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In the early 1960s, the RNLI introduced the fast inshore rescue boat (IRB) into their fleet to deal with the many small incidents which occur around the coast of the British Isles, e.g. swimmers, cliff fallers and small boat accidents.

In 1966 the RNLI decided that they needed a Lifeboat between Newquay and St Ives Stations, so after surveying the coast, they placed a Lifeboat at St Agnes.

The IRB which was placed on Station was one of four supplied by the BBC's children's programme Blue Peter. They raised the money in their 1967 appeal for paper-backbooks. The Lifeboat was therefore called Blue Peter IV.

The setting up of the Station was left to the first Hon. Secretary Mr JB Redfearn and the then District Inspector of Lifeboats Lt H Gladwin. After intensive training by the crew (with the help of the Newquay IRB Hon. Secretary Mr Kennedy and his crew), the Blue Peter IV IRB arrived on Station at St Agnes for the summer season of 1968.

This IRB was 16 feet long, fully inflatable and was powered by a 35 hp outboard engine. It carried a radio, first aid kit, flares, tools, survivors blankets and spare life-jackets.

This early IRB was housed in a temporary boathouse in the car park above the beach. It stayed there until 1970 when the present boathouse was built.

In 1972, IRB's were renamed Inshore Lifeboats (ILB's) and in 1976 the Blue Peter programme provided the second boat to carry the name Blue Peter IV. This time, the new boat was powered by a 40 hp outboard engine.

In 1983, LLB's were once again renamed. This time the RNLI decided to cal them just "Lifeboats", just as their offshore counterparts.

1985 saw the third lifeboat to bear the name Blue Peter IV after an appeal for old postcards and buttons.

The St Agnes Lifeboat is considered to have the worst stretches of coastline for a lifeboat under 10 metres in the RNLI. this could well be why the RNLI uses it for trials on new equipment sych as outboard engines, popellers and radios, all of which are now used by all Lifeboats under 10 metres in the RNLI's fleet.

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1471.May		Lancastrians badly defeated at the Battle of Tewkesbury; Jasper Tudor and the young Henry Tudor (later Henry VII) sought refuge in the duchy of Brittany Margaret of Anjou imprisoned and her son slain
1482		Edward, son of George Duke of Clarence is made the Earl of Warwick
1483		Henry, duke of Buckingham, rebelled against Richard III
1966		RNLI decides a Lifeboat Station is needed between Newquay and St Ives on the north Cornish coast, deciding to place it at St Agnes
1967		BBC\'s Blue Peter Appeal for paperback books buys four Inshore Life Boats (ILBs) Blue Peter IV stationed at St Agnes
1968		Blue Peter IV Lifeboat stationed at St Agnes in time for the summer season
1970		Permanenet boathouse built for the St Agnes Lifeboat
1972		RNLI renames its Inshore rescue Boats (IRBs) as Inshore Lifeboats (ILBs)
1976		BBC Blue Peter programme provides second Blue Peter IV lifeboat at Sr Agnes
1983		RNLI calls its Inshore Lifeboats simply lifeboats as with its offshore vessels
1985		Third Blue Peter IV lifeboat provided by the BBC programme stationed at St Agnes

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