Celebrate Oban RNLI’s 50th anniversary with their Knitted Yellow Wellies

The lifeboat station’s famous knitted yellow wellies will be available from the RNLI pop-up shop on Oban’s North Pier on Saturdays throughout the month of July, and to celebrate the station’s 50^th anniversary, the wellies will be knitted with golden threads or embellished in other ways.

You can also donate to Oban RNLI Lifeboat Station and receive a 50^th anniversary mug or enamel badge by visiting: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/oban-lifeboat-50th-memorabilia

There has been a lifeboat in Oban since 1972, which has been entirely reliant on the generous support of the public as well as volunteers who crew the boat.

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Notes to editors

· Oban lifeboat station has been operating since 1972. To learn more about the lifeboat station go to: https://rnli.org/find-my-nearest/lifeboat-stations/oban-lifeboat-station

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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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