Community / Volunteers and crew invited to celebrate Lerwick lifeboat at reunion event
FORMER crew members and volunteers associated with the Lerwick lifeboat station are being invited to a reunion event to celebrate 200 years of the RNLI.
The event, which is being held later this month, aims to bring together anyone who has been involved with the Lerwick lifeboat to share memories and experiences of their time.
The invitation is extended to close family members too, recognising the vital support of families over the years and the connections they may also have had with the station.
Anyone who may have any old photographs, particularly of crew or volunteers, or other memorabilia is welcome to bring them along.
A lifeboat has been stationed in Lerwick since July 1930, starting with the 51ft Lady Jane and Martha Ryland.
She was replaced in 1958 by the lifeboat Claude Cecil Stanforth, and then in 1978 by the Soldian.
Finally the current all-weather lifeboat Michael and Jane Vernon took over in 1997.
Branch chairman of RNLI Lerwick John Webster said they were keen to bring together “all those who have had a connection to the Lerwick lifeboat station”.
“We know there have been many friendships made and memories created over the years,” he said.
“With this reunion event, we’d like to celebrate and thank everyone for their contribution, whatever role they may have had.
“The RNLI has evolved over the years with new boats and new technology but our purpose remains the same as it was 200 years ago – to save lives at sea.”
The reunion event will take place at the Masonic on Church Road, Lerwick on Sunday 17 November from 2pm, with a formal welcome at 3pm.
Hot drinks and snacks will be provided and attendance is free, although donations to the RNLI are welcome.
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