Tobermory RNLI shop seeks new volunteers
Tobermory RNLI’s successful lifeboat shop is looking for new volunteers to join its team.
The shop, which is located at the lifeboat station, helps to raise vital funds to help the RNLI to continue to save lives at sea.
There is a small and enthusiastic team of volunteers who have increased sales in the shop by 11 per cent last year, as well as providing information to visitors. The shop is now ranked 81st out of 167 shops in the RNLI, a tribute to their hard work given that many lifeboat shops are on the busy south coast of England.
The team is looking for volunteers to join them who can either commit to a regular shift or can give up just a few hours a month.
Tobermory RNLI’s lifeboat operations manager Sam Jones said: ‘Our shop volunteers are an integral part of the station.
‘While the team has been very successful in the past few years with us seeing increased sales and footfall both in the shop and the visitor centre, we know that with more volunteers we can do so much more, especially as the number of visitors to the island is on the increase.
‘Even if you can just commit to an hour or two a month, that could make a real difference and help us to continue to save lives at sea.’
If you are interested in volunteering, contact volunteer shop manager Alan Robson on 07760 426351.