Hartlepool shoppers support RNLI in community fundraiser

Shoppers at Hartlepool’s Middleton Grange Shopping Centre raised hundreds of pounds for a lifeboat charity at its weekend fundraiser.
By Madeleine Raine
Published 8th Nov 2022, 16:21 BST
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The RNLI raised £677 in total, selling magnets, stationery and figurines.

Volunteers also provided support and advice to the public alongside their mascot Stormy Stan.

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Enterprise branch chairperson Beryl Sherry said: "We had a fantastic day at the shopping centre.”

Hartlepool RNLI mascot 'Stormy Stan' at Middleton Grange Shopping Centre with fundraisers. From left to right: Colin and Kath Bird, Beryl Sherry, Anne Wray and Malcolm Cook.Hartlepool RNLI mascot 'Stormy Stan' at Middleton Grange Shopping Centre with fundraisers. From left to right: Colin and Kath Bird, Beryl Sherry, Anne Wray and Malcolm Cook.
Hartlepool RNLI mascot 'Stormy Stan' at Middleton Grange Shopping Centre with fundraisers. From left to right: Colin and Kath Bird, Beryl Sherry, Anne Wray and Malcolm Cook.

She added: "Once again, I have to praise the shoppers for their generosity and kind remarks for our volunteer lifeboat crew.”

The RNLI is a voluntary charity that relies on donations alone to provide 24-hour search and rescue support along the UK and Republic of Ireland coasts.

Since its foundation in 1824, the charity has saved more than 142,700 lives.

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Ms Sherry said: "The support for the RNLI in the town really is amazing and I have to thank shopping centre manager Mark Rycraft and his team for their help".

For more information about the charity or to donate, visit https://rnli.org/.

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