Message from the Mudeford Lifeboat Funday committee
The RNLI Funday Ball at the Captain's Club Hotel in September 2011 saw the Mudeford Lifeboat Crew formally presented with a cheque for £16,463 for the money raised on the Funday in July. A further £5980 was raised on the night of the ball, bringing the grand total raised this year for the Mudeford Lifeboat station to an amazing £22,197 and beating last years total!
Mudeford Lifeboat Fun Day is the day we all join together on the Quay to watch the Raft Race, see the Lifeboat and Helicopter services in action, and have a 'Fun Day' raising money to help keep our 'very own' Mudeford lifeboat station 'afloat'. This Fun Day is both significant and unique, in that ALL the money raised at this event goes directly to maintaining this lifeboat service at Mudeford. I'm sure many of you have watched the series 'Seaside rescue' on the TV. This is your chance to support our very own RNLI team saving lives, as this series highlights.
with the help of yourselves and all our generous sponsors, we managed to raise over £16,000 here on the Quay and a further £5980 at our Late Summer Ball; that's over £22,000 towards the £60,000 it costs to run Mudeford Lifeboat Station for a year. The men and women who run our station are all volunteers and your support at the Fun Day is a fantastic way of showing your appreciation toward this great team who will be helping on the day by running the Barbeque, as well as going afloat in the lifeboat!
Our previous chairwoman, Sally Derham Wilkes has stepped down this year and I would like to take this opportunity to thank Sally for the significant contributions she has made to the Mudeford Lifeboat fundraising committee for almost 2 decades! I can only strive to match her commitment and effort to a very worthwhile cause during my term leading the fundraising committee.
Unfortunately this year the sponsorship commitments have been impacted by the global recession and we are working hard to try and fill the gap left in our fundraising efforts to ensure that we still meet
our targets. If you would like to help support future events please feel free to get in touch with me;
this is a community effort!
Nevertheless, it all promises to be a great event - please - dig deep for our Lifeboat and have a great time.
Thank you all for your support for this memorable day
Kim Skinner
Mudeford Lifeboat Fun Day Committee Chairman
NEXT YEARS FUNDAY WILL BE SUNDAY 22ND JULY 2012.
Message from the Mudeford Lifeboat Operations Manager
Mudeford Lifeboat responds to emergencies on the water, and our area of responsibility lies between Bournemouth Pier, The Needles and Milford on Sea - although last year we responded to incidents in Studland Bay and Poole Harbour entrance as well.
The boat is an Atlantic 85 rigid inflatable type with twin 115 hp engines, and carries a range of communication, navigation and radar equipment. It carries a crew of four and has been designed as an inshore lifeboat to operate in all conditions.
The lifeboat is launched from a specially designed carriage pushed by an amphibious tractor, the whole rig being housed in a new boathouse. You will see the boat on the water during the day, and visitors are welcome to visit the lifeboat station to see the equipment and facilities.
The crew are all volunteers who live within a very short distance of the station, on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Most "shouts" are initiated by HM Coastguard who page the duty launching authority, who alerts the crew. The boat is normally on the water and responding within 12 minutes of the initial call. The crew is supported by volunteers tractor drivers, shore helpers and an admin team - and the station is fortunate in having a very active Lifeboat Guild who work tirelessly to raise money for the charity.
In addition the Mudeford Lifeboat Funday Committee have raised many thousands of pounds for us through this superb annual family day out.
The crew come from all walks of life, all have gone through the Institution's arduous training system over 12 months, and are expected to keep their skills current by frequent exercise events. Families are a very important feature of any lifeboat station, and here at Mudeford the families play a full role in station life.
Please feel free to visit the station and talk to the crew, who will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
Andrew Hack
Mudeford Lifeboat Operations Manager