a r o u n d and about t h e RNLI Commissioned to choose the winners! Winners of the RNLI's 53rd national lottery were drawn on 30 April by Robin Guthrie, Chief Charity Commissioner for England and Wales.

Mr Guthrie, who was appointed by the Home Secretary in 1988, recently accepted an invitation from the director, Lt Cdr Brian Miles to visit Headquarters and as the date coincided with the lottery, Mr Guthrie agreed to draw the 20 lucky numbers.

The 53rd lottery realised over £87,000 and the prize winners were: £2,000: L. Summerfield, Caerleon, Gwent.

£1,000: Mr & Mrs P.J. Francis, Gorton, Manchester.

£500: D. Start, Worthing, Sussex.

£250: Sheila Eley, Ipswich, Suffolk.

£100: Mrs I. Quinn, Chatham, Kent; Mr & Mrs A.E. Foreman, South Shields, Tyne & Wear; SJ. East, Sanderstead, Surrey; Mrs J.R. Pearson, Hull, North Humberside; P. Johnson, Winsford, Cheshire; R.M. Getty, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim; G. Livingstone, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire; R.C. Errington, Ashington, Northumberland.

£50: Miss H. MacLean, Clydebank, Dunbartonshire; Miss U.M. Roe, London; Miss J.E. Briggs, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire; P.V. Turner, Thames Ditton, Surrey; W.H. Child, Mayfield, East Sussex; E.J. Lownes, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands; J. Duncan, Barnet, Herts; Mrs R. Wilsdon, Oxford, Oxon.

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: Arbroath - Crew Member S. Ferguson Barrow - Crew Member T. Keenan Clogher Head - Mechanic J. Burke Criccieth - Crew Member 1. Owen Dungeness - Head Launcher F. Voller Howth - Crew Member N. McLaughlin Hoylake - Crew Member P. Langley Montrose - Mechanic D. Mallie Porthcawl - Shore Helper D. Thomas Tenby - Assistant Mechanic D. Young, Winchman J. Griffiths On Station The following lifeboats have taken up station or relief fleet duties: ALL-WEATHER Rhyl - Oakley 37-29 (ON 1000) Mary Gabriel on 23 December 1990. On temporary station duty.

Kilmore Quay - Oakley 37-09 (ON 976) The Lily Wainwright on 25 January 1991.

On temporary station duty.

New Quay - Oakley 37-06 (ON 973) Fairlight on 27 January 1991. On temporary station duty.

Tobermory - Arun 54-07 (ON 1052) City of Bradford IV on 7 February 1991.

Clogher Head - Oakley 37-11 (ON 978) The Royal Thames on 29 March 1991. On temporary station duty.

Portree - Waveney 44-007 (ON 1042) Ralph & Joy Swann on 2 May 1991. On temporary station duty.

Filey - Mersey 12-13 (ON 1170) Keep Fit Association on 2 June 1991.

INSHORE Relief - D410 on 6 March 1991.

Courtown -D412 on 16 March 1991.

Marazion - D411 on 23 March 1991.

Ilfracombe - D334 on 23 March 1991.

For one season's operational evaluation.

Cullercoats - B514 on 9 April 1991.

Redesignation to Atlantic 21 status.

Kirkcudbright - B585 on 13 April 1991.

Relief-D413 on 22 April 1991.

Relief- D414 on 29 April 1991.

Relief - D415 on 22 May 1991 Relief - D416 on 5 June 1991 Relief- B586 on 10 June 1991 A long service...

John Chope, retired this year at the age of 65 - after 52 year's service with the RNLI.

John was born on 14 February 1926 and joined the Sennen Cove lifeboat crew ashore as a 'runner' on his thirteenth birthday in 1939.

As far as the records show he went from 'runner' to shore helper and joined the crew in 1950. His last trip in the lifeboat as a crew member was 7 June 1983, and from that date he joined (he shore crew again, retiring this year after 52 year's service..