
A toast to the public at Portree RNLI Burns Night
There was a toast to the public in Portree on Saturday night as the local lifeboat fundraising team hosted their annual Burns Supper.
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Notes to editors
- The photos in this press release are credited to RNLI/Iain Beaton. The images were taken during the Burns Supper held in Portree as described in this press release.
- Portree Lifeboat Station was established in 1991 and operates a Trent class all-weather lifeboat – ‘Stanley Watson Barker’. To learn more about the lifeboat station go to: https://rnli.org/find-my-nearest/lifeboat-stations/portree-lifeboat-station
- Royal National Lifeboat Institution is shorted to RNLI throughout this press release.
- To read more about how funds are spent within the RNLI, visit our website: https://rnli.org/support-us/how-your-support-helps/where-your-money-goes
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For further information, please contact:
Robert MacInnes, Trainee Lifeboat Press Officer at Portree RNLI: 07950 421 829 / [email protected]
Natasha Rushby, RNLI Regional Communications Manager for Scotland: 07826 900639 / [email protected]
Martin Macnamara, RNLI Regional Communications Lead for Scotland, 07920 365929, [email protected]
RNLI Press Office: 01202 336789 or [email protected]
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