Lottery The 41st lottery draw took place on Saturday, April 30 in the Poole branch of Tesco's supermarket. This was the second time the event had been held in the store and was watched with great interest by local Saturday afternoon shoppers many of whom, having bought tickets, waited to see if they had drawn a lucky one. Coxswain/Mechanic Derek Sargent of Weymouth lifeboat drew the winning tickets. In May Derek was presented with a bronze medal by Princess Alexandra at the Presentation of Awards ceremony in the Royal Festival Hall. Anthony Oliver, head of fund raising, supervised the draw.

Money raised from the lotteries now totals over £l'/2 million and is an important source of income for the RNLI. The 41st lottery raised £56,363 and resulted in the following prizes being won: £2,000: A Symmonds, Merstham, Surrey.

£1,000: Mrs J Heather, Burford, Oxon.£500: Mrs Riley, Chipping Campden, Glos.

£250: G R Lobrio, Manila, Philippines.

£100: P Simpson, Edinburgh, Scotland; Mrs F Burchnall, West Wickham, Kent; D Topham, Bolton, Lanes; G R Whale, Lichfield, Staff; D H Feltham, East Harptree, Bristol; F McDonald, Co Down, Northern Ireland; Mrs V Wisniewski, Fossebridge, Glos; Mrs M Smith, Hunstanton, Norfolk.

£50: E A Massey, Colchester, Essex; Mrs O D Allen, Clacton- on-Sea, Essex; T Meechan, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; A N Fenton, Dundee, Scotland; Mrs E K Osborn, Tunbridge Wells, East Sussex; B Closs, Rainham, Essex; Mrs Cadel, Bridport, Dorset; D Hardwicke, Clapham, Bedford.Birthday Honours Coxswain Len Patten, who has recently retired from the Newhaven lifeboat has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the latest list of honours. He joined the crew in 1968 and became assistant motor mechanic in 1972. In 1976 he was appointed coxswain/ mechanic and from 1985 until his retirement in March this year he was coxswain. Coxswain Patten received the Chairman's letter of thanks in 1987 for a service reported in this issue and a certificate of service on his retirement.

Thomas Jenkinson, who retired from the Filey lifeboat in 1980, has also been awarded the BEM in recognition of his services to the fishing industry in Filey.

Mr Jenkinson joined the lifeboat crew in 1947 and was bowman from 1959 to 1963. In 1963 he was appointed second coxswain until 1967 when he became coxswain until his retirement.Long Service Awards THE LONG SERVICE BADGE for crew members and shore helpers who have given active service for 20 years or more has been awarded to: Aberystwyth Crew Member T C Ridgeway Aith Second Coxswain W L Anderson Bangor Crew member W R Killiner Beaumaris Assistant Mechanic J C Askew Blackpool Crew member D G Canham, Crew Member A Parr Bridlington Second Coxswain A J Ayre, Assistant Tractor Driver H E Dean Hartlepool Coxswain R N Maiden Kippford Crew Member J Robertson Kirkwall Coxswain W S Sinclair, Crew Member M J F Drever Lerwick Emergency Mechanic J Fraser Littlestone-on-Sea Crew Member A T Davies, Crew Member P A Leigh Newquay Crew member D M Trebilcock North Berwick Crew Member A S Auld, Crew Member B Pearson, Crew Member J Pearson Port St Mary Coxswain J R Williams, Assistant Mechanic D McCutcheon Rosslare Harbour Mechanic M W Wickham St Ives Crew Member E T Ward, Launcher W Thomas, Assistant Tractor Driver M P Veal Weymouth Coxswain Mechanic D J Sargent Wick Assistant Mechanic A D Anderson On Station The following lifeboats have taken up station duties: Bangor: Atlantic 21 inshore lifeboat B513, March 25, 1988.

Thurso: 54ft Arun class lifeboat ON 1052 (54-07), City of Bradford IV, March 26, 1988.

Longhope: 47ft Tyne class lifeboat ON 1138 (47-025), LordSaltoun, March 26, 1988.

St David's: 47ft Tyne class lifeboat ON 1139 (47-026), Garside, May 25, 1988..