Music, auctions, raffles and a motorbike ride raise nearly £6,000 for Looe RNLI

Sarah Barker organised a fundraiser at the Millpool centre on Saturday 13 May. An evening of music with the Fireblockers, buffet, raffle and auction raised an amazing £4,181.62 which Sarah has split between her 2 nominated charities, The Daisy Garland and Looe RNLI.

The following Wednesday, Caroline Frith, Chrissy Broad and the team at the Beach House Seaton organised a “pint and pasty” evening. Whilst our volunteer crews and members of the RNLI’s SE Cornwall Lifeguard team were training on Seaton beach, the Derryairs were singing sea shanties, and there was a raffle and auction, raising a wonderful £3,276.81.

We know how much work Sarah, Caroline, Chrissy and the Beach House staff put in to making these evenings a fantastic success and would like to thank them all so much. Our fundraising team and volunteer crew would also like to thank all those people and organisations who donated their time, goods and a superb range of auction / raffle items for these two fundraisers. Our thanks also go out to everyone who purchased event tickets, raffle tickets or placed bids for those wonderful auction lots.

On Saturday 3 June, Chris Butters, completed his sponsored motorbike challenge, riding the 806 miles from John o'Groats to Looe, raising around £1,700 for charity. Chris choose our RNLI lifeboat station as one of his four nominated charities. Our lifeboat press officer, Ian Foster, met Chris on his arrival at Looe Lifeboat Station to thank him on behalf of our volunteer crew.

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Notes to editors

Photos:

· Sarah and Anthony Barker with Isabelle, Jack and Harry on a recent visit to Looe Lifeboat Station
Photo credit Looe RNLI / Ian Foster

· Caroline Frith, The Beach House team and the Derryairs with Looe RNLI volunteer crews on Seaton beach
Photo credit Looe RNLI / Ian Foster

· Chris Butters arriving at Looe Lifeboat Station
Photo credit Looe RNLI / Ian Foster

Information

· Re-established as an inshore lifeboat station in 1992, Looe RNLI operate two inshore lifeboats
An Atlantic 85 Sheila and Dennis Tongue II and a D Class Ollie Naismith II

· For further information on Looe RNLI Lifeboats please visit our website www.looelifeboats.co.uk

· Looe RNLI Facebook page www.facebook.com/LooeRNLI

RNLI media contacts

For more information please telephone

Ian Foster, RNLI Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer for Looe Lifeboat Station, on 07902 753228 or [email protected] or [email protected]

or Amy Caldwell, RNLI Regional Media Manager, on 07920 818807 or [email protected]

or Emma Haines, RNLI Regional Media Officer, on 07866 668847 or [email protected]

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 142,700 lives.

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