New book by budding author Amaya will help Hunstanton RNLI save lives
New book by budding author Amaya will help Hunstanton RNLI save lives
Lifeboats News Release
A budding author's latest book will help the charity that saves lives at sea - as well as helping to protect the seals which live on the Norfolk coast.
RNLI/Chris Bishop
From left Amaya Edwards, Colette Edwards and Stormy Stan
Amaya Edwards was signing copies of The Adventures of Boo - Save the Seals at Write Around the Corner, a bookshop and authors' workshop in Hunstanton on Saturday 5 April.
The book - which is 10-year-old Amaya's fifth work - is all about protecting the seals which live on Norfolk's beaches.
10 percent of proceeds from sales will be donated to the RNLI.
Jackie Merralls, Hunstanton lifeboat station's treasurer, said: 'The charity's lifesaving work would not be possible without the kindness of those who donate or raise funds towards it.'
Amaya, who has autism, sometimes struggles to communicate. But she has a support dog called Boo, an eight-year-old Lhasa Apso.
And her books use Boo's adventures to show children how they can help wildlife and recycle rubbish such as plastic bottles.
'In the latest book Boo goes to the beach and sees all the seals,' said Amaya's mum Colette. 'He tells people about all the things which could harm the seals and why we need to look after them.'
First through the door to pick up a special signed copy was Stormy Stan, along with one or two members of the lifeboat crew.
Colette and her husband Gavin own a static caravan at nearby Heacham, where Amaya can often be seen on the beach rescuing jellyfish which have been left stranded with her bucket and spade.
Gavin said the family are moving from Leicestershire to Middleton, near King's Lynn, to be closer to the sea and its wildlife.
Amaya is already working on her next title - a book about sharks and why they should be conserved.
Like the rest of her books Save the Seals is available from By The Book in Hunstanton High Street and
on Amazon, priced £6.50.
Notes to Editors
Hunstanton is one of the busiest lifeboat stations in Norfolk, whose volunteers operate the fast inshore lifeboat
Spirit of West Norfolk and the search and rescue hovercraft Hunstanton Flyer.
They cover The Wash, a tidal estuary stretching for more than 100 square miles fed by five main rivers, along with parts of the north Norfolk coastline.
Like more than 200 lifeboat stations around the coast of the UK and Ireland, their lifesaving work would not be possible without the kindness of those who donate, raise funds or remember the RNLI in their wills.
RNLI Media Contacts
For more information call Chris Bishop, Hunstanton RNLI volunteer Deputy Lifeboat Press Officer on 07584 147219 or Clare Hopps, RNLI Regional Communications Manager, North and East on 07824 518641 or contact the RNLI Press Office on 01202 336789.
RNLI/Chris Bishop
Stormy Stan was first through the door to grab a copy of Boo's latest adventures at the book signing
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.
