As the week came to a close yesterday (Sat) the figure stood at £38,367. But treasurer for the Lyme Regis and Charmouth Lifeboat Supporters, Brian Cursley, said he expected a gross figure of about £43,000 when final receipts come in.
The week is organised by the supporters group and members of the lifeboat crew.
Treasurer Brian Cursley, who is still totting up the figures, said: “Considering the situation in the country at the moment and the stress on peoples’ pockets those who came to lifeboat week have been very generous. The total raised for our life-saving charity is a tribute to our visitors and residents.”
And Ken Lavery, chairman of the supporters group, said: “I would like to thank everyone who helped to produce another fantastic lifeboat week. We had some new events this year and Total Wipeout and Pirates Day were terrific. Everyone seemed to enjoy all of our 42 events and, of course, there was a wonderful display, watched by possibly thousands, by the army’s Red Devils free fall parachute team.”
Among the many successful events was the wine, water or snack tombola which raised a stunning £6,200, the book stall with £3,000, the duck race raised £1,674 and the lifeboat crew barbecue and breakfast baps produced £1,600. The produce stall received record donations of £1,057.
A quite amazing coincidence in the duck race on the River Lym...the race is named after Irene Roper, a stalwart organiser of lifeboat week who sadly died during lifeboat week in 2018. The duck bought by Ed Roper, her grandson, won the race and Ben Roper, a younger grandson, won the prize for the duck coming last.
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Lyme Regis Lifeboat crew who came third in the bathtub race
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.
