Martell continues to help the RNLI by not only supplying free brandy for the survival kit on board every lifeboat, but also by donating US gallon bottles of brandy for branches to raffle.

During the past few months such bottles have been raffled at the Isle of Sheppey raising £300 for the Sheerness lifeboat; at Hastings raising £250 for the station and in Cornwall raising £850 for Pads tow lifeboat station. Geof Collins, Matthew Clark and Sons'iMartell's UK agents) area manager (I.) with the son of the winner, Mrs Danford of Woodlands Hotel, Treator, Padstow, president of the Licensed Victuallers' Association Padstow branch, Mr Prideaux-Brune, Mrs Clive Lean of London Inn, Padstow, who drew the winning ticket, Mr H. Lobb, chairman of Padstow branch and Surgeon- Captain F. W. Baskerville, RN (Ret' d) a vice-president of the Institution..