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Rod Stewart praises Littlehampton RNLI as fan club makes generous donation

Lifeboats News Release

Legendary rock and pop singer, Sir Rod Stewart, has praised the ‘good work’ of the volunteer crew at the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s (RNLI) lifeboat station in Littlehampton, West Sussex, following a £6,000 donation from his fan club.

Littlehampton RNLI's Cian Mathews (left) and Nick White (right) accept the £6,000 donation from Mary Cady

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Littlehampton RNLI's Cian Mathews (left) and Nick White (right) accept the £6,000 donation from Mary Cady

Members of the Rod Stewart Fan Club, including Sir Rod’s sister, Mary Cady, visited Littlehampton’s volunteer crew earlier this month to present their generous donation and tour the lifeboat station.

Wishing the RNLI ‘all the best’, Sir Rod said: ‘What a wonderful donation to such a great cause. Keep up the good work down at Littlehampton RNLI station.’

The fan club, which has local members, annually gives to charity and chose to donate to Littlehampton RNLI so that their volunteer crew can continue their lifesaving work.

Nick White, Littlehampton RNLI’s Lifeboat Operations Manager, said: ‘It’s always a pleasure to welcome people to our boathouse, but as a Rod Stewart fan myself, this visit was particularly special. Everyone at Littlehampton RNLI is blown away by such a generous donation, and I would like to thank every member of the fan club for their kindness.’

Ian Roberts, from the Rod Stewart Fan Club added: ‘Thanks to the generosity of the Rod Stewart Fan Club and the continued support from our Patron, Mary Cady, we are delighted to be able to donate to the RNLI station at Littlehampton.’

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Notes to editors

Littlehampton RNLI’s volunteer crew look after the stretch of the West Sussex coast between Bognor Regis and Worthing. Littlehampton RNLI is independent from the Coastguard and receives no government funding. To find out more about Littlehampton RNLI, see https://rnli.org/news-and-media/2022/april/27/10-facts-about-littlehampton-rnli-lifeboat-station

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Beth Brooks, Deputy Lifeboat Press Officer, Littlehampton RNLI

07544 209256 [email protected]

Hatti Mellor, Regional Communications Manager, SE & London

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The Rod Stewart Fan Club met Littlehampton RNLI's volunteer crew and toured the boathouse

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The Rod Stewart Fan Club met Littlehampton RNLI's volunteer crew and toured the boathouse

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