A donation of £25,000 was recently presented to John Clugston, chairman of the South Bank Committee Humber lifeboat appeal by Stuart Pettifor, managing director of British Steel (Sections, Plates and Commercial Steels) on board the Humber lifeboat Kenneth Thelwall.

Mr Pettifor said British Steel's decision to support the appeal is because of its connection with the Humber. Almost 10 million tonnes of raw materials and finished products are shipped annually to and from British Steel's nearby Scunthorpe works..