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Travel with Albert
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“Albert Edward” joins the Clacton crew
The volunteers at Clacton-on-Sea lifeboat station have gained a new
member. He was a present to shop manager Graham Crame while on a
visit to Kosovo.
Graham is a volunteer with the charity Hope and Aid Direct and it
was on a recent trip that his colleagues gave him the knitted
lifeboatman.
“They knew of my connection with the RNLI, and thought his
adventures might help raise funds” said Graham. “We named him Albert
Edward after the first lifeboat stationed at Clacton”
We haven’t been able to establish how he arrived in Kosovo, but have
been tracking his movements since. He returned overland from
Pristina to Harwich a distance of 2257 kilometres and nine
countries. He was soon of again this time on a memorial voyage from
Harwich to Mumansk to remember the thousands of seaman who lost
their lives in the Russian convoys of World War II.
On his return he joined Graham’s son Nathan on the RNLI’s
fundraising abseil at Southwold lighthouse.
Where will he be off to next? If you would like to have him as a
companion on an unusual journey, please get in touch, We ask for a
donation of £25 and a picture of him on his adventures.
The pictures show Albert Edward leaving Kosovo and with Nathan at
Southwold.
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 Photo by: Nathan to Richard Lycett Photography. richardlycettphotography.co.uk |
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Fund Raising Drive
Stevie Mann from Cornwall is driving his mini round the UK visiting
all the mainland lifeboat stations. Starting at Lands End on
September 1st the trip is planned to take 41 days,
finishing on October 11th. He is hoping to be at Clacton
boathouse on 2nd October at around 12.30pm.
The aim of the drive is to raise sufficient funds to buy a new
lifeboat to be named Mini 1.
Stevie has a website at
www.mini-rnli.co.uk
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“Albert Edward” on his travels again
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Lifeboat mascot Albert Edward has been up to the Arctic Circle on
the MV Discovery. He visited Murmansk in July as part of the voyage
to remember the seamen who lost their lives on the Arctic convoys
during World War II.
His companion on the trip was Anna Rendell-Knights from Harwich.
Also on board was David Barby the antiques expert from such programs
as Flog-It and Bargain Hunt. David was only too pleased to pose for
a photo for Albert’s scrap book.
Press Officer Mel Winger
21/10/2009 |
