A cheque, large in both size and amount, was handed over to the Duke of Atholl (centre), Chairman of the RNLI. The cheque, for £173,245.86 was for the total amount raised by The Mumbles lifeboat appeal. Seen with His Grace are (I to r) Mr David East, South Wales chief constable; Anne Williams, RNLI regional organiser (Wales); County Councillor Tom Jones, chairman of the appeal; Colonel J. Vaughan Williams, HM Lieutenant for West Glamorgan and president of the appeal; Mrs J. T. Olwen Morgan, vice chairman of the appeal and chairman of the ladies' section, and Mr Colin Jones, Treasurer.

photograph by courtesy of South Wales Evening Post.