Someone from the Vale of Glamorgan telephoned the Cardiff office to ask for a collecting box for her daughter's birthday party. She and her husband were worried by the fashion that expects bigger and bigger presents from guests invited to children's parties and had persuaded their daughter that a donation to the R.N.L.I. would be nicer than a lot of presents of passing appeal.

A sponsored walk and horseback ride was run in conjunction with King's School, Bruton, and the Bruton branch. The proceeds amounted to about £80.

The idea came from two boys at King's School, Nicholas Russell and Robert Ironmonger. Sponsorsheets were printed and these were distributed by the boys and the branch. The two boys walked from Bruton to Robert's home at Wimborne St. Giles, where they mounted two hunters for a horseback ride to Salisbury.

They then returned to Bruton on horseback via Nicholas's home at Longbridge Deverill, nr. Warminster.

The round journey was 100 miles. The branch honorary secretary, Major Talmage, and his wife kept watch over the boys during the two-day journey.

In April Mr. J. N. Hapgood, managing director of Technical and Optical Equipment (London) Ltd., London, N.7, sent the R.N.L.I. a cheque for £11. Since May, 1970, the company has sent a total of £40—a record for local industry. The first two sums were for £15 and £14 respectively. Mr.

Hapgood is a keen yachtsman.

Mrs. Woodruffe was collecting in the High Street, Maidenhead, when a young man walked up to her, put his hand in his pocket, and produced £22 in notes which he handed to her. 'Are you sure you want to give it?', she asked. He was sure and departed.

Our attention has been drawn to the fact that in the January issue of THE LIFE-BOAT we gave a too modest estimate (£30) as coming from the children at Ewyes Harold, Hereford. The figure was £59.

Following the joint promotion between Fine Fare Ltd., Welwyn Garden City, and Birdseye Foods Ltd., a cheque for £1,150 was presented in December for an IRBfor Aberdeen. The boat was officially handed over at a ceremony at Fine Fare's new superstore at Bridge of Dee, Aberdeen.

The proceeds of sales of the Giles Christmas card for 1970, sold through the 'Daily Express', amounted to over £1,368. A cheque for that given was recently received from the 'Daily Express'. The R.N.L.I. has thanked Mr. Giles and 'all other members' of the newspaper's staff who helped to sell the cards.

The Dingwall ladies' life-boat guild 'Good as New Shop', held from 6th to 8th May, had a rich visitor. Just as the shop was about to close a man, who wished to remain anonymous, had a letter delivered containing a blank cheque and instructions to make it out for whatever sum was needed to bring the total up to £500..