Seaton Carew school fundraiser for Hartlepool RNLI

Hartlepool RNLI deputy launch authority Bob Jackson whose daughter Summer attends the school said ‘I am very proud of Summer and her school friends for raising such an impressive amount of money’.

‘The children collected 5 pence pieces in ‘Betty Pots’ which are small glass jars and are available from the Ferry Road lifeboat station'.

'The money raised will go towards helping the volunteer crew members save lives at sea’.

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