The Steepholmers shanty band entertains at Brent Knoll.

Weston-super mare based Shanty group ‘The Steepholmers’ proved to be the ideal choice for the event, as they performed two 45 minute sets, of both traditional and modern songs of the sea.

Saturday evening’s event, 4^th July, was carried through with humour, and some participation from the enthusiastic audience. Included was the Steepholmers first rendition of ‘Home from the Sea’, plus a self-composed shanty about Steepholme Island and it’s history of defence of the Bristol channel.

To make the evening go with a zing, there was the Village Hall licensed bar supplying refreshments and the end result was an overall profit of £380 after a donation of £20

Adrian (Ade) was very pleased with the result saying; ‘ I would like to thank the Steepholmers for their terrific entertainment, and the money raised will go towards helping our Burnham-on-Sea lifeboat station save lives at sea.’ He also thanked the Brent Knoll community shop volunteers for running the bar.

RNLI media contacts

For more information, in the first instance, please contact Mike Lang, volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer at Burnham-on-Sea Lifeboat Station on 07889 815860 or contact the RNLI Press Office on 01202 336789

RNLI Lifeboats at Burnham-on-Sea

A 8.5m Atlantic 85 named Doris Day and Brian plus a smaller 4.95m D class IB1 inflatable named Burnham Reach The station was opened officially on 15th May 2004, but has been operational since December 2004.

RNLI Media Contacts

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Mike Lang, Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer for RNLI South West, [email protected]

Emma Haines, RNLI Regional Communications Manager for South West England, 07786 668847, [email protected]

Amy Caldwell, RNLI Regional Communications Lead for South West England, 07920 818807, [email protected]

RNLI Press Office, 01202 336789, [email protected]

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