Hartlepool RNLI volunteers attend Remembrance Day services.
Hartlepool RNLI volunteers took part in both Remembrance Day events that were held at the Headland war memorial and Hartlepool Town Centre war memorial.
Hartlepool RNLI coxswain Robbie Maiden who has been a volunteer with the RNLI for 35 years and attended the Headland service said ‘We are all proud to gather and remember the untold bravery of the thousands of service men and women over the years that gave their lives so that we can live in peace and it’s also a timely reminder of our armed forces that are currently serving this country around the world’.
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