Harwich RNLI takes part in multi-agency training exercise and Mayday Mile
The Woolverstone Project and the Holbrook and Felixstowe Coastguard rescue teams joined the crew of the all-weather lifeboat The Duke of Kent from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) at Harwich on Wednesday 26 April for an evening of training and knowledge sharing.
The Woolverstone Project helps people with disabilities learn how to sail and provides chances for them to do so all year long at Alton Water and during the summer months at Woolverstone on the River Orwell.
The RNLI crew, together with both Coastguard teams, met over the evening to explore how a variety of different rescue scenarios could be modified to include service users of the Woolverstone Project in the event that they found themselves in a difficult circumstance.
In other station news, this year’s Mayday Mile is kicked off with a Saunter to Banksy by Harwich RNLI crew and supporters.
On the 1 May, volunteers, crew members, and supporters of the RNLI took part in an event called the RNLI Mayday Mile, also known locally as ‘Harwich's Saunter to Banksy’, in order to raise money for the organisation.
This event marked the beginning of the Mayday Mile campaign.
A lively and conversational stroll took place, beginning at the Harwich Lifeboat Station and making its way to Stone Pier, where a piece of artwork by Banksy is located, before making its way back to the lifeboat station. Some participants had their dogs with them, and the weather was pleasant during the excursion.
One of the people participating in the Mayday Mile challenge this year is Harwich RNLI's volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer, Adam Prescott. The goal of the challenge is to complete one mile every day throughout the month of May.
To find out more and sign up for this year’s Mayday Mile head over to - https://rnli.org/mayday/mayday-mile
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For more information please contact Adam Prescott, RNLI volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer: [email protected]
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