Sign
up for text alerts every time Selsey RNLI lifeboats are launched
You can now receive a text message on your mobile phone every
time Selsey RNLI lifeboats are launched.
The SMS alerts are triggered by the same pager system that notifies
the lifeboat’s volunteer crew members.
This means that people who sign up to the service will know exactly
when their local lifesavers have been called out.
However, unlike the crew members who can be summoned at any time,
day or night, subscribers to the service can decide when they’d
like to receive alerts and set a limit on how many messages they
receive.
Participants can pick specific stations they want to follow and
can keep in touch with more than one lifeboat station. It is also
possible to pause the service for a while, for example while going
abroad on holiday.
Subscribers can also select how much they would like to pay for
each message received and set a maximum amount they would like
to spend each week.
A portion of the fee will go to the RNLI, so not only do the alerts
keep local people informed, they are also contributing to the
real cost of the lifeboat launch.
The amount donated depends on your mobile operator, but everyone
who signs up to the scheme will be helping to raise vital funds
for the RNLI.
In order to sign up for the alerts go here: www.rnli.org.uk/sms-launch-alerts
