RHYL lifeboat will stage their first music festival this month

The festival - 53°North - will run from 4pm onwards on Saturday, July 21.

Acts generously giving their time include Caz McElroy; MavMac; The Old Scrotes and Ruby Blues Band.

All money raised at the new event, at Rhyl Lifeboat Station, will go towards the £2.2 million Shannon Class lifeboat, arriving in 2019.

There will also be beach volley ball, ice creams, face painting, a Mocktail bar in and around the station and more.

The event will run until 8pm.

At the end of the month is the lifeboat's annual raft race in Rhyl harbour.

Promising to be bigger than ever! This year will see more than 25 teams taking part.

Raft building starts from 10am, with a number of races taking place over the day. There will be plenty of thrills and spills as entrants race to win the Povah Cup.

There will also be an array of stalls and other activities on the harbour wall for spectators.

The event will take place on Sunday, July 29.

On Saturday, August 11, the lifeboat's annual open day will be held at the boathouse.

Visitors will be able to get an insight into the lifeboat station and learn about the valuable service delivered by crew members. The station and boats will be open to the public, as well as other emergency services (operations permitting) plus sea and beach safety stalls.

There will also be lifeboat models and other displays in and around the station.