Dungeness deputy coxswain Mark Richardson awarded RNLI thirty year service badge
On Sunday 11 September the Dungeness lifeboat station held its blessing of the lifeboat and award presentation.
Afterwards the new LOM (lifeboat operations manager) Roger Gillett presented deputy second coxswain Mark Richardson with his RNLI’s thirty years service badge on behalf of the Institution. In response to Roger’s speech Mark modestly said ‘teamwork’ being the word he used describing volunteering for the RNLI at Dungeness.
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