Meet Miss Penlee Lifeboat 1986. She is the first in what the local branch hope will be a succession of beauties, all of whom will help promote local RNLI activities. Karen Bennetts was chosen from many contestants at a special fund raising evening generously supported by local businesses and held at a popular local discotheque. There were prizes for the three finalists and £385 for the lifeboat station at the end of the evening.

photograph by courtesy of Phil Monckton.