Hunstanton tea party raises more than £700 for RNLI
Hunstanton tea party raises more than £700 for RNLI
Lifeboats News Release
Sailing club members put on their aprons to bake cakes and scones for the charity that saves lives at sea. And on Sunday 27 April, they presented £750 to the crew at Hunstanton lifeboat station.
RNLI/Chris Bishop
From left, Lesley Parfitt, crew member Ian Devenney, Pru Fox and Julie Oughton, with the £750 raised by the tea party at Hunstanton Sailing Club
The event, held at Hunstanton Sailing Club the previous day, was organised by friends Lesley Parfitt, Pru Fox and Julie Oughton, who are all members.
Pru, who also volunteers in the souvenir shop at Hunstanton RNLI, said: 'We had about 50 along for afternoon tea, with scones and cakes made by our families and friends, as well as tea, Prosecco and sandwiches, with a raffle and a quiz.
'We sold out within a day or two, so we've decided we've got to do another one.'
Lesley, whose daughter Charlie is a hovercraft commander at the station, while her future son-in-law Ed is a helm, said: 'When you live by the sea, you never know when you might need the RNLI.'
Notes to Editors
Volunteers at Hunstanton operate both the inshore lifeboat Spirit of West Norfolk and search and rescue hovercraft
Hunstanton Flyer.
They are one of the region's busiest crews, who launched 34 times in 2024.
Like those at more than 200 RNLI stations around the coast of the UK and Ireland, their work would not be possible without the kindness of those who donate to the charity that saves lives at sea.
RNLI media contacts
For more information call Chris Bishop, Hunstanton RNLI volunteer Deputy Lifeboat Press Officer on 07584 147219, Clare Hopps, RNLI Regional Communications Manager, North and East on 07824 518641, or the RNLI Press Office on 01202 336789.
RNLI/Charlie Parfitt
The tea party under way at Hunstanton Sailing Club
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.
