Previous Appeals

2013

The 2013 Lifeboat Fund Appeal focused its support on crew safety and the target for that year was £185,000.

The RNLI asked The Fund to raise sufficient donations to cover the cost of a full kit for one crew member at every lifeboat station in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This meant our goal for each lifeboat crew kit we provided was £770.

Although it sounded like a challenge, it was a challenge The Lifeboat Fund was keen to accept - and the charity delivered!

2012

In 2012, nearly £120,000 was raised across the UK by The Lifeboat Fund to help support the RNLI and three priorities it asked us to support.

The focus of fundraising in Scotland was to raise money to kit out crew members in the latest safety lifejackets.

A second priority was to fundraise for lifeguard training of one person at every UK RNLI-lifeguarded beach.

We also paid maintenance costs at lifeboat stations where The Fund's boats were in service - to keep them in top condition.

2011

The Lifeboat Fund was extremely grateful to all who responded to the popular theme of its 2011 UK Appeal.

The total raised by The Fund that year - to help train and kit out lifeboat crews around the UK was £122,000.

Training and crew kit are vital and it cost more than £1,200. In 2011 to train each member of the crew.  Equipping these volunteers for their protection cost over £1,100 for an inshore kit and about £1,130 for an all-weather kit.