Lifeboat crew issue aid plea
DARTMOUTH’S Dart RNLI lifeboat station, one of the busiest in Devon, has put out its own call for help.
It has launched a fundraising appeal with a target of £1.2 million. Currently operating from a temporary lifeboat station which is nearing the end of its lease, the volunteer crew are now asking for help to fund the cost of creating a new lifesaving home.
Earlier this year, using a generous bequest from one of Dart RNLI’s supporters, the RNLI bought Ferry View House, in Dartmouth, with a view to transforming it into a new, purpose-built lifeboat station with all the facilities required by a round-the-clock search and rescue service.
Ferry View House was the original home of the first Dartmouth lifeboat, Maud Hargreaves, from 1876 until 1898.
“It really will be like coming home,” Bob Gilbert, chair of Dart RNLI’s fundraising committee, declared.
To support Dart RNLI’s return home, please visit https://rnli.org/ support-us/give-money/give-to-aspecial-appeal/dart-local-appeal