Tamar appeal gets £1,500 boost (From Western Telegraph)

Tamar appeal gets £1,500 boost

2:40pm Tuesday 18th September 2007 in

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The Ferry Inn at Pembroke Ferry was the appropriate venue for a recent presentation of a £1,305 cheque towards the Angle Lifeboat Tamar Appeal.

And adding to the maritime atmosphere at the inn were sea shanties sung by Vagrant's Crew, which had contributed towards the sum raised.

Angle lifeboat operations manager, John Allen-Mirehouse, said the money was a welcome contribution towards the new high-tech Tamar lifeboat, currently under construction.

Four of the volunteer lifeboatmen were at the presentation, and Mr Allen-Mirehouse explained that two of them had, less than 24 hours previously, been involved in a search for two missing divers off Grassholm. Happily the divers were found alive.

He praised those involved in the fundraising. The bulk of the money - £1,000 - had come from the Ferry Inn's fundraising efforts, including the sale of lottery bonus balls, while £70 was raised by Kath Klau, who made cakes which were sold by her son Alexander at his workplace at the Total Milford Haven Refinery.

A further £235 had come from Vagrant's Crew which raised the money by singing sea shanties and folk songs at events throughout the summer including Fishguard Folk Festival, Pembrokeshire Fish Week, and Angle Regatta.