Only RNLI supporters could find a way of feeding the swans and ducks on the Thames and collecting money for lifeboats simultaneously.

At Henley-on-Thames the branch has arranged to fill this bin with unsold loaves, kindly donated by local bakers, place a collecting box beside it and persuade visitors to pay for the pleasure of feeding the birds by donating to the RNLI.

photograph by courtesy of N. E. Daniells.