MrsTownrow of Frome, Somerset, was proud to see the outcome of her funding of an IBI-type D class lifeboat as it passed en route to Howth,Co. Dublin.

(Pictured centre with the RNLI's Sarah Sleigh and Hugh Fogarty.) Partially sighted, MrsTownrow was able to 'touch read' her father's name on the boat's plaque. As a prescribed oxygen user, she has also contributed to the cost of oxygen cylinders onboard a number of all weather lifeboats in the fleet. As the Lifeboat went to print, a new lifeguard training rescue boat, also funded by MrsTownrow, was named.

Photo: Elizabeth George.