Two hundred years of saving lives at sea will be celebrated this weekend in Poole.
The RNLI, which is based in the town, is holding a free two-day Poole Lifeboat Festival.
It includes behind the scenes tours, capsize demonstrations in the sea survival centre, launch and recovery demonstrations and interactive workshops.
There will also be live music on a centre stage and refreshment stalls.
As part of the event, Poole Quay will also see a host of activity with Poole Quay Boat Haven hosting historic RNLI lifeboats and international visiting lifeboats.
The festival closes at four o’oclock on Sunday with a parade of sail including many historic RNLI lifeboats, the current RNLI fleet and visiting lifeboats from other countries.
The event is held over four sites from 11am–4pm (Saturday) and 11am–5pm (Sunday).
More information can be found here.