SHOWS Thanks to the generous free space allocated by the organisers, the RNLI was able, for the second year running, to display a lifeboat at the 1985 London International Boat Show. She was the 33ft Brede class, Safeway, destined for Calshot and funded by the successful appeal run by Safeway Foodstores Ltd.

The untiring efforts of volunteers allowed new records to be set in cash takings, and a further 928 Shoreline members were recruited together with 76 youngsters joining Storm Force.

Proceeds from the sale of lottery tickets rocketed from £1,712 in 1984 to £3,800 this year and although many people worked hard at selling them, Councillor Edward Trevor's phenomenal efforts were the main cause of the increase.

RNLI public relations awards were presented by Raymond Baxter, chairman of the public relations committee to Fontana Publishers, after the success of the book, All at Sea, which has raised over £10,000 for the RNLI, (Libby Purves, editor of the book, received her award at a later date), John Bird, former honorary curator of the Grace Darling Museum, Brian Green, Channel Islands photographer, Mallory Maltby, makerof the film, How do you Say Thank You? and Dugal Nisbet-Smith, director of the Newspaper Society, following the local newspaper week lifeboat appeal.

In addition to the cheque presentations shown on this page, Monsieur Jean Marc Charles Heidsieck, owner of the champagne firm that sponsored Tim Batstone's round Britain board sail, handed over £12,700 to Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Compston, a deputy chairman of the RNLI..