Santa’s Helpers Deliver For RNLI

The fun run took place in very cold conditions on Saturday, and the route took in part of the golf course boundary. The one-mile course was designed to be suitable for the whole family.

Adult runners received Santa suits, and younger supporters wore Elf hats for the event, which made for striking scenes in the cloudy weather. Following the event, participants were served pancakes and mince pies at the annual Christmas Fayre in the Church Hall, which was organised by the Station’s Fundraising Committee.

Event organiser, Richard Malcomson was delighted with the support and number of runners. Richard said ‘I’d like to thank everyone who came along. It was one of the coldest days of the year but we still had great fun with nearly 50 people taking part.

‘Like 2016, we had all ages taking part from regular runners to young children being pushed in their prams! It was great to see so many people coming out to take part and support us.

‘Crew member Kerr Milne took the warm getting all the runners do star jumps and press-ups ahead of the run, with everyone joining in the fun.

‘We raised £845 for the RNLI, and coupled with £1,600 collected at the Christmas Fayre, we had a successful day helping to fund the RNLI. It costs around £485,000 per day to run the service around the UK and Ireland.

‘We’d like to thank everyone who helped make the event such a success, including Kinghorn Golf Club who provided facilities for us to register entrants and get the Santas ready.’

Kinghorn Lifeboat station is always looking for new volunteers. If you live in Kinghorn and would like to find out more about joining the crew, please visit the station on a Sunday morning or speak to one of the crew. Experience is not required.

Notes to editors

• Kinghorn lifeboat station has been operating since 1965. To learn more about the lifeboat station go to www.rnli.org.uk/kinghorn
• Attached photos from the day

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