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Rnli National Lottery

RNLI national lottery THE TWENTY prizewinners in the RNLI's twenty-sixth national lottery, which raised more than £43,000, were drawn at Poole HQ on Tuesday July 31 by Bill Owen, one of the well-loved 'Last of the Summer Wine' team; Mr Owen, who plays Compo, had come over from Bournemouth, where a stage version of this vintage television series was enjoying a successful run at the Pier Theatre, to give his support to the lifeboat service.

The draw was supervised by Vice- Admiral Sir Peter Compston, chairman of the Fund Raising Committee, and Anthony Oliver, appeals secretary. The prizewinners were: £2,000: Robert B. Kenward, Hayes, Middlesex.

£500: Mr I. Barnicoat, Newbury, Berkshire.

£250: Mrs F. Bradley, Braunton, Devon.

£100: M. Diener, London W13; Mr C.

John, St Mary Bourne, Hampshire; E. K. Cunningham, Brooke, Norfolk; N. Gordon, Corby, Northamptonshire; R. Gooden, Benfleet, Essex; Messrs Robinsons of Burnham, Buckinghamshire; Miss A. E.

Fleet, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

£50: Mr C. A. Webb, Tipton, West Midlands; R. A. Murray, Orpington, Kent; Mr G. A. Rowley, Coventry, West Midlands; Mrs Gillett, Canterbury, Kent; Mrs P. W. Lindridge, Horley, Surrey; Henry Lee, Wimbledon, London; I. Kloos, Grimsby, South Humberside; F. A. Walters, Corfe Mullen, Dorset; M. H.

Williams, Liskeard, Cornwall; R.

Bull, Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

The draw for the RNLI's twentyseventh national lottery will be made at Poole on Wednesday October 31..