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Lyme Regis RNLI supporters raise record £200,000

Lifeboats News Release

Fundraising volunteers in Lyme Regis and Charmouth raised a record £211,377 for the life saving charity last year.

An action photo of the Lyme Regis RNLI lifeboat at sea.

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Lyme Regis lifeboat at sea
The amount was revealed at the recent annual meeting of the Lyme Regis and Charmouth Lifeboat Supporters. Treasurer Brian Cursley told the meeting that the net figure raised last year was more than £100,000 beating the 2021 figure by more than £2,000 and a further £111,000 came from the profits achieved by the tiny RNLI shop on the famous Cobb. The shop was the best performing of all traditional lifeboat shops except for the outlet at headquarters in Poole.
Treasurer of the supporters Ken Lavery told the meeting:"We are hopeful of another successful year in 2023 and are now busy planning Lifeboat Week, which this year runs from July 22 to 29.
"We are planning a full week of fun, games and displays for all the family including all the old favourites such as the bath tub race, crab fishing competition and the spectacular Red Devils Army parachute display team."

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