RNLI Connecting Communities 200th Anniversary Scroll returns to London
Seven months and 17,000 miles after the signing of the scroll at Chiswick Lifeboat Station in March, Chiswick lifeboat crew met up again with the scroll at Wandsworth Riverside Pier on 9 October.
Chiswick Commander Mark Finnis and volunteer Chris Averill held the scroll as fundraising and RNLI representatives signed. On the scroll is the RNLI’s One Crew pledge, in which we promise to continue saving every one we can for the next 200 years and counting.
The scroll has travelled throughout the UK and Ireland visiting RNLI communities far and wide during 2024. By passing this pledge from one incredible community to the next, we hope to inspire the next generation of lifesavers.
The signatories on 9 October 2024 were:
Caren Buchanan - City of London Committee Vice Chair (Fundraising
Carol Toogood - Chair of the Central London Committee (Fundraising)
Libby Bradshaw - Clapham, Battersea & Wandsworth RNLI (Fundraising)
Faye Stammers - Young Person’s Network
Olivia Abengowe - Robertson - Race Equality Network
Chiswick RNLI lifeboat station is the second busiest in the UK and Ireland. Since The RNLI search and rescue service on the Thames started in 2002, Chiswick Lifeboat has attended over 4,000 incidents and rescued over 1,750 people. The RNLI is entirely funded by public donations.
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