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RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution

The Looe Lifeboat Appeal - Ollie Naismith II

Looe Lifeboat Appeal aims to raise £78,000 to replace the existing D-Class Inshore Lifeboat Ollie Naismith, which was funded in the memory of Ollie Naismith who sadly died in a tragic accident in 2009. The new boat will be called Ollie Naismith II
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In 2010 the D-Class Inshore Lifeboat Ollie Naismith was officially named and went on service at Looe. The lifeboat was named after a popular local teenager Ollie Naismith who sadly died in a tragic road traffic accident in 2009. Ollies parents, Maxine and John Naismith spearheaded a fundraising campaign to raise the funds for the lifeboat which has gone on to save many lives in and around Looe including the life of Louis Webber, a young local lad who was of a similar age to Ollie.

The lifeboat is now coming to the end of its operational life so the team at Looe Lifeboat station are teaming up with the Naismith and Webber families to launch the Looe Lifeboat Appeal to raise the £78,000 required to provide a replacement lifeboat which will be named the Ollie Naismith II.

Your donation to this community appeal will help to fund this lifeboat which will continue the selfless work of our volunteer lifeboat crew in Looe.

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RNLI volunteer lifeboat crews provide a 24-hour search and rescue service all around the UK and Ireland, while lifeguards keep a careful watch on the UK’s busiest beaches. RNLI lifesaving and drowning prevention depend on supporter fundraising and the generous donations that you and others give.

Donation summary

Total raised
£71,772.64
+ £3,384.30 Gift Aid
Online donations
£23,017.14
Offline donations
£48,185.00
Direct donations
£1,664.20
Donations via fundraisers
£21,923.44

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