Visit the NSRI on their open day on 1 October

The NSRI Open Day, when the public can visit any one of their 50 bases nationwide, takes place on Saturday 1 October from 10:00 to 15:00. The day offers the opportunity to get a better look at what the

NSRI does every day and to learn more about the organisation, which is manned by more than 1 300 unpaid volunteers who are on call 24/7, ready to respond to waterrelated emergencies.

"Some would say that our volunteers are heroes, but to us, the real heroes are all of you, the donors who support us every day," says NSRI CEO Dr Cleeve Robertson. "So, please, come down with the family to your local rescue base - our volunteers would love the chance to meet their heroes in person!"