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Council
chief welcomed to BARB's annual general meeting
NEWS
POSTED: 13 May, 2012
 The
Chief Executive of North Somerset Council was the special
guest at the AGM of Burnham-On-Sea's rescue hovercraft charity
BARB on Friday evening (May 11th). Graham Turner joined
40 people at Burnham's Town Council Chambers in Jaycroft
Road to hear about a busy year for the life-saving charity.
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BBC's
Anneka Rice welcomed to Burnham hovercraft station
NEWS
POSTED: 31 March, 2012
 TV
and radio celebrity Anneka Rice made a special visit to
Burnham-On-Sea's rescue hovercraft station on Saturday (March
31st). She met volunteers from the charity and had a tour
of the seafront station, which she built in just 72 hours
as part of her popular Challenge Anneka TV series
in 1994. More...
BARB
backs world record sandcastle building bid!
NEWS
POSTED: 14 March, 2012
 Burnham-On-Sea's
Sunspot Amusements has come forward as the main sponsor
of the town's attempt to set a new sandcastle building world
record this Spring. The event is to be held on Saturday
June 2nd during Burnham's Jubilee celebration. More...
BARB
receives £2,500 donation from residents' Xmas lights
NEWS
POSTED: 31 January, 2012
 Residents
of a Burnham-On-Sea cul-de-sac who transformed their homes
into a Christmas wonderland featuring thousands of fairy
lights have collected over £5,000 for two local charities.
The residents of Trinity Close have presented the proceeds
of the collections at their annual fundraiser to hovercraft
rescue charity BARB and a cancer charity. More...
Asda's
Highbridge store delivers a £2,000 boost to BARB
NEWS
POSTED: 27 December, 2011
 Burnham-On-Sea's
rescue hovercraft charity has been handed a £2,000
Christmas boost by supermarket giant Asda. Eight months
of fundraising at the Highbridge store has raised £2,087
for Burnham Area Rescue Boat (BARB), which is one of its
local charities of the year.
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Burnham
hovercraft station opens for Christmas weekend
NEWS
POSTED: 19 December, 2011
 Burnham-On-Sea's
MP and Mayor were among the dozens of visitors at the town's
rescue hovercraft station during a two-day Christmas fundraising
weekend. Scores of families got a chance to meet Father
Christmas, who put in an appearance at the event.
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Author
Sir Terry Pratchett meets Burnham hovercraft crew
NEWS
POSTED: 27 November, 2011
 Leading
author Sir Terry Pratchett met some of the crewmembers of
Burnham-On-Sea's rescue hovercrafts during a visit to the
town on Saturday afternoon (November 26th). The author was
in Burnham to switch on the town's Christmas lights and
was keen to hear about the work of BARB. More...
Mayor
presents donation to Burnham hovercraft charity
NEWS
POSTED: 10 November, 2011
 Four
good causes in Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge have this week
received donations from the town Mayor. Cllr Michael Clarke
handed out cheques for £107 each to the Highbridge
Festival of the Arts, Highbridge Dreamscheme, Burnham Dreamscheme
and BARB before this week's Town Council meeting. More...
Hovercraft
crew fly in to help school's lesson
NEWS
POSTED: 10 November, 2011
 Children
and staff from Berrow Pre-School and the reception class
at Berrow Primary School enjoyed a special visit by Burnham's
rescue hovercraft and its crew this week. BARB was invited
to bring one of its hovercrafts, The Light of Elizabeth,
to help the children with their studies on emergency colours.
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Bikers
roar into action to raise cash for BARB
NEWS
POSTED: 1 November, 2011
 Fun-loving
motorcyclists in fancy dress costumes roared through Highbridge
on Sunday (October 30th) at the start of a sponsored 35-mile
bike ride. Members of the Somerset Motorcycle Group organised
the ride from Highbridge's Bristol Bridge Inn to Watchet
to raise funds for Burnham-On-Sea charity BARB. More...
Brean's
Diamond Farm gives £2,275 boost to BARB
NEWS
POSTED: 23 October, 2011
 Holidaymakers
at a Brean caravan park have this week handed over a bumper
cheque to the charity that runs Burnham-On-Sea's rescue
hovercrafts. A summer of fundraising at Diamond Farm Holiday
Park has raised £2,275 towards the running costs of
BARB (Burnham Area Rescue Boat). More...
Warning
as parked cars block BARB hovercraft station
NEWS
POSTED: 11 October, 2011
 Burnham-On-Sea
hovercraft charity BARB has this week warned that vital
minutes could be wasted in reaching beach rescues because
of council delays in repainting double yellow lines outside
its seafront station. Parts of Burnham's South Esplanade
were resurfaced in late September, but the council has still
not repainted double yellow lines across the front of the
Coastguard and hovercraft stations. More...
Burnham
care home raises funds for hovercraft charity
NEWS
POSTED: 26 September, 2011
 Residents
and staff at a Burnham-On-Sea care home have raised hundreds
of pounds for the charity that runs the town's two life-saving
rescue hovercrafts by holding a fundraising fair. The Towans
in Berrow Road has handed over £205.35 to BARB (Burnham
Area Rescue Boat), which operates an inshore rescue boat
and two rescue hovercrafts. More...
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Burnham-On-Sea hovercraft news:
BARB,
the group that runs the hovercraft, was formed in 1992 when
it began fundraising for its first rescue craft and own
boathouse. In June 1994 Anneka Rice and the BBC TV show
Challenge Anneka came to the rescue, building us
a boat house on Burnham seafront in just 72 hours!
