Welcome to Woodbridge Branch of the RNLI

The Woodbridge branch of the RNLI is one of the 1,300 fundraising branches and guilds throughout the country. Our objective is to raise money for the RNLI to support our brave volunteer crews to help them save lives at sea.

As a branch, our main aim is to identify fund raising opportunities and arrange events, store collections, flag days, card sales, etc.

We can’t achieve this without the help of our fundraising “Crew”. You can join our “Crew” by volunteering to be Collectors, Helpers, or Committee Members. Please contact our Branch Secretary to find out more.

Upcoming events

Events in September

Here are some of the events planned this month:

Elmsfest Fun Day, Blackbourne Community Centre, 6th September

Martlesham Heath Aviation Open Day, 7th September

Click on the highlighted link for more information

Recent Events

Walberswick Village Fete, 23rd August

Thank you to everyone who generously supported us at Walberswick.Village.Fete today, thrilled to share that we raised £393.05 for the RNLI – and met so many lovely people (and their dogs!)

Gipping Valley Model Boat Club Open Day, 16th August

What a fantastic time we had at the Gipping Valley Model Boat Club’s Open Day! Thank you for having us and thanks to those who kindly donated – delighted to say we took £212.95 in sales and just under £40 in donations for the RNLI

Some amazing craftsmanship and it was well worth a visit!

Woodbridge Flag Day, 9th August

We were blessed with a wonderful warm day for our annual RNLI Flag Day in the Thoroughfare and the total raised from our lovely supporters was an awesome £900.53!

Thanks to our small band of collectors and to all those who donated. Special thanks to the two magpies bakery for keeping us hydrated!

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Woodbridge Regatta, 29th June

Thank you to everyone who visited us at Woodbridge Regatta & Riverside Fair today, it was a hot one! Delighted to share that we raised £550 for the @rnli and thank you to our trusty team of volunteers!

Westleton Open Garden, 15 June

Our huge thanks to the Turner family for generously opening up their wonderful garden for the RNLI, and thank you to everyone who attended and donated. We are delighted to share that we raised £2,262 for the RNLI, along with our friends from the Stowmarket branch – and had a brilliant day!

Suffolk Show, 28/29th May

Another great couple of days at the Suffolk Show. The rain on Wednesday and strong winds on Thursday didn’t put us off and overall the show was a great success.

Many thanks to Liam and Arna from the RNLI Water Safety team for joining us for this event. All the kids appreciated their knowledge and sense of fun.

Many thanks to our loyal band of helpers who helped to set up and take down and run the stand over the 2 days. We couldn’t do it without them.

And a final big thanks to all the people who visited our stand and helped us raise a total of £830 (beating last year’s record) over the days.

Tesco Collection, 7th March

A huge thank you to @tescofood for having us at their store in Martlesham where we raised a whopping £984.42 for the @rnli! Thank you to everyone who generously donated and to our team of volunteers. Thank you!

Branch AGM, 11th March

Our branch AGM was held at the Old Mariner in Woodbridge where we elected the officers and committee for the coming year. We went through our programme of fundraising events for 2025. The year ahead will be challenging one but fun. Our first major event will be the Suffolk Show at the end of May.

We would love to welcome anyone who is interested in joining our small committee and anyone who can spare an hour or two occasionally to help with our fund raising activities.