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Portaferry & District Lifeboat
Guild
The life saving work of the Royal
National Lifeboat Institution is funded almost entirely
through voluntary donations, subscriptions and legacies.
Fundraising in many RNLI lifeboat
stations is organised by a local RNLI Lifeboat Guild
or a RNLI Fundraising Committee. In addition, there
are many RNLI fundraising guilds and committees
located in towns and villages throughout the United
Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
'Portaferry & District Lifeboat
Guild' has a vibrant fundraising team of men and
women that raised £119,828
in 2010 towards the cost of the Station's new boathouse,
built to house our new
'Blue Peter V' lifeboat and to provide
extra training and other facilities for our volunteer
lifeboat crew members.
If you, your club or your organisation
would like to make a donation to the RNLI you can
donate through 'Portaferry & District
Lifeboat Guild' by contacting our Honorary Treasurer,
Mike Miall, here guild@portaferrylifeboat.com
Photo: RNLI - Jim
Brown
Portaferry
& District Lifeboat Guild raising money in 1999
at the Salt Water Brigg, Kircubbin, during a barbecue
What
it takes to save lives
There are 10 RNLI lifeboat stations
in Northern Ireland. These are located at
Portrush, Cushendall, Larne, Bangor, Donaghadee,
Portaferry, Newcastle, Kilkeel, Carrybridge (Lough
Erne) and Eniskillen (Lough Erne).
Around 95% of lifeboat crews are
volunteers. All the crew of Portaferry Lifeboat
Station are volunteers. Due to the complexity
of all-weather lifeboats such stations require
a full-time mechanic to maintain the lifeboat
and the crew equipment to the highest of safety
standards.
To help raise funds there are over
23,000 voluntary community fundraisers and many
others who give safety advice, help in RNLI museums,
offices, shops and visitor centres.
Fund raising activities of Portaferry
& District Lifeboat Guild have included; coffee
mornings, golfing events, treasure hunts, duck
derby's, fashion shows, lifeboat dances/balls
and sailing and rowing races.
Portaferry & District
Lifeboat Guild officers for 2025/2026
are:
* President - Mrs Eveleigh Brownlow
MBE
* Chairman - Mrs Pat Browne BEM
* Honorary Treasurer & Vice
Chairman - Mr Mike Miall
* Honorary Secretary - Mrs Ann Miall
* Box Secretary - Mrs Ann Ritchie
* Souvenir Secretary - Mrs Joan
Peacock
If you would like to consider
joining our friendly team of fundraisers at Portaferry
RNLI Lifeboat Station, please contact one of our
members (if they are known to you or your friends)
or alternatively please e-mail us at;
guild@portaferrylifeboat.com
Last update 5/12/2025
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