Portpatrick RNLI Lifeboat Week 2017

The annual event will take place this year between Sunday 30 July and Saturday 5 August, with a wide range of activities to suit all age groups. There will be opportunities to participate in energetic activities such as the four mile family fun run or Zumba dancing, or more relaxed events such as the scruff’s pet show and Portpatrick’s got talent competition. There are plenty of other events taking place as detailed in the attached programme. Volunteer crew members, when available, will be on hand to show people around the state of the art Portpatrick Lifeboat, the John Buchannan Barr.

The week will draw to a finale on Saturday with the combined exercise with the Portpatrick ALB, Stranraer ILB and the HM coastguard Helicopter. Portpatrick Lifeboat week is one of the top fund raising events for the RNLI, and is run almost entirely by volunteers who put in many hours of their time to ensure the continuing success of this popular event.

Notes to editors

. For more information please contact Phil Bestjan, RNLI volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer on 07793 025793 or [email protected]

Key facts about the RNLI

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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Contacting the RNLI - public enquiries

Members of the public may contact the RNLI on 0300 300 9990 (UK) or 1800 991802 (Ireland) or by email.