RNLI Lifeboat crew send a gift of Easter chocolate
Crew members of the Sheerness RNLI lifeboat station have donated a gift of Easter eggs and chocolate to their local ambulance crews in recognition of their dedicated service.
The volunteer crew members at the Sheerness RNLI lifeboat station made a collection amongst themselves to show their appreciation and spread a little festive cheer to members of the South East Coast ambulance crews in their area for their dedicated and determined service to the community in these un-precedented times.
With £100 raised Deputy 2nd coxswain Clive Hancock said: ‘I did not realise how much chocolate that amount would buy’.
A number of crew members at the Sheerness RNLI lifeboat station are members of front line services, such as paramedics and police officers, in their full time employment and are understandably very busy at the present time but still find time to crew on the lifeboats when requiredKey facts about the RNLI
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