Rotarians bring donation to Hunstanton RNLI
A rotary club visited the lifeboat station it has been supporting for almost 50 years with its latest donation.
They presented a cheque for £250 to the crew, as the station's lifeboat and hovercraft were being washed down and refuelled after one of their regular training exercises.
Ian Mason, the 25-strong club's charity chairman, said the RNLI was one of the local charities which it supported on a regular basis.
Members also donated £80 in 5p pieces collected in the miniature jam jars known as Betty's Pots when the station's visits and water safety lead Kate Craven gave a talk at one of their meetings in October.
On Sunday members were given a tour of the lifeboat station and a talk on its work by launch authority Ralph Hamlet and treasurer Jackie Merralls.
Ralph explained its two craft covered The Wash and parts of the Norfolk coast stretching to Brancaster and described their search and rescue capabilities.
Jackie said around 100 volunteers were involved in different aspects of the station, including sea-going and shore crew, its visits and education, souvenir shop and water safety teams and the Hunstanton and West Norfolk RNLI Guild, which raises funds for the charity that saves lives at sea.
The Rotary Club of King' Lynn, which dates back more than 100 years, is believed to be the oldest in the West Norfolk area.
It has been supporting Hunstanton RNLI since the current station was opened in 1979.
Credit: RNLI/Chris Bishop.
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