Following the loss of Penlee lifeboat in 1981, Dudley branch launched an appeal as a tribute to Mrs Mary Richards, mother of the late Coxswain Trevelyan Richards. A cheque for the £5,396.83 raised, which will go towards the purchase of a D class inflatable lifeboat, was presented at the Birmingham Boat Show in the presence of members of Dudley branch and representatives from Penlee; the cheque is held by John Nichols (I) and Tim Richards of Penlee. Dudley president, Mr J. J. Tonkinson, is on the extreme left of the picture and Mr K. H. Folk, chairman, next to John Nichols. photograph by courtesy of Post Studios.