Eighteen fundraisers and friends from the Barmouth Branch of the RNLI met at the Lifeboathouse on Saturday, 28th January for a sponsored “Saunter on the Sands” to raise money for the RNLI’s SOS day – their biggest fundraising day. The 4½ mile walk took them over the barrage to the Perch and along the shoreline to Llanaber and back on a bright but cold day.
On their return to the Boathouse they were treated to a warming bowl of soup and a crusty roll. Between them they have raised over £500 and there is still more to come in. The money will go towards the purchase of new lifejackets special designed for RNLI volunteer crews across Wales.
Individual stations have been asked to raise a target sum towards the provision of this vital lifesaving kit; Barmouth’s being £4,500. Already, thanks to the unstinting generosity of the local community they are already well on their way to reaching this target.
