The Aberystwyth branch of the RNLI held its annual service of Thanksgiving at Holy Trinity Church on 24 January.

The service was led by Rev Ian Girling, Chaplain to Aberystwyth RNLI, and Lynn Rees, a member of the RNLI and in training for ordination.

The sizeable congregation was also addressed by Mark Morgan, chairman of the Lifeboat station, and Richard Griffiths, operations manager, who summarised the achievements, call-outs, work and training of the station’s personnel during 2015.