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Family of late RNLI volunteer Barrie Lazenby make donation to Whitby RNLI

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The money was raised at the funeral of Barry who was volunteer shop manager in Whitby.

Coxswain Howard Fields with Barbara Lazenby, her daughter Sara Hogbin and grandson Daniel.

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Coxswain Howard Fields with Barbara Lazenby, her daughter Sara Hogbin and grandson Daniel.
Barbara Lazenby, wife of the late Barrie Lazenby visited the station this weekend along with her daughter and grandson, to present a cheque to Whitby RNLI.

The family donated £2,115 to the RNLI, £1,115 of which was donated at Barrie's funeral and the other £1,000 was from Barrie's employer before retirement - Johnson Matthey.

Barbara said: 'Barrie was a lifelong supporter of the RNLI and was Shop Manager in Whitby for around 2 years. Whitby was his favourite place and he was very fond of the town. We would like the funds to go directly to Whitby RNLI'

Whitby RNLI Coxswain who was there to accept the donation said: 'We are very grateful to the family and friends of Barrie who generously donated to the charity, this donation will help us to save lives at sea, something which we are able to do thanks to people like Barrie who give up their time to support us.

It was a pleasure to meet Barrie's family especially his grandson Daniel who is also an RNLI supporter and used to help his grandad by labelling the goods in the RNLI shop.'

For more information contact Whitby RNLI Press Officer Ceri Oakes on 07813359428 or at [email protected]

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