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OH buoy! Win a houseboat for £5 - while supporting the RNLI

Lifeboats News Release

A houseboat on the Thames, which has previously featured on George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces, is up for grabs.

An image of the lounge onboard the houseboat raffle prize

Rohan and Christina Tully

The big houseboat raffle prize

Christina and Rohan Tully have converted a 1960s industrial cargo ship into a spacious luxury 3-bedroom houseboat.

It is available to anyone for a ticket price of £5 with 10% going towards helping the RNLI save lives at sea.

The houseboat is ready to move into straight away. It is fully furnished and with all legal fees and costs covered for the first year. However, you could also rent it out, as Christine and Rohan did, or choose to sell it.

Christina said: ‘Our time on board has been an incredible chapter in our lives.

‘Although we are moving overseas, we wanted to do something meaningful with the boat that symbolized so much creativity and adventure for us. Supporting the RNLI, which plays such a vital role in protecting those at sea, felt like the perfect way to close this chapter.’

Located at a West London mooring in Penton Hook Marina, it has easy access to Hampton Court Palace, Windsor Castle and Heathrow Airport. It offers waterside living with urban convenience.

Previously featured on Amazing Spaces and praised by George Clarke as ‘The best home I‘ve ever seen’, this houseboat could be yours and your entry could help support the lifesaving work of the RNLI charity.

This raffle is being run on Raffall and accessible by multiple platforms. 10% of the hosts revenue goes directly to the RNLI. If you would like to enter and help support the charity that saves lives at sea visit: www.winthebighouseboat.com

Using the code SAVESLIVES gives one extra ticket per entry.

Raffle ends at 1pm on Wednesday 1 January 2025 or when the last ticket is sold (whichever comes sooner). A third party will draw the winning ticket. There is a minimum of 200,000 tickets needing to be sold for the main prize to be given. If less than 200,000 tickets are sold, the winner will receive a cash payment amounting to 50% of the total ticket revenue generated for this competition.

RNLI media contacts

For more information please email Izzy Coley, RNLI Media Engagement Placement – South East Region on [email protected] or telephone RNLI Press Office on 01202 336789.

RNLI at 200

On 4 March 2024, the RNLI celebrates 200 years of saving lives at sea – thanks to volunteers giving their time to save others, all funded by voluntary public donations. Throughout its 200th anniversary year, the charity is running events and activities to commemorate its history, celebrate the lifesaving service it provides today, and inspire generations of future lifesavers and supporters. For more information visit RNLI.org/200.

Key facts about the RNLI

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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Contacting the RNLI - public enquiries

Members of the public may contact the RNLI on 0300 300 9990 (UK) or 1800 991802 (Ireland) or by email.