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New lifeboat arrives at Flint

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Flint RNLI took delivery of its new lifeboat ‘Lady Barbara’ yesterday and within a couple of hours she was in the water being put through her paces.

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Excitement was at a high level at Flint RNLI lifeboat station yesterday morning when ‘Lady Barbara’ was lifted from the RNLI delivery wagon, a beaming David Sadler husband of the late Barbara after whom the boat was named said ‘ this a proud day for me, our family, and everybody at the lifeboat station’
 
After a couple of hours of gear transfer and a check over it was off to Greenfield to put ‘Lady Barbara’ through her paces.
 
The new £48k lifeboat ‘Lady Barbara’ was partially funded by a generous £35k donation from local RNLI supporter David Sadler in memory of his late wife Barbara who sadly died in April 2015. The remaining £13k is being raised as part of the lifeboat stations 50th anniversary appeal.
 
Alan Forrester volunteer lifeboat operations manager at Flint lifeboat station said ‘ this is an exciting and special day for our lifeboat station, for David and his family, and for the people of Flint, Barbara was a huge supporter of this station and the RNLI, and this lifeboat will be a constant tribute to her’.
 
Notes to editors
  • Flint lifeboat station has been operating since 1966. To learn more about the lifeboat station go to www.rnli.org.uk/flint
  • Flint lifeboat and its volunteer crew have responded to 16 calls to date in 2015 and saved four lives, and assisted seven others.
  • Flint lifeboat and its volunteer crew have responded to 4 calls to date in 2016
  • Potential lifeboat volunteers should contact Alan Forrester on 07785593247
  • Flint RNLI are celebrating its 50th Birthday in May 2016
  • New  lifeboat ‘ Lady Barbara’ arrived 19th May 2016.
  • For details about the Flint lifeboat appeal contact Alan Forrester on 07785593247 
 
RNLI media contacts
Richard Polden, Flint RNLI Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer on 01352711185 or 07970713441 or Danielle Rush, RNLI Media Relations Manager in Wales on 01745585162 or 07786668829 or RNLI Press Office 01202336789.
 
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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 over 230 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and has more than 200 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK. 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 140,000 lives.
 
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Key facts about the RNLI

The RNLI is the charity that 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 146,700 lives.

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Richard Polden
Volunteer lifeboat Press Officer, Flint RNLI

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