ifeboat nstitution Teignmouth RNLI fundraising 2017


RNLI registered charity no.209603


Fundraising Team is part of the Teignmouth Lifeboat Station Management Group and undertakes and oversees RNLI fundraising and sales activity in the local area. Volunteers regularly lend their time and talents to arrange and take part in all kinds of fundraising activities, including fetes, coffee mornings, bric-a-brac and boat jumble sales, raffles, open gardens, sponsored walks, local festivals, musical and other entertainments, street and store collections, and various seasonal and holiday events. These include Lifeboat Day at the Lifeboat Station in early August with Lifeboat and Helicopter display, and the popular ‘Walk- in-the-sea’ on Boxing Day that attracts hundreds of participants, many in fancy dress and a crowd of a thousand or more spectators. The Fundraising Team also


provides trained volunteer attendants to open the boathouse to visitors throughout the main holiday season allowing members of the public to view the lifeboat and find out more about the work of the volunteers and the fascinating history of the Institution. The boathouse is usually


open to visitors from Easter until October, seven days a week 10am ’til 4pm (weather


THE Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is a registered charity that saves lives at sea. It is independent from government and depends entirely on donations and voluntarily raised income to fund its lifesaving activities. The Teignmouth RNLI


Walk-in-the-sea fun on Boxing Day.


souvenir shop at the Lifeboat Station stocking a range of good value souvenirs, beach toys, quality gifts, stationery, books, clothing and the popular range of RNLI Christmas cards. The shop is open daily from 10am ’til 4pm from Easter till October and on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Novemberand December until Christmas. Between January and March it is open between 10.30am and 2.30pm during periods of reasonable weather. The team has a packed


programme of events for 2016. It is likely there will be others the details of which have not yet been finalised. Please look out for the posters. All events are subject to change and there being sufficient volunteers available to run them. FFor further information or If


you would like to become involved in RNLI fundraising activities or perhaps even organise a fundraising event of


www.teignmouth-devon.gov.uk


permitting). Group visits by arrangement. Volunteers also staff the RNLI


Teignmouth RNLI Fundraising Team Follow us on twitter


www.teignmouthlifeboat.org


@Teignmouth_RNLI Visit us on


your own please contact the events coordinator Roger Hawkins at: email - teignfrrnli@yahoo.co.uk, telephone 01626 777799 or Find us on Facebook -


 RNLI mascot Stormy Sam at an Ugbrooke Open Garden event.


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