The Somerton & Langport Area Branch of RNLI
The Somerton & Langport Area Branch of RNLI are a small team of local volunteers who arrange several fund raising events in the area during the year.
RNLI Somerton and Langport
Coffee mornings, concerts,open gardens, collections and lectures are some of the events held to support our life-saving volunteers at RNLI.
We would love to have some more help so if there is anyone who would like to get involved we would be delighted to hear from you.
Mary Mullineux 01458 251057
Secretary to Somerton & Langport Area Branch RNLI
Some Facts about the RNLI
The RNLI relies on public donations & legacies; it is not government funded.
On average 22 people are saved every day.
3,478 rescue craft launches between January & June 2014: 37% of these in darkness.
86% of people drowned round the UK coastline are male (more than cycling accidents)
On one evening in August 2014 at Polzeath, North Cornwall the lifeguard team rescued 32 people in 90 minutes.
Our new all weather lifeboat centre in Poole enables us to build our own lifeboats. This saves RNLI £3 Million EACH YEAR
SOMERTON & LANGPORT AREA BRANCH RNLI
NOVEMBER EVENTS 2018
Nov.7th Coffee Morning at Maypole Knapp House,
West End,
Somerton TA11 6RH
10-30 to 12noon
Nov.14th Christmas at Hurds Hill, Langport, TA10 0ND 5.00 to 7.30pm
Nov. 28th Art Lecture with Richard Kay of Lawrences “Fair Weather & Foul” 200 years of British Marine Painting 1800 to the present day. Long Sutton Village Hall TA10 9NT
Tickets £15 (to include a glass of wine and canapés)
6-30 for 7-15pm
Christmas cards, calendars, etc. on sale
In aid of the RNLI
Saving Lives at Sea