A splendid ten foot model of the RNLI Medina lifeboat Mountbatten of Burma is named by Councillor Mrs Frances Humpherson, president of Newton Abbot branch. Lt John Gorrill, chairman of the branch who once served aboard HMS Kelly under Earl Mountbatten, decided to build the model with the help of his friends from The Kings Arms at Kingsteignton. The model is to be used to raise funds in 20 local carnivals, from Barnstaple to Plymouth..