Myka Heard reflected on her experience and praised the RNLI's lifeguard service, which marked its 25th anniversary with an event on New Brighton beach today, Thursday, July 30. Richard Webster, a senior RNLI lifeguard, joined the service at the age of 50 and has now been volunteering for a decade. I'm really, really proud. I really, really enjoy my job. Senior RNLI lifeguard Sarah Abbott, 24, who joined the service in 2019 at the age of 17, reflected on the anniversary and the evolution of the team.