Remembering Craig Steadman

Over the past year, volunteers and supporters at Holyhead and Barmouth Lifeboat Stations have been working tirelessly to fund a new lifeboat in memory of Craig Steadman. Craig, a Holyhead crew member, died in 2015 after a motorbike accident. The two stations have recently reached their target of £48,000, which will fund a D class lifeboat for Barmouth Lifeboat Station. The lifeboat will be named Craig Steadman, in his memory. Peter Davies, Coxswain at Barmouth, says: ‘Having a lifeboat bearing Craig’s name here at Barmouth RNLI will be a huge honour for everyone at the lifeboat station and we are all delighted the appeal has reached its target.’

‘ Geoff was a true gent’

Tributes have been paid to Geoff Ormrod, who served as a crew member for 56 years at Hoylake Lifeboat Station. Geoff joined the crew at just 16 years old and held a number of positions during his service, from signalman to coxswain. He was part of a Bronze Medal shout in 1979, when the crew braved storm force conditions to rescue three people on a yacht. Geoff retired as coxswain in 2001, but remained an active shore crew member. He was also an RNLI divisional assessor trainer, where he shared his decades of knowledge and experience with the next generation. ‘Geoff was a true gent, with a wealth of knowledge he was always keen to pass on,’ says Andy Dodd, Hoylake Coxswain/Mechanic. ‘Everyone who knew him and sailed with him will miss him and his sense of humour dearly.’

Richard Belchamber – April 2017
Former Surveyor of Lifeboats

Commander Bruce Cairns obe rd
– May 2017
Former Chief of Operations
Trudi Graham – February 2017
Former Manager of the Fundraising
Information System
Derek Hallworth – February 2017
Former Industrial Organiser – North
Marjorie Anne McHugh – May 2016
Fundraiser at the Adlington Branch
Griff Davies Owen – January 2017
Former Helm at Criccieth Lifeboat Station
Tom Peebles – April 2017
Former Divisional Engineer – Scotland
Norland (Robbie) Robertson – March 2017
Former District Engineer
Norman Stripp – March 2017
Former Rescue Records Supervisor
Ken Thomas – July 2017
Former Coxswain at Penlee Lifeboat Station
Tony Warnock – March 2017
Former Mechanic at Padstow Lifeboat Station
Bill Young – July 2017
Former Vice Chair of Medway Branch