Fundraisers visit the station

Mon 27 Aug 2018

Wells Crew members with the 911 Challenge Porsche on its brief stopover in Wells en-route to all 238 RNLI lifeboat stations

Merrick Gill on our all-weather lifeboat

James Dye at the helm of our all weather lifeboat during his visit to the station

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We were delighted to meet three different fund-raisers visiting the station over the bank holiday weekend.

On Friday, James and Belinda Richardson stopped by in their Porsche 911, along with friends and supporters in a selection of fast cars, as part of their RNLI 911 Challenge... to drive the 911 around the UK's coastline visiting all 238 RNLI lifeboat stations in 911 hours. The couple started from Teddington lifeboat station on 23rd August and are already at Berwick on Tweed on the Scottish border. They hope to complete their circuit by 30th September and to raise the equivalent of £238 for each of the lifeboat stations. You can read more about the challenge at the link below. follow them on Instagram and Twitter or make a donation on justgiving.

On Saturday, while the inshore lifeboat was out on a shout at Blakeney, Merrick Gill and her father from Dereham dropped in to donate £117 which she raised making and selling cupcakes. Merrick is a keen supporter of the lifeboats and hopes to work on or around boats when she's older.

Shortly afterwards, RNLI Stormforce member James Dye and his family called in with a cheque for £110 being a welly-full of money raised at his dad's Norfollk Broads boat hire business Silverline Marine in Brundall. James and his brother had a quick tour of the station and we were impressed with his mechanical knowledge learnt from helping turn cruisers around in the yard.

Our thanks to all three fund-raising teams for their support and for everyone who has donated or contributed to their efforts.

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