Lyme Regis RNLI crew donate hamper to food bank
An anonymous gift of a hamper to the RNLI in Lyme Regis has been donated by the lifeboat crew to the town's food bank.
Mr. Marks said:'Lyme Regis lifeboat is very fortunate to have generous supporters to whom we are always grateful.
'Recently, a couple who did not want to be named handed in a hamper full of festive food at the lifeboat shop.
'While our crew appreciated this gesture they also recognised that there were many people who would benefit from these items and who do not enjoy the level of support that we do.
'We therefore decided to donate the hamper to the food bank, and we thought it appropriate that one deserving charity such as ours should support another very worthwhile enterprise, particularly at Christmas.'
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