Largs RNLI celebrate dedication and long-term service of Dave Hewitt
Largs RNLI is celebrating the dedication of one of their volunteers who has given an incredible 30 years to the lifesaving charity.
This morning, 27 October 2025, Dave Hewitt was presented with his Long Service Award by Peter Sparks, Chief Executive of the RNLI.
Volunteers are the heart of the RNLI and make up 95% of our people. They are ordinary people who do extraordinary things and without them and the support of their families, we couldn’t save lives at sea every day.
Largs RNLI is lucky to have a team of wonderful volunteers who always answer the call, but none more special than Dave Hewitt. We are celebrating Dave and his wonderful voluntary service achievement of 30 years.
30 years of selfless voluntary commitment to answering his pager regardless of when it goes off, why it goes off and what the conditions are. His dedication has often meant missing family events, dinners, and birthdays, sacrifices made in the spirit of saving others.
John Griffiths, Lifeboat Operations Manager, said; ‘On behalf of the entire team at Largs RNLI we would like to thank Dave and his family for their support and for enabling him to make this amazing contribution to the RNLI, the Largs community, and all of the people and families he has been able to help over the years.’
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