A sales caravan sited on Poole Quay during the summer has not only provided a test-bed for new souvenir lines, such as T-shirts and anorak badges, but it is also a popular information bureau for lifeboat affairs and local matters.

Managed by Mrs Pritchard, wife of our appeals secretary, it has been staffed by members of Poole ladies' guild and wives of Head Office staff on a voluntary basis.

On some days in the holiday season more than £50 has been taken..