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Volunteer RNLI crew member Ben Eglinton is taking on a new challenge. He’s running the Plymouth half marathon on Sunday 24^th May 2009 to raise funds for Newquay RNLI lifeboat station.

Ben has been on the Newquay crew for six years joining when he was just seventeen. He trains hard to ensure he has the right life saving skills, but now he’s taking on running training for this new venture and this will be his first race of any distance! He’s confident too and is hoping to complete the event in 1hr 40 mins.

Ben combines his RNLI volunteering with a full time Naval career and understands the importance of the lifesaving service the RNLI provides and the value of public’s support. With donations, fundraising and legacies, the RNLI are able to train their crews to the highest level. This ensures that every time a lifeboat is launched, the crew are capable of dealing with all situations and have all the lifesaving equipment they need.

Ben comes from a strong RNLI background, his grand father Ron Eglinton recently retired from his post as President of Newquay RNLI having chalked up 43 years of service. Ben’s father, Gary was a volunteer crew member with 27 years service. The three generations have a combined service record of 76 years to date!

Please show your support by sponsoring Ben. You can do this by visiting www.justgiving.com/beneglinton or by sending your sponsorship to Newquay RNLI Treasurer, c/o David Jeffery & Co, Old Surgery, St Columb Major, TR9 6AE. Cheques should be payable to Newquay RNLI and please indicate that your money is for Ben’s sponsorship.

The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea but it relies on public donations to train and equip volunteer lifeboat crews like the one at Newquay. To illustrate just one of the costs involved in running a lifeboat station, the RNLI has to find £1000 a year to train each one of the crew. How good would it feel to know your sponsorship had ensured our lifesavers were ready for action 24/7 off Newquay? Last year Newquay RNLI volunteers launched 75 times (on 31 occasions in darkness), and rescued 35 people, eight of whom were under 18 years of age.