Hartlepool RNLI fundraisers appeal for new members
Hartlepool RNLI Enterprise Branch are looking for new volunteers to help fundraise for the charity that saves lives at sea and support the local lifeboat station and its volunteer crewmembers.
Branch chairman Beryl Sherry said ‘As most of our current members are getting on in years, we need some keen younger helpers to join the branch and assist in our fundraising activities.’
‘We are looking for anyone who can spare a few hours a week to help us at events around the town’.
If anyone can help please call Beryl on 0740 3709240Key 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 over 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and, in a normal year, 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 142,700 lives.
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