Lifeboat service draws a crowd on the quayside

Wed 3 Aug 2016

Our 56th annual lifeboat service at the quayside

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An estimated 1000 people attended the 56th Annual Lifeboat Service on Wells Quay on Sunday.

The lifeboat chaplain, the Reverend Neil Woodruff, led the service and gave the address from on-board the all-weather lifeboat Doris M Mann of Ampthill. The readers were Coxswain Allen Frary and crewmembers Jim Heasman and Angel Eaglen who has also been crowned this year’s Carnival Queen. Operations Manager Chris Hardy gave the closing prayers and vote of thanks to all who have supported the lifeboats in Wells so magnificently over the years.

The traditional seafarers' hymns were accompanied by the Fakenham Town Band and led by the Churches Together choir. During the final hymn, Abide With Me, the inshore lifeboat went round all the small boats anchored in the quay for the service to take a collection while Guild members collected from those on the quayside. As this was taking place the Mersey Class all-weather lifeboat did a circuit of the harbour sounding her siren before returning to the boathouse.

The collection raised £2016.76 for lifeboat funds.

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