18 September 2011 - Borth Rowing Club raised £1,121.00 for the RNLI by competing in an open sea rowing race
On Sunday morning Borth Rowing Club members presented a cheque for £1,121.00 to the RNLI in Borth.
In June Borth Rowing Club sent two teams to participate in the annual Ocean to City open sea rowing race in Cork, Republic of Ireland. The race is 17 and a half miles, which took almost three and a half hours of hard rowing.
The club members decided to support the RNLI as one of its members, Pip Nicholas, had recently completed her lifeboat crew training. The Club's aim was to raise £805 to cover the cost of her RNLI survival clothing, lifejacket and helmet. Thanks to the generosity of those that sponsored them, the club beat the target and managed to raise £1,121.00.
Pictured at the start of the race in Cork are (L-R) Innes Heron, Rachel Chalmers, Pip Nicholas, Dave Reynolds, Martyn Davies, Sarah Reynolds, Tim Pryce, Rob Abel, Kathy Hosker and Rachel Mills.
Pictured making the presentation at Borth lifeboat station are Kath Keirle, Rachel Chalmers, Trish Taylor, Ron Davies (Borth Lifeboat Operations Manager) Dave Reynolds (Borth Rowing Club Chair), Sarah Reynolds, Tim Pryce and Martyn Davies (Borth Rowing Club Captain). In the lifeboat are Borth RNLI Volunteer crew members Derek Nixon, Dylan Davies, Pip Nicholas (wearing her new kit) and Simon Hulse.
One of the rowers, Sarah Reynolds, commented: "It was a really hard race. The fact that we were rowing for Pip's RNLI kit kept me going through the pain and exhaustion of the last hour." Martyn Davies, the Rowing Club Captain added: "It was a great achievement for the club in completing the race and we would like to thank all the sponsors who raised so much money for the RNLI."
4 June 2011 - Borth Rowing Club Raising Funds for RNLI
Borth Rowing Club are sending two teams to participate in the Ocean to City race. The race is 17.5 miles, which will take 3.5 hours of hard rowing.
They have chosen to support the RNLI. Several members of the Rowing Club are also volunteer lifeboat crew at the RNLI Borth lifeboat station.
Please support them by donating online at uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/BorthRowing or see one of the team members.
3 June 2011 - Borth RNLI 'Brew for the Crew' and Raffle
Borth RNLI held a Raffle to raise funds for the RNLI.
The draw took place on Friday 3rd June in the Borth Community Hall along with tea, coffee and cakes, as part of the 'Brew for the Crew' rnli.org.uk/brew. campaign.
Borth branch raised £255.00 as part of this initiative. You can also but 'Lifeboat Tea' from the RNLI Shop, which is open most days. The opening times will be displayed each day in the shop doorway.
17 October 2010 - Borth lifeboat volunteer runs half marathon for RNLI
A Borth lifeboat crew member raised an impressive £200 for the RNLI by running in the 2010 Cardiff Half Marathon in October.
Geraint is a local school teacher and is often seen running around Borth in the evenings and weekends. He had only decided a week before the 2010 Cardiff Half Marathon that he would like to take part, so the race was on to raise funds for his chosen charity, the RNLI.
Geraint completed the race in 1 hour and 58 minutes, a very respectable performance. He was one of 15,000 runners who came to Cardiff Bay on 17 October 2010 for the event.
Geraint said:
"It was a great event and I was pleased with my performance."
he added:
"The RNLI was my chosen charity as the volunteer lifeboat crews need support so that they can continue to the go to the aid of those in need of help at sea."
Geraint has had three spells with the Borth lifeboat as a volunteer crew member. He first joined Borth's crew in the eighties, rejoined in the nineties and has been with the crew again since 2008. There is still a chance to offer your support to Geraint by donating online at http://www.justgiving.com/GERAINT-EVANSO
.4 April 2010 - Easter Raffle
Supporters of Borth Lifeboat raised over £600 in a raffle for a Giant Easter Egg.
The raffle took place in Danny's Bar, Borth on Easter Sunday.
The Egg weighed 7Kg and I am told the winner shared pieces of the Egg with his extended family.
Thanks to all who helped and those who bought tickets.
24 January 2010 - Thank you to the Friends and Family of the Late Glenys Gratton.
Borth Lifeboat Station wishes to say thank you to the friends and family of the Late Glenys Gratton. Glenys was a good supporter of the RNLI raising money over many years through the local Line-dancing group. The friends and family made donations to the Borth Lifeboat Station in loving memory of Glenys.
22 November 2009 - Cheque presentation by Ann Bryan
Miss Ann Bryan played 500 Hymns over a 7 hour period, raising £2,052.50 in support of Borth and Aberystwyth Lifeboat Stations.
Every year Miss Ann Bryan plays the Organ to raise money for local Charities. This year she chose to support the two local Lifeboat Stations at Borth and Aberystwyth.
Ann played 500 Hymns over a 7 hour period at Saint Idloes Church, Llanidloes, and raised a total of £2,052.50, which she split evenly between Borth Lifeboat and Aberystwyth Lifeboat Stations.
The picture shows Ann Bryan sitting on the Tractor at Borth Lifeboat Station and presenting two cheques, each for £1,026.25, to Richard Griffiths (the Lifeboat Operations Manager at Aberystwyth) and Margaret Griffiths (Chair of the Fundraising Committee at Borth). Ron Davies (Lifeboat Operations Manager at Borth) is in the foreground.
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