Volunteers at the RNLI base in Chiswick explain just how busy and varied their work is.
London has the busiest lifeboat stations anywhere in the country. Chiswick is staffed 24 hours a day - almost entirely by volunteers.
As part of the RNLI’s 200th anniversary, crews have been giving us an insight into their roles, and why the Thames is a unique place to operate.The National Federation for the Blind UK has warned of the dangers of London’s new style “floating bus stops”.
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