Picture Gallery

	Picture Gallery 2019
	The RNLI Brass Band Concert performed in All Saints' Church Hessle, by the East Riding of Yorkshire Band, was thoroughly enjoyed by an enthusiastic audience, brought an exciting finale to the anniversary celebrations. As a result another £380 has been raised for our 50th Anniversary "Fund Our Fuel Campaign" in aid of the Humber Lifeboat. The Hessle RNLI fundraising group started in 1969 with a talk given to the All Saints' Church, Wednesday Club.
	OCTOBER FUNDRAISING EVENTS PROVE GREAT SUCCESS FOR LIFEBOATS Two recent fundraising events have raised over £1100 for the Hessle Branch of the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) Last Friday the Holderness Grange Lifestyle Village in Hedon hosted a Fish Lunch and Evening Dinner in the site’s Francesco’s Restaurant and in total £857 was raised. The following day a further £250 came from the RNLI’s stand at the Holderness Threshermen’s Weekend in Welwick
	Hessle Branch 50th Celebration. The RNLI Hessle Branch held their 50^th Anniversary at the Village hotel. During the event a presentation was made to Joyce Sherburn, Marion Westerdale and Janet Marshall who were members of the All Saints’ Wednesday Club in 1969, when the RNLI Hessle Branch was set up. Many members of All Saints were present at the event and they were all thanked for their continued support. Among the guests were crew members from Bridlington Lifeboat, the Spurn Station Manager, Mark Branton with his wife and guest Vita Whitaker (pictured top right) who has given a generous donation to the “Fund our Fuel” campaign supporting the Spurn Lifeboat. The event concluded with Val Nixon, a previous area coordinator, summarising key points in the history of the branch and thanking everybody for their support and wishing the Branch well for the future. (September 2019)
	Excellent Weekend for the Lifeboats at Caravan and Holiday Home Expo The Caravan and Holiday Home Expo 2019 public show held last weekend at the Lawns Centre Cottingham proved a tremendous success for the Lifeboats with £1230 raised over the weekend for the work of the maritme search and rescue charity. A spokesman said “ the RNLI stand, which was manned by volunteers from the organisation’s Hessle Branch, was kept busy throughout the two days. Since 2005 the event has raised nearly £17,500 for the Lifeboat Service. We are delighted with the backing of The Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire Caravan Manufacturers Association (HERMCA) which has allowed us to attend the show over the last 15 years and the excellent support from Michael and David Ritchie from Teamwork Professionals, the show’s organisers . We thoroughly enjoy meeting the public who come from all over the country to attend and who yet again very generously supported the RNLI. We look forward to hearing about the plans for next year when The Caravan, Motorhome and Holiday Home Expo 2020 takes place at the Yorkshire Event Centre (home of the Great Yorkshire Show) in Harrogate.
	Cooperation between branches - Colin Montell, Ann and Steve Robinson, from the RNLI Hessle Fund raising branch, assisted the RNLI Bridlington at their recent fund raising and open day event.
	BAG PACK AT MORRISONS RAISES NEARLY £1100 FOR THE RNLI. Ann Robinson, a volunteer fundraiser, at the Hessle RNLI table in Morrisons in Anlaby where £1093 was raised last Sunday for the work of the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) thanks to the efforts of a group of young Sea Cadets from T.S. Iron Duke Hull who undertook a "Bag Pack" supported by volunteers of the Hessle Branch of the RNLI. Steve Robinson the RNLI Branch Press and Publicity Officer said “ the Hull Sea Cadets have now helped us with an annual Bag Pack at Morrisons for the past 6 years and they have helped raise over £6100 in that time for the work of the Lifeboat Service The RNLI is extremely grateful to them and to the continuing support we have had from Morrisons and its customers over many years. (July 2019)
	LIFEBOAT FLAG DAY IN HULL RAISES OVER £1100 Volunteer supporters of the Hessle Branch of the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) together with a team of Hull Sea Cadets from T.S. iron Duke were in Hull City Centre last Saturday to help with the RNLI’s Hull Flag Day which raised £1147 for the work of the Maritime Search and Rescue Charity. Steve Robinson Hull Flag Day Coordinator said “we were delighted to raise such a great sum of money for the Lifeboat Service. We were really pleased to once again to have the support of our volunteers and the Sea Cadets from TS Iron Duke in Hull who were a credit to their organisation and the RNLI extends its thanks to all who supported us on the day ”.
	Humber Lifeboat Station Sign Mark Branton, Station Manager of the Humber Lifeboat at Spurn Point, receiving the sign from the old Humber Lifeboat station (demolished in the 1990's) which had been generously donated to the RNLI by Mary Blashill widow of Bernard Blashill of Moat Farm, Welwick. The sign was delivered to Spurn by Steve Robinson and Colin Montell, fund raisers from the RNLI Hessle Branch. (June 2019)
	MODEL MAKERS DISPLAY A display of German Lifeboat Models, made by our supporter Colin Montell, was the main feature of a stand at the recent Doncaster Model Enthusiasts Show where Colin raised £60 for the RNLI. (June 2019)
	HUMBER LIFEBOAT STATION VISIT 11TH APRIL 2019 Photos show Vita Whitaker and her daughter Lucia meeting Joe Pieniak Humber Lifeboat Coxswain and the crew of the Pride of the Humber on a specially arranged visit to the station to mark the donation of £3000 towards the Hessle Branch's "Fund Our Fuel Campaign" from the Jeff's Way Foundation set up in memory of Vita's late husband Jeff Whitaker founder of Whitco Ltd, a Northamptonshire based Catering and Bakery Equipment company, who passed away in January 2018.
	Our Fund Our Fuel stand at the recent Charity Table Top Sale in All Saints' Church Hall raised just over £62 for the campaign. (March 2019)
	RNLI Hessle Branch held their Annual General Meeting in the lounge of the Granby Pub in Hessle. The following Officers were elected: Joy Toogood - Chairman Robert Jordan - Vice Chairman Ann Robinson - Secretary and Joint Souvenir Secretary Sue Jordan - Joint Souvenir Secretary Steve Robinson - Press and Publicity Officer and Box Secretary Emma Mackinder - Committee Member Jo Cook - Committee Member On this our 50th Anniversary of fund raising by the Hessle Branch two of the founding members in 1969 were present Marion Westerdale and Janet Marshall. (March 2019)
	Serving up Support... Staff at Frydays of Anlaby with their promotional cheque showing just how much the Fish and Chip Shop has raised through its collection boxes for the RNLI. (January 2019)