RNLI Receives £10,000 as Donor Honours His Late Wife Marjorie
It was a pleasure to welcome Mr Andrew Buchanan to the RNLI lifeboat station in Portishead and to share with him where his very generous donation has gone, to save lives at sea.
Dave Slack, Lifeboat Operations Manager said ‘It was a pleasure to welcome Andrew and his partner Pat. We sat and had a cup of tea together in our training room and showed them both around explaining about all the kit we have available to us and our Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat based here in Portishead. It is always sad to loose someone, with Andrew donating such a generous amount of money it seems appropriate to have a plaque on the wall in our boat hall to honour his late wife Marjorie.’
Mr Buchanan said, ‘My donation to the RNLI was made for several reasons. My Grandfather was a Chief Engineer with P&O and during the First World War was torpedoed twice in foreign waters but survived. My Father worked in Marine insurance and I have always felt a close affinity with the sea having been born on the Wirral close to the Rivers Dee and Mersey. In my earlier career I worked in Liverpool and travelled to work by bus and ferry from Birkenhead to Liverpool. Finally my late wife Marjorie and I enjoyed Ocean and River cruising over many years.’
The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and the government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. As we enter in to our 200th year of lifesaving, since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 142,700 lives.
If you would like to speak to the RNLI about supporting our lifesaving work take a look at our website as there are many ways you can help, thank you so much for your support. https://rnli.org/support-us/give-money
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All images are ©RNLIPortishead
· Andrew Buchanan and Pat (centre) standing with crew members from RNLI Portishead – left to right crew members Matt, Tom, Lifeboat Operations Manager Dave, RNLI Chairman Simon, & Helm Ian
· Andrew (left) and Pat (right) stood by the plaque on the wall in the boat hall dedicating the very generous donation in the name of Andrew’s late wife Marjorie.
· Plaque on the wall in the boat hall at Portishead
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The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 142,700 lives.
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