Pushing the boat out: Members of the running team based at the Green Man, Stamford pushed a 14ft dinghy, dressed as a lifeboat, around the Stamford Festival half marathon and raised £1,000 for the Stamford and District branch. Later in the year, in four teams of six operating in relays, they pushed the dinghy 70 miles from Stamford to Wells lifeboat station. This marathon push raised £2,500 from sponsorship and collections en route and was presented to the Wells lifeboat crew at a ceremony organised by Mr and Mrs D Ladd, publicans of the Green Man. photograph by courtesy of Stamford Mercttrv.