Berwick upon Tweed RNLI's newest addition to the lifeboat family

Toby was born on the 27 January 2018 coming in at a grand weight of 11lbs. His mum Louise said: ‘I thought Toby already had his lifejacket on, with the weight of him when he was born.'

Father Robert brought Toby along to introduce him to the station. He was sporting his very own uniform which had been knitted by Deputy Head Launcher Debbie Robertson.

Robert who has been with Berwick RNLI for 28 years said: ‘His name is on the list already for joining our great crew.'

For every volunteer crew member of our lifeboats which operate 24/7 365 days of the year, no matter what time day or night when the pagers go off, when the lifeboat is launched to go out on a rescue, a family serves alongside them, till their safe return.

Everyone was pleased that there was no shout when Louise went into labour and Robert was able to be by her side to see his son safely delivered.

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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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