Employees of the Poole-based telecommunications company GPT recently donated £300 to the Institution. The money will be used to purchase much needed protective clothing for lifeboatmen.

Brian Woolgar from GPT is pictured presenting the cheque to Bob Doak, a crew member of Poole lifeboat. Bob works in the fundraising and membership department at RNLI headquarters in Poole - when he isn't dashing off to the sound of a bleeping pager!.