A B&B has baked up a novel way of raising funds for Scarborough RNLI

When guests offer to pay, the couple request a donation to the lifeboat.

'We’re trying to do something that nobody else does,' explains James.

Angela and James took over the B&B, in Columbus Ravine, ten weeks ago.

Toulson Court is third out of 187 Scarborough B&Bs on TripAdvisor.

Two guests who are in town for the cricket festival raised about £700 for the RNLI at their golden wedding last year.

Margaret and Alan Frank, from Wakefield, told friends and relatives that they wanted no presents, just donations to the RNLI.

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Angela and James Rusden and their homemade cakes. Photo credit: Dave Barry.

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The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 146,000 lives.

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