Newhaven and Brighton’s Roger Cohen MBE recites RNLI Pledge
Newhaven and Brighton’s Roger Cohen MBE recites RNLI Pledge
Lifeboats News Release
Newhaven Lifeboat volunteers attended today’s Service of Thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey commemorating the RNLI’s 200th Anniversary this Monday 4 March 2024.
Left to right: Nick Gentry, Roger Cohen MBE, Gary Marsh
Roger Cohen MBE, former crew of Brighton and Tower RNLI, now Lifeboat Operations Manager for Newhaven and Brighton RNLI, recited the Volunteers Pledge during the service.
Roger Cohen MBE, says: ‘It’s been a day for commemoration and celebration of the immense work and sometimes sacrifice of selfless lifesavers before us.’
Also present from Newhaven RNLI at Westminster Abbey’s Service of Thanksgiving were Nick Gentry, Navigator / Mechanic, currently Newhaven’s longest serving volunteer crew of 41 years, with Gary Marsh, Newhaven Launch Authority of 11 years, formerly serving 7 years as volunteer crew with Newhaven Lifeboat.
‘This commemoration is an opportunity to look forward to the RNLI’s next 200 years and our continuing pledge to save every one.’
ENDS
Notes for the Editor
Newhaven Lifeboat - there has been an RNLI lifeboat station in Newhaven since 1854 and the crew there have operated their current all-weather lifeboat, the ‘David and Elizabeth Acland’ for 24 years.
RNLI 200 – On 4 March 2024 the RNLI is celebrating its 200th Anniversary.
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Roger Cohen MBE in 2000 on RNLI crew exercise with HM Coastguard
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.
