Oban RNLI's Volunteers Recognised with Excellence in Volunteering Awards

Oban lifeboat station’s four deputy coxswains Mark Scott, Finlo Cottier, David Isaac and James Hardie have all been recognised by the RNLI for their dedication to the station. The certificates awarded by the RNLI’s Chairman and Council recorded their ‘sincere thanks’ for ‘giving time to help provide full time coxswain cover at the station’ and for their ‘commitment and leadership’.

Both the stations press officers Iain Fulton and Leonie Mead also received Excellence in Volunteering Awards for their ‘invaluable support to Oban Lifeboat Station’.

The RNLI’s prestigious Excellence in Volunteering Awards recognise both staff and volunteers who have gone above and beyond what is expected of them.

Some were able to attend a celebratory dinner at the Playfair Library in Edinburgh on Saturday evening (16 November), hosted by the RNLI’s Chairman Stuart Popham and Scottish Chairman Roger Lockwood.

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