Model boat enthusiast raises funds for the RNLI
Master modeller Trevor Boston’s latest donation totalled the fantastic sum of £1708.55p
Trevor is a member of the fundraising team at Sheerness and has been raising funds for the station and the RNLI for many years, traveling to various shows around the country with his amazing collection of hand-built scale model replicas of different classes of lifeboats.
Being a ‘local lad’ Trevor has always been keen to support the Sheerness lifeboat Station and has built models of our previous Trent Class all-weather lifeboat ‘George and Ivy Swanson’ our current Shannon class ALB ‘Judith Copping Joyce’
Our thanks to Trevor for his ongoing support.
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