Four members of Angle lifeboat station have been honoured by the RNLI with silver statuettes and gold long service badges.

The awards were presented by Angle’s lifeboat operations manager, John Allen-Mirehouse, at a ceremony at the village’s Point House inn.

A silver statuette, in recognition of his valuable support to the RNLI, was awarded posthumously to Lieutenant Colonel John Bulkeley, of Bosherston.

Colonel Bulkeley was station treasurer for many years and the award was received by his widow, Susie, who was accompanied by one of their three daughters, Camilla, a flight lieutenant in the RAF.

Also awarded a silver statuette by the RNLI was Angle’s deputy launch authority and member of the station committee, Jeff Stringer, who served in the lifeboat crew for many years.

Jeff had received his award at a Wales presentation ceremony at Tenby lifeboat station in the summer.

Gold long service badges were received at the Point House by veteran lifeboat crew members, Frank Penfold and Julian Hammond.

Also present were lifeboat coxswain Jerry Rees and crew, station committee members, families and friends.

Colonel Bulkeley’s daughters, Camilla and Lucy, ran in the Dale half-marathon two days later in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, which gave so much care to their late father.

They are also planning to take part in the 4 Desert Challenge to raise further funds for Macmillan. Over the next year, starting this month, they will run 150 miles over seven days in each of the following deserts: Sahara, Africa; Gobi, China; Atacama, South America, and Antarctica, and are aiming to become the first sisters to complete the challenge.