Divers take festive plunge to raise funds in Weymouth

David Collins of Jurassic Aquasports came down to the Weymouth lifeboat station, where he was met by Weymouth coxswain, Andy Sargent and with our fundraising treasurer, Barry Stonham, to present a cheque for £955.00.

The donation was from the divers and Jurassic Aquasports following their Christmas Santa dive which took place on 16th December 2023

David a regular supporter of the Weymouth rnli station said he was really pleased with the amount raised "We have fantastic support from our local community, and big thank you to the divers involved on their Christmas Santa dive and companies which kindly donated raffle prizes."

David said the event had such great support from the dive community he was already planning their 2024 event.

"As a charity we rely on donations to ensure our volunteers are fully equipped and able to launch at a moments notice. We are grateful to David and the local divers for their generous support." said Barry Stonham



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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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Attached images courtesy of Jurassic Aquasports.

Key facts about the RNLI

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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