
Brand new lifeboat on display on Hunstanton RNLI stand at Sandringham Show
The charity that saves lives at sea's newest lifeboat went on show on 31 July at one of Norfolk's biggest summer events.
Hunstanton RNLI are regulars at the popular event, with a merchandise stall and crew members on hand to talk about the station's lifesaving work.
This year, they were joined by Penny J, a brand new B class Atlantic lifeboat, which is on its way to Berwick-upon-Tweed, some 300 miles away in Northumberland.
Andy Rodgers, the RNLI's regional technical lead for the North and East, is delivering the vessel to her new home.
She drew a constant stream of visitors to the Norfolk RNLI team's stand during her one-day stop-off.
The craft is a sister of the Hunstanton crew's B class lifeboat Spirit of West Norfolk, which they use to cover The Wash and parts of the north Norfolk coast.
Launch Authority Paul Stewart and Helm Ryan Darby were on hand with members of the stations visits team to speak to show-goers about their work.
Like their colleagues in Northumberland, the volunteer crew at Hunstanton are on call 24/7, 365 days a year.
The work of both stations and more than 230 like them around the coast of the UK and Ireland would not be possible without those who support the charity that saves lives at sea.
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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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