Feature: Especially for you 2 From the Thames to the Clyde - meeting local needs Feature: Lifeboat Lottery 6 Win a Caribbean cruise and help raise millions for the RNLI Lifeboats in action 8 Including a trio of Bronze Medals for St Mary's Fundraising 18 Fancy a challenge? Your chance to try something a little different to raise funds Feature: Rescue statistics 24 Saving lives with data News 27 All the latest from and about the RNLI Feature: Reader survey 34 25,000 of you were asked what you thought of the Lifeboat. What did you tell us? Letters 35 Questions, answers and members' own stories Feature: The Lifeboat College 40 The Lifeboat finds out what the new college will offer Bookshelf 43 Listings Centre Check your local station in this pull-out section Celebrating the RNLI's heritage. Page 2 Filey Bronze Medal winner, Helmsman Michael Farline.

Page 10 Fundraising in style.

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