Mumbles fundraising gets a boost

The RNLI Lifeboat crew arrived at the new Co operative supermarket in the village today to be presented with the generous donation of £500. The store is due to open soon as part of the long awaited Oyster Wharf development.
Tim Conway Lifeboat operations manager at the Mumbles lifeboat station said ' This is a tremendous gesture for us. The RNLI is a charity, we can only keep launching our boats with the donations of the public and companies like this. We're very grateful'

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