roles from crew members to fundraising.

HELP US TO HELP OTHERS
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As an independent charity, we rely on your donations. Support BARB’s life-saving work by making a one off or monthly donation.

FIND OUT WHAT WE DO
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BARB is a registered charity that operates two life-saving rescue hovercraft and an inshore rescue boat in the Bridgwater Bay area.

OUR UPCOMING EVENTS
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BARB and BARB’s supporters hold many events throughout the year.

To find out more, click the link below

RECENT CALLOUTS

#08 – DOG IN MUD – BURNHAM BEACH – 2025-05-29

BARB’s rescue hovercraft crew and Burnham Coastguards were called out on Thursday May 29th amid concern for a dog walker...
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#07 – VULNERABLE CHILD – BOS – 2025-05-18

BARB’s volunteers had an early start to the day with a call-out in the early hours of this morning at...
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#06 – PERSON IN WATER – BRIDGWATER (STANDBY)

A standby was given to BARB's SRT team for deployment to Bridgwater. As our crew were leaving the station, we...
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#05 – REQUEST FROM BEACH WARDEN FOR WELFARE CHECK – 2025-04-26

Burnham beach warden requested the assistance of BARB's volunteers to carry out a welfare check on a number of young...
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#04 – TRANSPORT INJURED DOG – 2025-04-21

A busy start to Bank Holiday Monday for several BARB volunteers who were called out to help a beach walker...
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1992

BARB (Burnham Area Rescue Boat) was Founded

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1994

BARB station built with help from a BBC TV show

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2002

Lelaina Hall Tragedy

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2003

Spirit of Lelaina hovercraft launches

TIDE TIMES

03 June 2025

Time Type Height
07:08 low 1.97m
13:15 high 8.16m
19:29 low 2.21m

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WEATHER FORECAST

Burnham-on-Sea Seafront
03/06/2025, 11:54 pm
18.8
°C
18
km/h
0.0
mm
75
%
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