Great success for Staithes RNLI Lifeboat Weekend
Staithes and Runswick RNLI enjoyed a hugely successful Lifeboat Weekend raising more than £14,000 for the lifesaving charity with an estimated 3,000 visitors descending on the two villages over the three day event.
She was remembered by a minute’s silence at the closing Thanksgiving services at both Staithes and Runswick Bay where Rev. Alan Coates, the station chaplain, read out a specially dedicated prayer.
Lifeboat Weekend co-ordinator Colin Harrison said: ‘The public response was fantastic. It was a weekend tinged with sadness but the money raised goes a very long way in training and equipping our crew so that we can go on and give the best help we can when the call comes in.
‘And very big thanks to our volunteer crew who give so much of their free time to make this event such a success.’
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
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