A new' mascot' for the Eastbourne branch was unveiled when lifeboatmen boarded a completely different form of transport.

Eastbourne Buses has boosted publicity for the local lifeboat by having one of its buses emblazoned with the RNLI logo.

The RNLI is the favourite charity of Mr David Howard, the company' s managing director, and there is a strong connection between the lifeboat and the buses. Two of the inshore lifeboat crew, Ian Stringer and Malcolm Hollobone, are engineers at the bus depot.

Pictured from the left are: lifeboatmen Andy Huggett, Martin Charlton, Bob Billick and Mr Howard.

(Photo Eastbourne Herald).