Lifesavers Paula Richardson, Katie Firth and Rachel Manton (L-R) show off some of the new equipment.

The £2,000 grant means young lifesavers from NSVL have all the gear needed to dive into the demanding multi-discipline sport of lifesaving, which includes events in the pool, on the beach and in the surf.

The new equipment comes just at the right time for the club, which recently moved its sessions to the refurbished Tynemouth Pool.

NSVL Trainer Geoff Wade said, “The sport side is a great way to keep young people interested in lifesaving. No other sport has such a unique selling point of learning how to save lives while participating.

“Now we have the quality training facilities and equipment we can get stuck in and hopefully build a squad to enter into national competitions.”

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