February 21 2024
- Leading transport body fundraises for Eastbourne Lifeboats
- The money was raised at the recent CPT regional dinner
- Regional Chair Matthew Arnold presented the cheque to RNLI Eastbourne this week
Over £500 has been raised for Eastbourne RNLI thanks to a fundraising event from a leading transport body.
The Confederation of Passenger Transport, the trade association for the UK’s bus and coach sector, raised the funds at their South East and London Annual Dinner last autumn at the Grand Hotel in Eastbourne, which had over 120 attendees.
CPT’s London and South East Chairman Matthew Arnold was on hand to present Eastbourne RNLI’s Operations Manager Carl Pocock their cheque in Sovereign Harbour.
Arnold, who is also Commercial Director at bus operator Stagecoach South East, said:
“It was a real pleasure to present this cheque to our friends at RNLI Eastbourne. The lifeboat crew do an incredible job on behalf of us all, so it was an obvious choice of charity for us to fundraise for. It was great to meet everyone, all the crew are so humble!”
Carl Pocock, on being handed the cheque said:
"We are extremely grateful to receive this amazing donation from CPT. The RNLI is entirely dependent on donations from the public to keep our lifeboats afloat so this money will go directly to helping us continue to save lives at sea.”
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Notes to editors
- The Confederation of Passenger Transport is the trade association for the UK’s bus and coach sector with around 900 members.
- The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 142,700 lives.