Generous donation to Fowey RNLI will fund vital crew training and kit
Mrs Rosalyn Pring visited Fowey lifeboat station on Sunday April 28 to present the crew with a donation of £10,000, given in memory of her husband, John Pring. The money will be used to buy a complete set of kit for a member of the crew and to fund vital Crew Emergency Procedures courses (CEP).
Rosalyn visited the station with her son John. She has donated to Fowey lifeboats for many years and is a very keen supporter of the RNLI. Rosalyn said: ‘This donation is given to RNLI Fowey in memory of my husband John Pring. He loved and visited this place for over 50 years.’
Fowey lifeboat Coxswain, Jonathan Pritchard said: ‘We are extremely grateful for the generosity of Mrs Pring. It is donations like these that enable us to keep the station running. £10,000 is a significant amount and it will be used to fund a complete set of kit for a volunteer crew member, including drysuit, thermal suit, lifejacket, helmet, layered clothing and boots. It will also be used to fund Crew Emergency Procedures courses for crew. The three day CEP course, held at the RNLI training college in Poole, trains crew in a range of emergency procedures including sea survival drills, how to deal with fires aboard lifeboats, how to right a capsized inshore lifeboat, how to abandon ship in the event of an emergency, team survival swimming, coping in a life-raft in simulated darkness, the importance of lifejackets and the correct use of flares, fire extinguishers and throw bags.’
The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea, and as a charity it relies on voluntary donations to fund lifeboats, stations and crew training. Fowey RNLI lifeboat station currently has 32 volunteer crew, providing a 24-hour search and rescue service along the coast in and around Fowey.
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