In 2010-11 Round Table announced that the focus for the year was the training of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution volunteer lifeboat crew.

Round Table wanted to support an organisation that,

• Receives no UK Government funding
• Is national and covers Great Britain and Ireland
• Relates to our members
• Affects each and every one of us, whether it is at sea, in shore or at the beach.

Back in 1977 Round Table provided funds for a Waveney Class lifeboat ON1045 and named her Louis Marchesi of Round Table.

During her time with the RNLI she saved 264 lives while serving at Newhaven, Alderney, Exmouth, Ramsgate and Courtmacsherry. The RNLI defines a life saved as exactly that: if a lifeboat and her crew had not been present, those lives would have been lost.

The volunteers who form the crews of the RNLI risk their lives on a daily basis. The average crew member’s age is similar to that of a Round Tabler and they too, have to retire at an age of between 45 and 55 depending on the type of lifeboat they serve on.

The RNLI offers a first-class lifesaving service and training is vital in helping crews to save lives – last year alone, its volunteers crews rescued 8,235 people and saved 333 lives.

The cost to train one crew member is on average £1,214 each year. This is a cause that Round Table was proud to be involved with, it is tangible and you can see where your donation is going and what it is doing.

Our aim was to enable the training of at least 100 crew members and support two training courses during the year.

To find out more, visit www.rnli.org.uk/roundtable

Donations can be made to Round Table Charitable account
Barclays Bank
Sort code 20 – 50 – 94
A/C No. 73272850
Or sent to: 2 Meadow Way, West Derby Liverpool L12 5HD

Cheques can be made payable to:
Round Table Kilshaw Charitable Account

Related Links
During 2009 - 2010 our Presidential focus was The Anthony Nolan Trust