Our biggest fundraising event, lots of fun and we think we put on a brilliant day!

Every penny raised goes towards our vital lifeboat.

We are an INDEPENDENT lifeboat station, not affiliated to the RNLI so we receive no centralised funding.

WHAT’s ON?

• • A fun dog show. Eight classes to enter and only £3 per dog per class.
  • Our famous BBQ – serving burgers and hotdogs with meat supplied by Pett Butchers. Veggie options available.
  • A bar serving a range of beer, lager, cider, wine and soft drinks PLUS our Pett Punch. Beers are only £5 a pint!
  • Refreshment stall serving hot drinks and loads of cakes and delicious things that supporters bake for us!
  • Stallholders – including the wonderful Funky Hen Boutique, pottery, jewellery, toys, artwork, ice cream and handmade items. We also have a stall serving vegan and gluten free items.
  • Our daft but hilarious games!
  • The always popular bottle tombola.
  • Grand Raffle with cash prizes up for grabs.
  • Sea display.

Free entry. Limited parking available but good bus routes from Rye and Hastings.

Open Day 2025 – thank you to everyone!

What a glorious day we had! The sun shone all day, the music was awesome and there was so much going on.

We raised an incredible £6,300 – which makes a massive contribution to our annual operating costs and project fundraising.

 To every crew volunteer, their partners and families for dedicating an entire weekend. We are a brilliantly strong team.

 To our stallholders: Roger Daniels, Lucy Hogg, Mr & Mrs Wiggins, Mo Senior, Catherine Wall, Sheila, Peter Coleman, Jeanna Grieves, Rosemary Osborne, Rosemary Joy, Susan Goodwin, Julie Redpath Johns, Jane Gould and @thefunkyhen.

 To those who donated stock for our bar: Greene King Brewery, @longmanbrewery, @battlebrewery1066, Ascension Cider, @twosawyerspett and The Cove in Fairlight.

 To Sarah Whiteman The Old Butcher’s Shop – Pett for her always fabulous burgers and sausages.

 To those who entertained us with great music: Matty’s Monday Club, Soul Town and our very own @The Pett Slip Buoys.

 To the awesome Tony Fuller who completed his cycle challenge and raised almost £800.

To the many people and businesses who helped make Open Day happen: Our great supporters @royaloakrobin and @beckie phillips, Rye Town Crier, @goringpaul, Louise Homewood, Pauline Kirk and Dean Finnigan for a fantastic dog show, Fairlight Village Hall for the loan of the tables, our wonderful friend Ita @eaters_pett, Riddlecourt and Martello for the use of their car parks, @HM Coastguard Rye Bay, @strandliners, Meridien toilet hire, @chawky82 for the generous donation from the stone painting and to our neighbours at Coastguard Cottages for allowing us to take over their parking spaces.

 To everyone who donated a raffle prize: Chapel Down, @gunbrewery, @helenadollimore1066, @this.is.dawn, Caroline Still, Zana Duthie, Paul Kirkham, David Dunlop, Katrina Julian and Kevin Nuttall.