During his year in office the Mayor of Kirkham, Councillor Keith Beckett, offered his services to raise money for charity. Not to be left out Freckleton RNLI branch roped Mr Beckett into visiting nine pubs in Kirkham last October, collecting for the RNLI appropriately dressed in oilskins and souwesters. One of the pubs visited on the tour was the Railway Hotel and Mr Beckett was accompanied by (I to r) Mrs Maureen Woolsey, souvenir secretary, and Mrs Irene Newsham, chairman. A total of £98 was collected on the tour. Later in the year Councillor Beckett dressed up as Father Christmas when the branch toured local pubs carol singing; £125 was raised on that occasion.

photograph by courtesy of Blackpool Evening Gazette.