RHIANNON Tebbutt, volunteer crew member of Angle Lifeboat, the RNLB Mark Mason, recently gave a fascinating talk to the Pembroke Dock Friendship Group.

Rhiannon wore her Lifeboat kit, showing the pager that summons her to ‘a shout’ and spoke of her role as a volunteer crew member on the lifeboat.

Rhiannon opened her talk by telling us about the history of the RNLI in Angle, saying that Angle has had a station since 1868. The free 24/7 rescue service has continued ever since thanks to fund-raising and donations.

The current Tamar class lifeboat the RNLB Mark Mason, at a cost of £2.7 million, was paid for by UK fund-raising, with a final donation of £1.5 million by the Grand Lodge of the Mark Master Masons.

HRH Prince Michael of Kent, GCVO CD, the Grand Master of the Mark Master Masons, named the lifeboat, at the East Angle bay naming ceremony, in 2009.

The current Inshore Lifeboat, the Super G2, was donated by the Coward Foundation and named by Clive Coward in 2014. The name, Super G2, being the idea of his grandsons, as Mr Coward is such a "super grandad".

Rhiannon demonstrated her crew kit showing its high quality necessary to do the job saying: "Crew members never know what a rescue may demand once at sea, therefore, equipment has to keep the crew as dry and as warm as possible."

Rhiannon related one rescue that she had helped crew, involving a drifting yacht, heading for rocks in high seas, with a family of four on board. The family were saved by the persevering Tamar lifeboat crew and put ashore at Milford Haven.

The Pembroke Dock Friendship Group thanked Rhiannon for such an interesting hour, and invited her back in 2017.