Bridlington, Yorkshire, life-boat station went out of its way some weeks ago to please a group of blind children.

Mr. Arthur W. Dick, honorary secretary, said a letter asking for this facility from the Tapton Mount School, Sheffield, posed a problem.

However, Mr. Roderick Scott, mechanic, and Mr. Derek Cranswick, deputy mechanic, gave their time and the blind children were shown round.

Mr. Dick, who afterwards received letters of thanks in Braille, writes: 'We showed them round the boat, feeling their way round from the propellers and back to the stern. We let them feel the tractor and started it for them to hear the power. We took them all on the boat, put lifejackets on them, let them turn the wheel and then started the engines for them to feel the vibrations. We then called up Flamborough Head coastguards, and I had already arranged for them to send messages to the children over the radio, which they did. These were picked up by the Coastguard mobile and I asked him to come to the station, which he did, and showed them the mobile.

'What I would like to point out is that if any station receives a request for blind children to visit them, they need have no worries. The best thing is to show them over the boat, and letthem have as many sound effects as possible, and they are very grateful.'.