Funnymen Little and Large presented a cheque for £1,100 to Blackpool lifeboat crew 24 August 1996. The money was raised from an angling competition organised by Blackpool Boat Anglers at their festival on the 17 and 18 of August.

Blackpool lifeboat guild kept busy during the festival and the following weekend with fundraising activities including a souvenir stall, bouncy lifeboat, demonstration boat and balloon race. On Sunday 25 August, the guild also had a lifeboat push on the Promenade raising some £400..