Beaumaris, October 18, 1986: within hours of her official handing over and dedication ceremony the new Atlantic 21 lifeboat at Beaumaris was called out on service. The lifeboat was provided by the BBC television programme Blue Peter whose annual charity appeal in 1985 was for the RNLI. Children from all over the country sent in buttons and postcards for auction and at the end ot the appeal enough money had been raised to fund five new lifeboats. Mark Curry, one of the show's presenters was at the ceremony when Blue Peter II, as the lifeboat was named, was presented to Anthony Hannay, a member of the RNLI's committee of management who, in turn, passed it into the care of the station. She was accepted by Lt Col John Cooper, station honorary secretary and dedicated to the saving of life at sea by the Reverend Chancellor Meirog Foulkes.

Beaumaris Town Band played during the service and the local primary school choir sang, as our picture (above 1) shows..