RNLI volunteers from The Mumbles will this weekend be bidding farewell to Kevin Hancock as he sets off on a challenging 4,000 mile journey around the UK coast to help fund a new lifeboat.
Kevin is making the final checks to his trusty 90cc Honda, which will take him around 174 of the RNLI’s lifeboat stations during the 15 day trip, travelling at less then 40mph.
Kevin is undertaking the challenge as part of his 40th Birthday celebrations and hopes to raise £1,000 towards a new Tamar class lifeboat for The Mumbles. He is dedicating the trip to 17-year-old Lee Wood, who died in a boating accident in 2004. Lee’s body was recovered by the RNLI 16 days after the accident on the 11 May – Kevin’s Birthday.
Kevin is a lifelong friend of Lee’s father Steve Wood, who launched the ‘Money for Mumbles‘ appeal in 2009. The fundraising drive, which currently stands at £67,000 aims to raise £150,000 towards the £2.7 million Tamar class lifeboat for The Mumbles.
The intrepid fundraiser met with RNLI volunteers at The Mumbles last week which has strengthened his determination to raise as much money as possible.
He says:
‘All the money that I’ve raised will go towards the RNLI. I’m funding the trip from my own pocket because it’s important that the charity receive the entire donation towards funding the new lifeboat.’
Kevin, who sets off from The Mumbles on Saturday, May 1, will be travelling the UK anti-clockwise and is hoping to collect more donations along the way.
To make a donation, visit Kevin’s Just Giving Page http://www.justgiving.com/numbumring
