Charity Chief Executive Paul Boissier visits Pwllheli RNLI

Volunteers and officials from Pwllheli RNLI welcomed Paul Boissier as he visited stations around North Wales on his regional tour before his retirement in 2019.

Alan Jones, Chairman of Pwllheli Lifeboat said:

‘It was great to be able to welcome him to Pwllheli RNLI, to meet our volunteers and to visit the site for the new boathouse. There will always be a welcome for him to return to see us here at Pwllheli’

Work has now commenced at the site of the new boathouse which will be completed in 2020. The new facility will house the new Shannon class Lifeboat and the current D Class Lifeboat ‘Robert J Wright’

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