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Welcome support from Haven for Burnham-on-Sea RNLI

Lifeboats News Release

The Haven holiday park at Burnham-0n-Sea has always been supportive of the RNLI.

Attached Image shows Helmsman Scott Rundle, Lifeboat Operations Manager Matt Davies, Haven Charity Champion Matthew Wyatt, and helmsman Ashley Chapel. In the background is the station D class lifeboat 'Burnham Reach'

RNLI/Mike Lang

Attached Image shows Helmsman Scott Rundle, Lifeboat Operations Manager Matt Davies, Haven Charity Champion Matthew Wyatt, and helmsman Ashley Chapel
On Thursday 4th July, volunteers at Burnham-on-Sea RNLI lifeboat station were blessed with a visit from Haven Activities Coordinator and Charity Champion, Matthew Wyatt. Matthew handed an envelope containing one thousand pounds to Lifeboat Operations Manager Matt Davies. The amount was raised from owners’ events held on the park, including Family Prize Bingo and Charity Race nights, between March 2024 and July 2024.

Upon receiving the donation, Matt Davies, thanked Matthew, saying; ‘We welcome this donation, which will go towards helping us save lives at sea.


Attached Image shows Helmsman Scott Rundle, Lifeboat Operations Manager Matt Davies, Haven Charity Champion Matthew Wyatt, and helmsman Ashley Chapel


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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 146,000 lives.

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