To raise money for the Nottinghamshire appeal, Andrew Foss, a young Shoreline member, had the idea of painting an outline 33ft Brede lifeboat on a piece of hardboard.

He and his friend Adrian Hall (they are both 12 years old) set up their board outside East Bridgford village newsagents one Saturday in July. People happily put their small change on the board and £44 was collected for the appeal..