MACDUFF

SQUAREMEN SUPPORT

Ye Corporation O' Squaremen are supporting 17 local causes this year, and the volunteers at Macduff Lifeboat Station are delighted to be
one of those causes. A cheque for £200 was presented by Calum Mackinnon, who lost two brothers in an accident at sea in 1985. Calum, whose family are fishermen from Elgol on Skye, says: ‘The lifeboat at Mallaig pulled out all the stops to locate the bodies and return them to the family. Since then, the village of Elgol and my family have been raising funds for the RNLI in recognition of the hard and fearless work they do in all weathers 365 days a year, often at the drop of a hat, when the pagers go off.’
Chassey Findlay, Macduff’s grateful coxswain, says: ‘We have recently enrolled some new trainee crew members and this donation
will be used to help fund their training over the next 12 months.'

Aberdeen

RALLY RAFFLE

Local businessmen, Ian Garden of RigDeluge and William Bird of Fennel Media, are driving forward a vital campaign to bring a new
inshore lifeboat to Aberdeen Lifeboat Station. The duo launched an online raffle with an incredible prize. Four winners
experienced riding alongside rally ace Quintin Milne in the RigDelugesponsored team car on the VIP Test Day of Speyside Rally. ‘Not only are the RNLI team members totally professional,’ Quintin says, ‘they’re all volunteers.
The local community must get behind them to ensure they have the optimum vessel and equipment to undertake the lifesaving work
they do.' Of the prize, Quintin adds: ‘High speed, lots of noise, lots of "opposite lock" sideways cornering on gravel ... This was a chance for four lucky winners to experience a real slice of rallying, on a real forest stage, in an iconic, professionally prepared and professionally driven Ford Escort Mk II rally car.’ We’re thrilled to tell you that the campaign has raised £6,445.

Peterhead

SOS SUCCESS

Peterhead fundraisers had a successful SOS pub quiz night at the Harbour Lights pub earlier in the year, raising £360 for local lifesavers. Quiz master Ian Brownlee put together six rounds of questions to terrify even the most hardened pub quiz pro. Two teams rapidly rose to the top – the Quizzards and All at C – with the Quizzards winning a tense tie breaker. Each team member won a bottle of bubbly and a cash prize, which all generously donated to Peterhead RNLI. 

Girvan

FOLK FEST

Sold out long before the event, Girvan’s folk fundraiser was a night to remember. Produced by JP Gourlay, a fourth-year commercial music student, the festival was a tribute to local music legend Bobby Robb, founder of Girvan Folk Club. With a full house of music lovers, bands, and musicians from far and wide, it’s clear his legacy lives on. The folk festival was even live-streamed online and £600 was raised on the night. This was shared between Cancer Research UK and Girvan RNLI.

HONOURS FOR ISLAY
In March, Islay Coxswain David MacLellan was awarded an RNLI Bronze Medal for Gallantry – one of the charity’s highest accolades – for his display of great skill and seamanship in a testing 18-hour rescue last February. His four crew members, Mechanic David McArthur, Navigator Thomas Coope, and Crew Members Duncan MacGillivray and Peter Thomson – along with Captain Martin Porter of the Deep Energy pipelay vessel – received Framed Letters of Thanks from the Chairman.

WHAT'S ON

Details might have changed since going to print, so please check in advance to avoid disappointment. To find out what else is on near you, see RNLI.org/events.

LIFEBOAT DAYS
Get up close to the action this summer, with lifeboat days at stations all around the region. Check with your local station for details.

SEA FEST
5–6 August
Arbroath, Angus
The annual celebration of Arbroath’s maritime heritage returns for its 20th anniversary, with stalls, cooking demonstrations, live music and street theatre. There will be lifeboat demonstrations, souvenirs and refreshments.
Visit arbroathseafest.co.uk.

GLENURQUHART HIGHLAND GAMES
Saturday 26 August
Blairbeg Park, near Loch Ness, Inverness Enjoy traditional heavyweight games like hammer throwing and caber tossing, along with highland dancing, bagpipes, a hill race and more. Meet RNLI crew and fundraisers from
Loch Ness and learn about inland lifesaving.
Visit glenurquhart-highland-games.co.uk.

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