Bournemouth Lifeguard Corps was founded in 1965, moved to Durley Chine in 1967, became a registered charity in 2016 and moved from Durley Chine to Jospeh Steps in 2020. We are affiliated with the Royal Lifesaving Society (RLSS) who are the UK's leading provider of water safety and drowning prevention education and Surf Lifesaving Great Britain (SLSGB) whose aim is to help make our beaches safer and more enjoyable places for everyone. We also work closely with the Royal National Lifeboat Institute (RNLI), working professionally alongside them during major events such as the Bournemouth Air Festival and British Heart Foundation Pier to Pier Swim, for which we provide water safety cover.

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Our History

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Our Future

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We are going through some exciting changes as a club as we have moved location and are in the process of gaining planning permission to develop a new purpose built training facility. After being based at Durley Chine since 1967, we have now relocated to Josephs Steps, which is about a 200m walk down the promenade towards Bournemouth Pier. We have currently adapted the existing building to suit us for the interim, this has been done at very minimal cost with help from local businesses and our members.