Father Christmas visits RNLI and the snow comes too!
Children and their families were welcomed to the lifeboat station in Portishead on Sunday (11th December) by Father Christmas, his elves, the Beach Buddies and a sprinkling of SNOW!
As Santa arrived the children eagerly waited their turn to speak to him and hand over their personal Christmas wish lists. Their faces said it all, with their beaming smiles and Christmas jumpers galore, with the big day approaching, getting to meet the main man himself was very exciting. Then came the snow, grown ups and children were delighted to see the snow and everyone said it really topped the morning.
The Beach Buddies joined the fun with their show giving children some valuable safety advice for the bad weather, asking children not to walk on frozen ponds and to always stay away from the sticky sinking mud on the beach. Home made cakes were for sale and a chance to have a look around the lifeboat station and to get a close up look at My Lady Anne, the station's purpose built Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat.
The volunteers would like to thank the community for all their support and kindness shown during 2016 and would like to wish everyone a very happy and safe Christmas!
Remember if you do see someone in trouble call 999 and ask for the Coastguard as the volunteers will be on call 24/7 all over Christmas and New Year.
The volunteers will also be joining Woods Estate Agents next Friday (16th December) 6pm-9pm for the local Portishead Victorian Night. Why not come along and have a sing-a-long with the sea shanty group the Barnacle Buoys, see you there!
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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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