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Mumbles lifeboat station welcomed 23 cyclists to the station Saturday morning.

Lifeboats News Release

The team known as the Lon Las Loonies are taking part in a coastal cycle ride.

Cyclists meet at The Mumbles Lifeboat station

RNLI/Andy Miles

Lon Las Loonies
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The riders were in the final day of cycling from Rhyl to Cardiff via Aberystwyth, St Davids and Port Eynon .
The riders expect to raise around £10,000 for the RNLI . Anyone wishing to donate can do so online at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/LLLoonies2

Tim Conway - lifeboat operations manager at The Mumbles said ' Fundraising like this is so appreciated by the charity. Without the efforts of these amazing people we simply could not continue to be the charity that saves lives at sea'.

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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 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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