New year, new crew at New Brighton RNLI!
New Brighton RNLI were given the greatest gift of all this Christmas, with the announcement of the birth of baby Harry.
It was a new year to remember for New Brighton RNLI, as two of their volunteer crew, Tom and Emily McGinn, became parents for the first time. Indeed, Mark and Sharon, Harry’s grandparents, also serve as volunteers for the New Brighton crew – Mark as a DLA and tractor driver, and Sharon as a shop volunteer.
Harry McGinn was born on Tuesday 2 January 2024 at 16:56, weighing 7lbs 13oz, and is already being sized up for his first pair of yellow wellies.
Now happy and healthy at home, the family are overjoyed, and share in the love and best wishes of their fellow crew members.
The beginning of 2024 has certainly been memorable for Tom and Emily, who also got engaged on New Brighton RNLI’s Atlantic 85 lifeboat whilst on exercise a couple of years back. Indeed, the end of 2023 was also significant for Tom, who recently passed out as New Brighton RNLI’s newest helm. He has since taken command of his first shout too.
Emily, volunteer crew member and new mother, and Tom, helm and new father, said:
‘We are absolutely overjoyed to finally meet our little boy, and we can’t wait to start making memories with him. We know how excited the crew are to meet him too, though we don’t share their enthusiasm for getting him on a shore crew plan just yet!’
Everyone at New Brighton RNLI wish Tom, Emily and Harry all the very best as they embark on this new exciting journey as a family.
Notes to Editors:
New Brighton RNLI was established in 1863 in the bustling seaside resort of New Brighton, on the northeast corner of the Wirral peninsula. They cover the River Mersey and out into the Irish Sea.
The station is home to a B class Atlantic 85 lifeboat, one of the fastest in the RNLI fleet. The crews at New Brighton have been presented with a remarkable 48 awards for gallantry to date.
Connor Wray – Lifeboat Press Officer (LPO)
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