Fundraising tour visits RNLI Tighnabruaich
A couple embarking on a tour of all 238 RNLI lifeboat stations around the coast of the UK and Ireland made their stop off at RNLI Tighnabruaich on Sunday 24 August. Having arrived via Largs and Helensburgh stations, they continue their tour via Arran and the Western Isles.
On arrival, Helen and Allan Thornhill met local volunteers Janet Lange, Graeme Hogg and David Mitchell photographed here with the Atlantic 85 Inshore lifeboat James and Helen Mason in the boat shed.
Allan and Helen explain their fundraising story as “The 238 lifeboat stations of the RNLI create a ring of safety around the coasts of the UK and Ireland. To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the RNLI and to raise much needed funds to save lives, we are visiting all 238 stations”.
Earlier in the summer they announced, “We have reached our first fundraising target of £2380… enough to kit out an Inshore Lifeboat crew member with their vital protective clothing and other equipment”.
You can read more at https://www.justgiving.com/page/allan-thornhill-1716647435431?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL
Independent from any Governmental support, the RNLI is dependent on donations to support operations. The Thornhill’s tour gathers much appreciated support for the charity that saves lives at sea.
Key facts about the RNLI
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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