Staff from the RNLI's depot and headquarters gave a helping hand to the Children in Need Appeal on 1 December last year when they made a 'double circumnavigation' of Poole. The D class inflatable stayed firmly ashore, being trundled right around the town twice to the sound of an on-board accordianist.

The team raised some £1,000 for the appeal - collecting £600 to add to their £400 sponsorship.