Awards presented at Rhyl RNLI Annual Dinner

The event took place at the 1891 Restaurant on the Rhyl promenade. The Annual Dinner, attended by the volunteer crew their partners and community members who have supported the station over the previous year.

Crew member Evan Edwards was awarded the David Benjamin Jones Memorial Award. The award is given from the crew to a person who has made a great contribution to the station over the previous year. Evan, who joined the crew around 18 months ago, has successfully been passed out as a tractor driver on the main Talus Launching tractor, Head Launcher and is now well on his way to completing a crew training plan on both the Inshore and All Weather Lifeboats.

Also awarded during the evening were crew member Derek Denton and Deputy Launching Authority Peter Robinson for their work promoting the RNLI and Safety in the community.

Derek has been the stations Lifeboat Visits Officer for many years. In this role he gives tours and talks to over 2000 school children each year, whilst also giving beach safety advice.

Peter has travelled around the area and as far afield as Stafford delivering talks on the history of Rhyl Lifeboat Station, to clubs and other organisations, raising the profile of the station and the work its volunteers do.

Rhyl Lifeboat Coxswain Martin Jones said 'Our annual crew dinner is an opportunity to celebrate the work our volunteers crew and fundraisers have undertaken in the previous year, which has been a busy one with the Shannon Appeal, service calls and events. It also gives us a chance to say thank you to all our amazing supporters and especially our families who give up so much of their time in order for the crew to continue saving lives at sea'.

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