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Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland attends Berwick-upon-Tweed lifeboat station

Lifeboats News Release

On Wednesday 9 October 2024 at Berwick-upon-Tweed lifeboat station, the Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland attended to present H M King Charles 111, Coronation Medals.

Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland attended to present H M King Charles 111, Coronation Medals.

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Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland attends Berwick-upon-Tweed lifeboat station

Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland, Dr Caroline Pryer, said: ‘It was a huge privilege to present H M King Charles 111 Coronation Medals to 16 RNLI crew and former crew volunteers. It was an additional pleasure to present Certificates of Service to two gentlemen, to former crew members Alexander Robertson and Brian Cowan for their long service and retirement from the RNLI, who served as Deputy Launch Authorities and who over their time contributed to saving 143 lives. A superb evening, cheers to all the RNLI volunteers.’

Kevin Knox, RNLI Lifeboat Operations Manager at Berwick-upon-Tweed RNLI lifeboat station, said: ‘We were delighted to welcome the Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland to our station to present our proud volunteers with their well deserved Kings Medals.’

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Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland Dr Caroline Pryer presents Alexander Robertson with long service awards as he retires from RNLI

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Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland Dr Caroline Pryer and Lifeboat Operation Manager Kevin Knox
Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland Dr Caroline Pryer and Lifeboat operation manager Kevin Knox presemt Brian Cowan with Long service Award

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Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland Dr Caroline Pryer

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