Hoylake RNLI lifeboat appeal reaches £1million mark

Mar 24 2009 by Liam Murphy, Liverpool Daily Post

Hoylake lifeboat The Lady of Hilbre _300

HOYLAKE’S RNLI lifeboat station has reached the midway point in its £2m appeal.

The charity will today announce the appeal to help fund a new lifeboat station and lifeboat for the Wirral town has reached £1m.

High profile support has come from James Bond star and actor Daniel Craig, who grew up in the area and wrote the foreword for the latest appeal brochure.

He said: “When you consider in Hoylake lifeboat’s 200 year history, the lives it has saved and therefore the families it has kept together, its importance needs no embellishment but its continued success needs our support.”

The RNLI Hoylake Lifeboat Appeal, launched 18 months ago, aims to raise £2m by the end of 2009 and remains a long way from its ultimate target, said RNLI senior fundraising manager Audrey Farr.

She said: “We are so grateful to all those who have supported us so far and helped us raise this wonderful amount but now we have to keep the momentum going and raise a further £1m.

“We know that many people and companies are feeling the pinch at the moment and possibly don’t have as much spare cash as they would like, but as a charity that depends on public donations, everyone at the RNLI knows how generous our supporters can be when we ask them for help.

“The appeal has already helped fund the new RNLI Hoylake lifeboat station and the crew are enjoying the benefits of their wonderful new home.

“Now, we are focusing on raising money for a new all weather lifeboat which will help the dedicated RNLI Hoylake volunteers get to a casualty faster and bring them home safer.”