In support of the Lord Mayor of Birmingham and BBC Pebble Mill lifeboat appeal, the BBC staged a Pebble Mill Dash last October; it was a competition to find who could arrive at the Birmingham TV studios by the most unusual means. The first day's prize for ingenuity was won by Crew Member Paul Edwards of Penarth who, aided and abetted by Captain Graham Sommerfield, station honorary secretary, and fellow crew members Michael Hill and Martyn Bromley, made the journey in a packing case travelling by 'express post'; his prize of £50 was immediately donated to the lifeboat appeal. The Penarth lifeboat men also won a handsome crystal vase, the prize for collecting the most sponsorship money; £1,066. Altogether the 'Dash'raised £6,000.

photograph by courtesy of Western Mail and Echo.