Restaurateur hands over cheque to Weymouth lifeboat station
'Rockfish' is an up and coming seafood restaurant chain with several restaurants around the South West and has just opened a new Rockfish restaurant on Weymouth Esplanade.
On the official opening night of Wednesday 11th September Rockfish restaurateur Mitch Tonks handed over a cheque for £2,500 for the RNLI to invited personnel from Weymouth RNLI lifeboat station.
A spokesperson for Rockfish said; 'At Rockfish we believe in being a part of our community and supporting charities such as the RNLI is part of that belief. We work hard to make a positive contribution where we can. Each of our restaurants is proud to support a local charity. On our menus we let all of our customers know that they can help support these local charities if they’d like to by paying an optional £1 table donation on their bill – it is optional but we are delighted that so many guests choose to help support these great causes'.
Key facts about the RNLI
The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 146,000 lives.
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