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Mary Rickard memorial donation helps provide lifejackets for Padstow RNLI volunteersA son’s generous donation to the RNLI in memory of his Mum will pay for the purchase and care of three new lifejackets for volunteer crew members at Padstow lifeboat station. David Rickard from Honiton makes a donation to charity each year in memory of Mary Rickard who died one day before her 95th birthday six years ago... Donkeys, Caravans and the RNLIA full-size statue of a donkey, painted by a local artist, was presented to a local caravan business who in return donated £300 to Weston-super-Mare RNLI Ann Baber was one of the artists who in 2010 painted a donkey as part of the scheme to promote the Weston-super-Mare Grand Pier and raise money for charity. She chose the theme of carrots which seemed appropriate as they are one of the favourite foods of the many real donkeys who take children for rides on Weston-super-Mare beach during the summer... Great news for Appledore RNLIAppledore RNLI is due to get a new inshore lifeboat during the summer. After around 25 years of unstinting service from the George Gibson, the Tyne Class all-weather lifeboat, in 2010 Appledore was very fortunate to receive its new state of the art Tamar class all-weather lifeboat, made possible from legacies left by many people, particularly that from Mollie Hunt... St Helier RNLI lifeboat crew touched by school's efforts to raise £1100Earlier this afternoon, Friday 27 January, teachers and students of Les Quennevais school held a heart-warming afternoon of fundraising to support the three St Helier lifeboat crew running the London marathon. Three St Helier lifeboat crew members who are running the London marathon for lifeboat in April, were at Les Quennevais school this afternoon attending the event that the school organised as part of their annual fundraising efforts for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution... Success for Burnham-on-Sea RNLI volunteers' SOS day fundraising car washBurnham-on-Sea RNLI lifeboat crew and shore crew members were kept busy washing cars to raise funds for the charity’s biggest day of fundraising, SOS Day. They raised £720... Young musicians raise money for The Lizard RNLI lifeboatMembers of The Lizard lifeboat welcomed a group of young musicians to the station on Saturday 14 January. They had come to present Coxswain Andrew Putt with the money they had raised from playing their brass instruments to the residents of Mullion on Christmas eve... Loch Fyne Restaurants sponsor new lifeboat for RNLI Lyme RegisThe RNLI's new lifeboat for Lyme Regis - due to arrive in the town in a month's time - will be named after the restaurant chain that raised funds to build the vessel. Loch Fyne Restaurants collected donations for the £180,000 boat with events involving staff and customers throughout the UK... Teignmouth RNLI lifeboat crew save 5 when trawler capsizesUpdate Tuesday 31 January, 12pm At about 1.40pm on Monday 30 January many 999 calls were received by HM Coastguard about a local trawler that had capsized on approaching the River Teign estuary mouth, close to the bar... Station Opened Successfully at Weymouth RNLIThe volunteer team at Weymouth RNLI lifeboat station held a station open day on Saturday 28 January as part of the charity’s national SOS fundraising day. Visitors were able to have a conducted tour of both the town’s lifeboats, Ernest and Mabel, the Severn class all-weather lifeboat and Phyl Clare III, the Atlantic 75 inshore lifeboat and meet the Coxswain and crew for a friendly chat... Landewednack school children visit The Lizard RNLI lifeboat station on SOS DayChildren and Staff from Landewednack School at The Lizard celebrated the RNLI's annual SOS fundraising day in style when they all visited the brand new Lizard lifeboat station at Kilcobben Cove. Having made their way down to the station via the many steps that lead to it, they were welcomed by Coxswain Andrew Putt and other members of the stations' volunteers... Bude RNLI raises funds for Lifejackets for LifesaversVolunteers from the Bude RNLI lifeboat station took part in the RNLI’s SOS day on Friday 27 January to raise funds to buy the crew new lifejackets. Two brand new types of lifejacket have been designed through joint collaboration between the RNLI and the manufacturer to meet the charity’s current search and rescue requirements... Come Rain Or Shine Yorkshire Building Society's Dartmouth branch are supporting the RNLIYorkshire Building Society’s Dartmouth branch is on a mission to raise funds for its chosen Charity of the Year, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). And to celebrate the launch of their 2012 fundraising, staff will today (Friday 27 January) be joined by RNLI volunteers from Dart lifeboat station as they take part in the charity’s biggest annual fundraising event, SOS Day... Bingo and The Lunge boost Lyme Regis RNLI lifejacket appealRotarians in Lyme Regis have boosted the RNLI's lifejacket appeal by £700, half the donations received during the Lyme Lunge on New Year's Day. The Rotary Club has organised The Lunge - when dozens of brave souls dip at least their toes in the freezing sea - for the past four years... Torbay RNLI trial new public launch alerting systemThere’s been a positive response to a new public launch alerting system being trialled at the RNLI lifeboat station in Brixham. The signal, a six second siren, will be sounded when the charity’s volunteer crews launch their all-weather lifeboat to an incident... Vital safety equipment stolen from Fowey RNLI all-weather lifeboatOver the past ten weeks Fowey’s RNLI lifeboat station has been victim of a series of thefts. Four quick release stainless steel shackle assemblies have been stolen from the all weather lifeboat Maurice and Joyce Hardy whilst it has been secured on its mooring at Berrills Yard... Come Rain Or Shine Yorkshire Building Society is supporting the RNLIYorkshire Building Society is on a mission to raise funds for its chosen Charity of the Year, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). And to celebrate the launch of their 2012 fundraising, staff at 20 branches around the UK will today be joined by RNLI volunteers as they take part in the charity’s biggest annual fundraising event, SOS Day... Salcombe RNLI SOS DaySalcombe RNLI will be holding a major fundraising event at The Fortescue Inn, Salcombe on Friday 27th January 2012 as part of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s SOS Day. Join in with the RNLI’s biggest fundraising day to show your support for our volunteer lifeboat crews and lifeguards... Two SOS's sent out by Appledore RNLIAppledore RNLI is sending out two distinct SOS’s of their own this week. The first is an invitation to join them on SOS day, the RNLI national major fundraising day... RNLI fundraising event at Les Quennevais schoolLes Quennevais school plans a fundraising event for St Helier RNLI lifeboat when teachers and students of Les Quennevais school will hold an afternoon of fun and fundraising to support the three St Helier lifeboat crew running the London marathon. Three St Helier lifeboat crew members who are running the London marathon for lifeboat, will be at Les Quennevais school on Friday attending the event that the school has organised as part of their annual fundraising efforts for RNLI... Poole RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew shout Support Our Station on 27 JanuaryPoole RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew are appealing to people to join in with the RNLI’s biggest fundraising day on Friday 27 January 2012. Poole crew are asking people 'show your support for our volunteer lifeboat crews and lifeguards... |
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