PAULA FUDGE, Commonwealth gold medalist and holder of the women's 5,000 metres world record, visited Poole headquarters on Friday October 30 to draw the RNLI fifteenth national lottery. Paula gained her record in Norway in 1981, and was accompanied to Poole by her husband Bob, himself a keen athlete. The lottery raised over £28,500 and supervising the draw for the last time was Cdr Ted Pritchard, who retired as appeals secretary at theend of last year. The prize winners were: f 1.000: Mrs W. Bailey. Bristol, Avon.

£500: M. Howes. Lichfield. Staffs.

£250: J. L. Hamnctt, West Horsley. Surrey.

£50: Frank Warner. Brighton. East Sussex; Mr Randell. Bristol, Avon; E. C. South.

Loppington. Nr Shrewsbury: C. A. Dryden.

Chester-le-Strect. Co Durham; Miss A. S.

Ethcridge. Sidcup. Kent; John J. Gardner.

Leeds; Mrs Ware. Bracknell. Berkshire: R.

Mortlock. Felixstowe. Suffolk: Mr and Mrs P. J. H. Scott. Aberdeen: C. L. Purcell. Carshalton.

Surrey.

The draw for the sixteenth national lottery will be on January 29 1982.

Southern District Draw AT POOLE HQ on October 16, Simon Ward and Paula Wilcox, visiting Poole while touring with the successful production of 'Whose Life Is It Anyway?', drew the winners of a Mini City car and six other prizes in the Southern District draw, which raised £22.000. The Mini City, supplied by Bromley Motor Works, was won by Mrs D. Moir who was honorary secretary first of Welwyn Garden City branch, from 1969 to 1976.

and then of Westbourne branch from 1977 to 1979. She received her prize from the Mayor of Poole, Councillor Peter Coles, on November 20..