Thank you for your kind generosity over the festive season. We had an incredible response to our 2016 Christmas Appeal – you gave £1.3M in total. £750,000 of it is being added to a generous legacy, to fund a new Shannon class lifeboat for the relief fleet.
Relief lifeboats are essential for a 24/7 rescue service around the UK and Ireland. Our crews depend on them to stand in at a moment’s notice when their lifeboat needs maintenance or repairs.
Thanks to your support, the fifth Shannon class relief lifeboat is due to enter the fleet in September 2017. The rest of the funds you gave in the Christmas Appeal will help our lifesaving work around the UK and Ireland. See page 24 for more on the impact of the Shannon class lifeboats.