Graphic designer and emergency care assistant qualify as Newquay RNLI crew
Graphic designer and emergency care assistant qualify as Newquay RNLI crew
Lifeboats News Release
Colleagues at Newquay lifeboat station have congratulated fellow RNLI volunteers James Munley and Shelley Pearce, who both qualified as lifeboat crew earlier this month.
James describes his occupation as 'dad and graphic designer' and joined Newquay RNLI as shore crew in 2018, before beginning his lifeboat crew training in 2019. He said: 'I'm very proud to be a member of the Newquay RNLI family. It's an honour to be part of the crew and I want to thank everyone at the station for their time and patience in making this happen'.
Shelley works for South Western Ambulance Service as an Emergency Care Assistant and joined the station as an RNLI volunteer in 2017. She said: 'I wouldn’t have made it this far without the support and experience of my crew mates and I'm so happy to be part of this amazing team of people'.
James and Shelley qualified following a final assessment exercise on the charity's Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat with RNLI Assessor/Trainer Gary Stanbury (centre), who is himself an inshore lifeboat helm and all-weather lifeboat coxswain and mechanic at Appledore RNLI in North Devon. Gary said 'James & Shelley can both be very proud of their achievements, which are a reflection of their own commitment to the RNLI and the hard work and dedication of their trainers and fellow crew on station. Well done to everyone involved'.
RNLI media contacts
For more information please contact Andy Hobkinson, Newquay RNLI volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer at [email protected] mob: 07880 507464 or Emma Haines, Regional Media Officer at [email protected] mob: 07786 668847 or contact the RNLI Press Office on 01202 336789 (24 hours).
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.
