Golfers drive up lifesaving funds by raising over £5,000 for Hoylake RNLI
Members of the Vicars Cross Golf Club in Chester have hit a hole in one in supporting their local RNLI lifesavers by raising a fantastic £5,329.70 for Hoylake RNLI lifeboat station.
The impressive total was achieved through a charity events, raffles and fundraising initiatives organised throughout 2025 by Club Captains Jenny Hunt and Paul Harrison, who selected the Wirral lifeboat station as their chosen charity for their year in office.
The lifesaving funds were boosted further by a £500 contribution through Lloyds Bank’s match funding scheme.
The RNLI provides a 24/7 maritime search and rescue service around the coast of the UK and Ireland, with volunteer crews often launching into challenging conditions. Generous support from local communities is crucial for ensuring crews have the training, equipment and kit they need to launch to the rescue safely.
Jenny and Paul recently visited Hoylake RNLI lifeboat station to see first-hand the work of its volunteer crew. During the visit, they met Coxswain Howie Owen and Lifeboat Visits Officer Brian Jordan, who received the donation and thanked the captains and club members for their generous support.
Brian said: ‘We are extremely grateful to the Vicars Cross Golf Club for this wonderful donation. The club’s members really showed their commitment to driving up support and chipping in donations for our lifesaving charity. The funds raised will be vital for helping our crew to save lives at sea.’
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Dan Whiteley, Hoylake RNLI Lifeboat Press Officer on 07799 851 316 or email [email protected]
Claire Fitzpatrick-Smith, RNLI Regional Communications Manager on 07977 728 315 or email [email protected]
RNLI Press Office on 01202 336789
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The RNLI is the charity that 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 146,700 lives.
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