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News Files for 2008
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Awards to
members of the Clacton-on-Sea branch 2008
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RNLI
applauds work of local fundraisers
Some of the
RNLI’s most prolific fundraisers* have been honoured at the region’s
awards ceremony held last Sunday at Robinson College, Cambridge.
Photo by courtesy of Dumbletons Photography, Cambridge.
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Coffee Morning
The Clacton Lifeboat Ladies held a coffee morning in one of their
members gardens and raised £350 for the RNLI. The sunny weather
helped to bring the people out and the cake stall was busy as usual.
The souvenir stall was on hand and took a further £74. Many thanks
to everyone who gave their support.
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RNLI applauds
work of Gold Award fundraisers A couple who have worked tirelessly for over 30 years fundraising for the RNLI have been recognised for their commitment and awarded a gold badge each at the RNLI's Annual Presentation of Awards, held at the Barbican Theatre in London yesterday. David and Marion Snell were presented with their awards by the HRH The Duchess of Cornwall in a special ceremony, along with many other volunteer fundraisers and crew members from all over the UK and the Republic of Ireland. The ceremony coincided with the RNLI's Annual General Meeting. David and Marion Snell have been members of the Clacton-on-Sea fundraising branch for over 30 years. Marion has served as treasurer, vice-chairman, then chairman and President while her husband, still on the branch, is the current fundraising chairman. Marion said: 'I joined when my youngest child was at school and I was looking for something to do with my spare time. My husband used to come along and support me when I was fundraising so it made sense for him to join the branch. I've really enjoyed my time with the RNLI over the years. I wasn't after an award but I am very honored to receive one.' Over the years they have been involved in some enterprising fundraising events including the popular Horse Race Night, running for the last 18 years and a garden centre evening at Craft Nurseries in Ardleigh where the public were able to buy plants to support the RNLI. David said: 'I just initially went along to keep my wife company but then realised that I might as well join and many years later I still enjoy my volunteer work. The station branch has done amazingly. There's a real team spirit and everyone works very hard to fundraise for Clacton. I would like to thank all those who have contributed over the years to making the fundraising in Clacton such a success. RNLI Area Fundraising Manager Jayne Parsons said: 'They have both dedicated many years to fundraising and their awards are richly deserved in recognition for all their efforts.' The pictures attached show HRH The Duchess of Cornwall presenting David and Marion Snell with their gold badges at the RNLI's Annual Presentation of Awards. Amy Ross, RNLI Media Relations Manager for the East |
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Annual Meeting
The Clacton-on-Sea branch of the RNLI held its first Annual Meeting
since restructuring took place in October 2006.
Chairman of the Lifeboat Management Group, David Porter, opened the
meeting by welcoming the large number of people who had attended and
thanking the branch members for their support throughout the year.
He asked the various members of the management group to give their
reports and all were pleased with the way things had progressed
since our move to the new station. The souvenir shop had a very good
year despite the bad weather during the summer, fund raising events
had been well supported and the introduction of “Lifeboat Week” had
been a great success.
Lifeboat Operations Manager, Rob Smith, reported that the
“Atlantic75” lifeboat had launched 43 times, and the “D” class 21.
He was pleased with the way the crew had adapted to the new
boathouse and how smoothly the training on the launching tractors
had gone. We now had a boathouse and equipment fit for the
twenty-first century and a crew who could use it efficiently and
effectively.
The Chairman closed the meeting by adding that there was now a new
buoyant atmosphere around the station which made the work of the
volunteers a joy to do.
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Holly Court do it again
The residents of Holly Court in Old Road, Clacton, have once again
shown their support for the Lifeboats by raising £265 through weekly
raffles. David Porter, Chairman of the local Lifeboat Management
Group, went along for a coffee and a chat before receiving the
cheque.
Holly Court are ardent fund-raisers making regular donations to the
RNLI and Essex Air Ambulance. Well done, and keep up the good work.
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Open Days at the Clacton-on-Sea Lifeboat House
This year the Clacton RNLI is holding five open days at the
boathouse in Hastings Avenue. They are- Saturday May 24, Sunday May
25, Saturday May 31, Sunday June 1 and Saturday June 7,
The boathouse will be open from 10am until 4pm and members of the
crew will be on hand to talk about the lifeboats and the work of the
station.
This is a chance for the public to come along and see the new
boathouse and meet some of the people involved.
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Sea Scouts help the Lifeboats
Members of the 3rd Sudbury Sea Scouts paid a visit to the
Clacton-on-Sea lifeboat station to present a cheque for £300 to the
RNLI. The group had been fund-raising for equipment for their unit
and had promised that any extra money would go to the lifeboats.
They do much of their on water training at Brightlingsea, part of
the area covered by the Clacton boats. They were shown round the
lifeboats and crew facilities before handing the cheque to station
Operations Manager, Rob Smith.
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Garden Centre Evening
The Clacton-on-Sea branch of the RNLI held a garden centre evening
at Craft Nurseries, Lawford, on Saturday 10th May. The
fine weather brought out the scent of the flowers and judging by the
full car boots encouraged people to think about gardening now that
the summer seems to have arrived. A hanging basket demonstration was
given by the garden centre team and Patsy Potter from Brightlingsea
gave one of her amusing flower arranging shows.
The evening was a great success raising £756 for the lifeboats. Our
thanks go to the staff of the centre and the restaurant for making
us so welcome.
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Fashion Show
The Clacton-on-Sea branch of the Edinburgh Woollen Mill held a
fashion show in aid of the RNLI, on Wednesday 23rd April
at its town-centre store. Forty people, mostly from the Clacton
Lifeboat Ladies group and their friends, watched members of the
staff parade the clothes and entertain them for the evening. A grand
total of £200 was raised. A big thank you to the shop staff for
their efforts.
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Annual General
Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the Clacton-on-Sea branch of the Royal
National Lifeboat Institution will take place on Tuesday 13th
May 2008 at the United Reform Church in Carnarvon Road, Clacton, at
7.30pm.
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Garden Centre
Evening
The Clacton-on-Sea branch of the RNLI is holding a Garden Centre
Evening on Saturday May 10th at Craft Nurseries, Harwich
Road, Lawford. The evening starts at 6.30pm and continues until
dusk. There will be demonstrations of hanging baskets and flower
arranging and the new restaurant will be open for light
refreshments. There will also be a raffle.
This event has been very popular in the past, and we hope this year
it will be even better.
Tickets are £5 which includes a glass of wine or fruit juice, and
are available from the nursery or from the Lifeboat shop in Hastings
Avenue, Clacton.
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The residence of Holy Court in Old Road have given their
fund-raising year a kick start by presenting the Lifeboat with a
cheque for £249. The coffee morning raffles are getting busier than
ever helping both the RNLI and Essex Air Ambulance.
Well done and many thanks.
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Table Top Sale
The Clacton Lifeboat Ladies held a table-top sale on Saturday 15th
of March at the Community Hall, Great Clacton and raised £155-50
for the RNLI. The many stalls were kept busy, with cakes and
coffees in great demand. Many thanks to everyone who supported
the event.
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