Red Bay RNLI Service of thanksgiving

RED Bay RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew are inviting people to attend an ecumenical service of thanksgiving this Sunday 7 March at 7pm in Layde Parish Church, Church of Ireland in Cushendall, County Antrim.

By The Newsroom

Published 23rd Feb 2010, 10:52 BST

Updated 2nd Mar 2010, 08:17 BST

The service is to give thanks to the men and women who volunteer for the charity and for the people in the community who continue to support the RNLI so generously.

This year is an important one for the station with the delivery of the new Atlantic 85 lifeboat. The new lifeboat will have the ability to carry a fourth crew member, radar capability and a faster response time. The new lifeboat will also have more room for casualties.

The lifeboat crew have recently carried out some major training exercises with Portrush RNLI, the Royal Navy and the Irish Coast Guard helicopter crew.

Local clergy from the surrounding parishes will be joined by the Glens Choir to celebrate the work of the RNLI in Cushendall. After the service light refreshments will be served in the Cushendall Parish Centre.

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