Soup sandwiches and a good crack.
Volunteers from the three West Cumbrian RNLI lifeboat stations and the Maryport Inshore Rescue team all got together for a pre-Christmas social and training session.
Volunteers from St Bees, Workington and Silloth RNLI lifeboat stations, as well as Maryport Inshore Rescue and the local Coastguard, met up before Christmas.
This was a great chance for the teams to swap stories and share experiences from the last 12 months over soup and sandwiches. After lunch the lifeboats took the opportunity to carry out a joint exercise before heading back to their own stations.
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