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Pumpkin fundraiser for Hartlepool RNLI

Lifeboats News Release

The annual 'heaviest pumpkin competition' which attracted 20 entries at Blackhall Navy Club raised £610.00 for the Hartlepool RNLI.

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Hartlepool RNLI Enterprise Branch fundraiser Ann Wray pictured receiving the donation from club members (left to right) Alan Evans, Tony Usher, Tony Sergeant, Brian Willis, Paul Hawkes, Keith Bell and Gary Johnson.
The winning pumpkin grown by Jeff Craggs weighed in at a very respectable 94lbs.

Gary Johnson who is a member of the East Street club said "We hold the event every year and the competition is quite intense but good fun and at the end of the day the RNLI are our favourite charity and we are very proud to support the volunteer lifeboat crew at Hartlepool."

Ann Wray of the Hartlepool RNLI Enterprise Fundraising Branch said "Gary and the fundraisers at the club have been amazing supporters of the charity for many years and I am delighted to receive the donation. We depend on donations like this to support the volunteer lifeboat crews and the amazing work they do helping save lives at sea."



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Some of the pumpkins on display at the East Durham club.

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