A trio of new arrivals at Burnham-on- Sea lifeboat station, Somerset, have been welcomed with open arms.

Joining a crew can be a nervewracking experience but it didn’t take long for Cuddles to settle in last year, especially when the existing crew discovered that he didn’t talk back, object to being thrown into the water or scoff their biscuits! For Cuddles was their new 70kg rescue dummy, kindly donated by the regulars of the Orchard Inn at West Huntspill after a series of fundraising events..