FEATURES NEW INSHORE LIFEBOAT HUGO MISSEN GOES ON SERVICE AT PORTHCAWL RNLI
The lifeboat has been named in memory of Helm Joseph Missen and his fiancé Jessica Entwistle’s son who sadly lost his brave fight against cancer in December 2016 aged just 15 months of age. Hugo was also the grandson of Porthcawl RNLI’s Lifeboat Operations Manager, Philip Missen MBE. The new D Class lifeboat D861 Hugo Missen replaces the relief lifeboat D776 Super G II that has been temporarily based at Porthcawl since 2020. Porthcawl’s previous D Class D714 Jean Ryall has now returned to the Inshore Lifeboat Centre in Cowes. The new lifeboat Hugo Missen has been funded by several donors from restricted funds and was launched on a training exercise for the very first time on Wednesday evening with Joseph Missen as helm. Subject to Covid-19 restrictions, there will be a special naming ceremony and dedication for the Hugo Missen to be held in Porthcawl later this year. Chris Page, volunteer helm and press officer for Porthcawl RNLI said, ‘The arrival of the new lifeboat has been both an exciting but poignant time for the volunteers at Porthcawl RNLI. Whilst Hugo was never able to serve on Porthcawl’s crew himself, it is a fitting tribute to the very bravest of young boys that the new lifeboat is named in his memory and that his name will be associated with saving lives at sea here at Porthcawl for many years to come.’ The D class carries medical equipment to provide casualty care and is also equipped for use at night. In the event of a capsize the boat can be manually righted by crew and the engine restarted. All D class lifeboats are built and maintained at the RNLI’s Inshore Lifeboat Centre at Cowes on the Isle of Wight. Chris Page
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TOOLS FOR SELF RELIANCE
Well here we are into the beginning of the new year, with the hope that a new normal, whatever that means, is with us. The Toolies have been working throughout the pandemic refurbishing tools for kits ready to be sent to the Charity’s contacts in Africa and we are assembling the most common kits used so that we may be able to meet the demand. Various tools for tinsmiths have been completed and are destined for the Mwanza Workshop in Tanzania via TFSR Cymru. The pandemic has caused problems throughout the world affecting us as much as any other charity. The Charity’s HQ. has had its fair share of problems such as container costs and staffing in respect of lockdown. We as a group have been pleased to have new volunteers join us, bringing their own skills. We are planning the first of this year’s table sales to be held on Saturday 26th March outside on the Trinity Church’s forecourt, weather permitting. Finally the group would like to take this opportunity to thank the Porthcawl Rotary Club for their recent most generous donation. Mark T James, Group Chairman
KIDNEY WALES DONATION The Rotary Club of Porthcawl has made a donation of £500.00 to the Porthcawl Kidney Wales fundraising Committee. We know that the past few years have been particularly hard when trying to organise fundraising activities and we would like to send our appreciation and thanks to all members of Porthcawl Rotary for this generous donation. Kathryn Roper
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