12 September 2011                                                                                    DUNGENESS 12 27

Memorial Standard in memory of the late William Richardson is presented to the Dungeness RNLI lifeboat station

On Sunday 11 September at the annual lifeboat blessing held at the Dungeness RNLI lifeboat station the sons of the late William Richardson who died in November 2010 presented a memorial standard to the chairman of the management committee Peter Thomas who accepted the gift on behalf of the lifeboat station. Mark and Stuart Richardson were proud that the hand-embroidered standard would be a lasting tribute to a man that had served in the RNLI as a crew member, coxswain and chairman of the management committee for the past forty five years. Willie’s widow said ‘ the standard is a symbolic reminder of a person’s commitment to the RNLI, whose heart was always focused on helping others and especially saving lives as sea’

From left to right :- Dungeness lifeboat deputy second coxswain Mark Richardson, chairman of the management committee Peter Thomas and second coxswain Stuart Richardson.
Photo by David Wimble, editor of the Looker

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Key facts about the RNLI

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 over 230 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and has more than 100 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK. 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 137,000 lives.

A charity registered in England and Wales No: 209603

Websites:

www.dungenesslifeboat.org.uk
www.rnli.org.uk