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The
RNLI lifeboats from Bembridge and
Selsey visited Chichester Harbour
and Hayling Island lifeboat
station on Thursday 28th December
as part of a joint training
exercise. [Click on picture to
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Shorecrew receive their RNLI
jumpers |
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Ted
Munro and Rod Till have recently
completed their year's training
to become voluntary shorecrew at the lifeboat station.
Ted was presented with his RNLI
jumper at the crew Christmas party
and Rod, who was unable to attend
the party, will receive his jumper
in the New Year. |
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The Great South Run |
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Congratulations to
Hayling Island RNLI lifeboat
crew member, Tony Green, who
completed the Great South
Run on Sunday 22nd October
2006 and raised raising
£146.50 for the lifeboat
station. His time was
2:12:29 |
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Lifeboat crew on parade |
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Lifeboat crew took part in
the Hayling Island
Remembrance Parade on Sunday
12th November 2006. |
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Junior Great South Run |
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Congratulations to Thomas
and Edward from Emsworth who
took part in the Junior
Great South Run on 22nd
October 2006 and raised £100
for the Hayling Island
lifeboat station. Thomas
completed the 2.5km run in
15mins 24secs and Edward
completed the Mini Great
South Run of 1.5km in 10mins
5secs. |
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The
lifeboat crew would like to thank
John Delahunty, landlord of the
Ship Inn, his wife Rita and the
organisers and supporters of the
Langston Raft Race for their kind
donation of £2,425 raised during
the annual raft race. The money
will go direct to the Hayling
Island Lifeboat Station. |
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Mrs Betty Battle |
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It is with great sadness
that
it is announced that Mrs
Betty Battle, died on Sunday
1st October 2006 after
a long illness. During her
lifetime she had most
generously funded the two
inshore lifeboats currently
based at Hayling Island
Lifeboat Station. Betty was
a past chairman of Ashtead
RNLI Fundraising Branch and
a most generous supporter of
the RNLI. She was a regular
visitor to the station and
will be sadly missed. |
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Farnborough Masonic Club |
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On Sunday 27th August a
group from the Farnborough
Masonic Club visited Hayling
Island and presented the
lifeboat station with a
cheque for £1,000. |
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Station Open Day |
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A
successful and enjoyable Open
Day was held on Sunday 20th
August when around 400 visitors
throughout the day watched the
lifeboats launch and demonstrate
their manoeuvrability. Also on
display was a Hayling Island
fire engine, HM Coastguards,
First Responders, the Southern
Model Lifeboats Society,
Chichester Harbour Conservancy
and the Lowland Search Dogs. The
children enjoyed the special
visit from “Stormy Stan” who
arrived in the D Class lifeboat,
“Amanda, James & Ben”.
Proceedings were interrupted
when the Atlantic 75 B Class
lifeboat, “Betty Battle”, was
tasked to two incidents, one
involving an 11 metre yacht that
had run aground in Chichester
harbour which was successful
towed into deeper water and the
other to three windsurfers in
difficulties off the Hayling
beach.
[Picture
Gallery] |
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SALA
Visit |
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A
group from the Ewell Study &
Leisure Association visited the
lifeboat station on Thursday
17th August where they were
shown a film about the RNLI's
"Train one Save Many" campaign. |
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Hayling Carnival - 5th
August 2006 |
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Lifeboat crew and their
families from Hayling Island
Lifeboat Station took in the
Hayling Carnival to raise
money for local charities.
The theme of the floats was
"Books". For their float,
"The Last Kingdom", the crew
were awarded 3rd
prize in the competition.
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The float was pulled by
a tractor from Stoke
Farm driven by Sam
Wilson. The Wilson
family were particularly
helpful in providing the
trailer and a venue for
building the float. |
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Selsey RNLI Lifeboat Week |
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On Sunday 30th July Tony,
Ian, Pete and Jasper (behind
the camera) in the
Hayling Island Atlantic 75
joined other local RNLI
lifeboats in a joint
training exercise with the
Coastguard helicopter "India
Juliet" at Selsey on the
last day of Selsey's
Lifeboat Week festivities.
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Dunannie School Visit |
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A group of
children and parents from Dunannie School
visited the Lifeboat Station
on Wednesday 28th June. This
was the fourteenth year that
children from the school
have visited the lifeboat
station and before they
watched the lifeboats being
launched on a routine
training exercise they
presented Nigel Roper,
Lifeboat Operations Manager,
Hayling island, with a
cheque for £1,200 for the
station which the children
raised during their recent
sponsored walk. |
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St
Mary's School Visit |
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St
Mary's School Byfleet visited
the lifeboat station on
Thursday 22nd June and watched
the Atlantic 75 "Betty Battle"
go off to Cowes for a small
repair. A relief Atlantic 75
lifeboat, B734, "Amy
Constance" will be on station
on Hayling Island until "Betty
Battle" returns. |
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Work Boat Event |
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The B Class Lifeboat,
Atlantic 75, "Betty Battle"
attended the Chichester
Harbour Conservancy Work
Boats event on Tuesday 30th
June. |
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