THE Barry Dock RNLI marked its 200th year anniversary on Monday 4th March, with a special service at All Saints’ Church on Park Road, Barry.
The service was conducted by Rev Zoe King and, during the service, a new Standard was presented. The service was followed by a brass band concert.
RNLI Chief Executive Mark Dowie said: “The RNLI has survived the tests of time, including tragic losses, funding challenges, two World Wars and, more recently, a global pandemic.”
The celebrations also extended beyond Barry, as a Service of thanksgiving to mark 200 years of the RNLI took place at Westminster Abbey on the same day. Representatives from RNLI lifesaving communities across the UK and Ireland, including Barry Dock’s longest-serving crew members Hugh Davies and Mark Fisher, gathered to pay homage to two centuries of life-saving efforts.
Speaking about attending the Westminster service, Hugh Davies, Lifeboat Assessor Trainer and Deputy Coxswain said: “I had the pleasure of being involved at our lifeboat station with the RNLI’s 175th anniversary. To be asked to go and represent the station and our volunteer crew at Westminster Abbey for the RNLI’s 200th anniversary, along with representatives from all lifeboat stations across the UK and Ireland and other parts of the RNLI is an enormous privilege.”
Mark Fisher, volunteer crew member for over 30 years at Barry Dock Lifeboat Station added: “My thoughts will be with all the people who have made this day possible, to the volunteer crew members who have gone before me.”
This is not the only major event RNLI Barry Dock has to look forward to. The station will receive a new Shannon class lifeboat on 17th March. As previously reported, it was paid for by a bequest from Richard Colton, who left the RNLI two classic Ferraris in his will. When sold at auction, the RNLI received £8.5 million. The new lifeboat will be named The Richard and Caroline Colton II in memory of Mr Colton.
The new boat will be on show to the public at Whitmore Bay from 10am to 2pm on Sunday 17th March.
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