Every ticket counts The Lifeboat Lottery has been raising essential funds for over 25 years. During this time it has raised in excess of £12M - so thank you to all those who have supported the RNLI in this way Thanks to changes in government legislation the RNLI launched its first National Lottery in 1977. The grand event sold over 60,000 tickets at 25p each and offered a first prize of £1,000 - a considerable amount at the time. Following its initial success the lottery grew in popularity and became a quarterly event.

Since then it has seen more than 200 prize winners. Prizes have always been obtained at a reduction, but in recent years fantastic holidays and top of the range cars have been fully sponsored thanks to Britannia Rescue, Page & Moy, Peugeot, Guernsey Tourist Board and The Royal Bank of Scotland, issuers of the Lifeboats Mastercard.

The Lottery continues to evolve and those of you who received Spring 2004 Lottery tickets will have noticed some changes in their design. The majority of these changes have been a direct result from your feedback and all are aimed at making it easier for you to enter. You will now find personalised stickers to save you the tedious job of writing details on each ticket. If you wish to buy all your tickets, you don't have to fill out any counterfoils: just complete and return the reply slip and your numbers will be entered in the draw.Win a Caribbean cruise The grand prize for the Summer 2004 Lottery is a 13-night Caribbean cruise for two, aboard the Brilliance of the Seas, kindly sponsored by the Lifeboats Mastercard. The holiday begins with a flight from London to Miami, with one night spent in Miami before embarking on your cruise to San Juan, St Thomas, Antigua, St Lucia, St Maarten and Labadee.

Summer 2004 Lottery tickets will be available from 19 April.

If you do not currently receive tickets and would like to, please contact Pauline on 01202 663219 or email [email protected] winners Congratulations to Mr Wooster, from Kent, who won first prize in the Winter 2003 Lottery - a fantastic holiday for two at Les Rocquettes Hotel in Guernsey, kindly sponsored by the Guernsey Tourist Board. The draw sold over 194,000 tickets and, together with lottery donations, raised £247,730 for the RNLI.

Congratulations also go to the following cash prize winners: • 2nd prize of £1,000- Mr Dickens, Gloucestershire • 3rd prize of £500 - Mr Williams, Plymouth • 4th prize of £250 - Mrs Ward, Hertfordshire • Five 5th prizes of £100 - Mrs Reynolds, MsTedds, Mr Llewellyn, Mr Wheeler and Mrs Goudal.