A weekend of Remembrance for Whitby RNLI
The volunteer crew attended various services over the weekend.
As per tradition, that afternoon the crew went to sea on the all-weather lifeboat Lois Ivan. The crew laid poppies at sea in honour of those who lost their lives at sea during the war.
On the Sunday the crew attended a full service at the war memorial in Whitby and laid a wreath, before attending a church service at St Mary's in the afternoon.
Coxswain Howard Fields said: 'As a crew we have spent the weekend paying tribute to those who have made sacrifices for our country, and acknowledging those who lost their lives in conflicts both in history and in the present day.'
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