The RNLI Annual General Meeting and Annual Presentation of Awards will take place on 17 May at the Barbican in London.

RNLI Governors will be contacted individually and invited to request tickets to both events. All other supporters will be able to request tickets online at rnli.org.uk/agm from February, or by post using a form in the next issue of the Lifeboat.

St Abbs Helm Darren Crowe will be presented with his Bronze Medal for Gallantry on the day. Darren swam to the rescue of an angler who had slipped into the sea and got trapped in a cave on 6 June 2011 (see the Lifeboat Autumn 2011). Staunch supporters from around the UK and the RoI will also be honoured.