Lisbellaw Young Farmers Club raises £1100 for RNLI life savers on Lough Erne
We were delighted to receive a generous donation of £1100 from Lisbellaw Young Farmers Club which was raised during their end of season awards ceremony and BBQ that was held on Friday 8 May 2026.
Representatives from Lisbellaw Young Farmers Club, James Morrison, Andrew Pennell and Evie Morrison, presented the cheque to Emma Burton, Chairperson and Ronnie Heslop, Vice Chairperson of the Lough Erne Fundraising Group for the RNLI this evening. The club had picked their local RNLI stations to be their chosen charity for this year.
The RNLI on Lough Erne currently operate two Atlantic 85 B-Class lifeboats on the lake. One is based in Carrybridge and the other at Killadeas. The station in Enniskillen was opened in 2001 and the station in Carrybridge followed the next year, 2002. Both stations have received new state of the art buildings over the past ten years and these buildings and the lifeboats were only possible thanks to the generous donations of the local community.
Emma Burton, Chairperson of the Lough Erne Fundraising Branch and Launch Authority at Carrybridge RNLI commented “We were delighted to be their chosen charity for this year and are grateful to receive this generous donation to the lifesaving work of both lifeboat stations on Lough Erne. We would like to thank the club for the invitation to attend their BBQ. We definitely didn’t go home hungry and enjoyed meeting the club members and their families. On behalf of the fundraising group and both stations I’d like to congratulate all the prize winners and thank the local community for supporting this event. It is very much appreciated.”
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Photo Detail: Cheque Presentation to Emma Burton and Ronnie Heslop on behalf of Lough Erne Fundraising Branch from Lisbellaw Young Farmers Club.
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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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