THE Lord Mayor of Canterbury Councillor Harry Cragg, has praised the work done by volunteers at Whitstable’s Royal National Lifeboat Station.
During a visit to the station, Councillor Cragg said: “We are pleased to have been able to come and meet the station’s volunteers and thank them for the great service and support they give and to see the lifeboat launch on an exercise”.
His visit coincides with the end of his term in office and was warmly received by the station’s crew, personnel and fundraisers. Councillor Cragg said;
“We felt we wanted to go round and thank the emergency services for what they do in the local community.”
The Whitstable Lifeboat Station was established in 1663 and is one of 230 stations around the shores of Great Britain and Ireland. The station is home to an Atlantic 75 lifeboat named Oxford Town and Gown, in recognition of the fundraising by the people of Oxford to pay for it.
The National Lifeboat Institution provides a 24-hour rescue service patrolling the coasts of the UK and Ireland, and has helped save over 137,000 lives.
The Whitstable Lifeboat Station was established in 1663 and is one of 230 stations around the shores of Great Britain and Ireland. The station is home to an Atlantic 75 lifeboat named Oxford Town and Gown, in recognition of the fundraising by the people of Oxford to pay for it.
The National Lifeboat Institution provides a 24-hour rescue service patrolling the coasts of the UK and Ireland, and has helped save over 137,000 lives.
