A HANDCRAFTED quilt depicting Barmouth RNLI’s lifeboat has been donated to the charity.

Supporters and friends of Barmouth RNLI gathered at the lifeboat house on Friday, 2 December for a thank you evening arranged by the charity’s fund-raising committee.

Fund-raising chair Wendy Ponsford addressed a crowded room of supporters, crew members, and RNLI shop volunteers, explaining that the event was held for all those who had supported Barmouth RNLI during 2016, and she thanked them all for their continuing and generous help throughout the year.

During the evening, Derek Haywood and his wife Sallie, from Dyffryn Ardudwy, presented the station with a beautiful quilt handcrafted by Sallie portraying in fine detail the Barmouth all-weather lifeboat Moira Barrie.

Derek also donated a cheque for £150 from his Yellow Wellie appeal held in Dyffryn earlier this year.

This will be added to the amount already collected by Derek towards the Craig Steadman Appeal in memory of the Holyhead volunteer who died in a motorcycle accident in August last year.

The funds will go towards a new D class lifeboat, which will be located at Barmouth.

The next event in the RNLI calendar will be the annual New Year’s Day dip on 1 January 2017 at 11am.

The dip is open to anyone feeling brave enough to participate and sponsor forms can be obtained from Barmouth Lifeboat Station or by emailing [email protected]

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