StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: fundraising

Should have taken a close up of the plaque. However, research has produced some information ... This is a wishing well that was built in 1957 and presented to the people of Douglas by the Rotary Club, to be used as a means of raising funds for local charities & worthy causes. For the first few years it was in use it raised between £175 and £150 each year, which for the late 1950s was a not inconsiderable amount. Currently used as a small flower bed - there's a fountain at the other end of the sunken gardens that acts as a wishing well.

Stormy Stan joins the crew of the "William Riley" scan [colour] of p32 "East Anglia Daily Times" on Saturday 13th September 2014

The publicity flyer for the "Three Rivers Row" in 2014. (Just a bit crumbled from years in my unofficial archives)

William Riley on the R. Ouse in York, Friday 17th August 2018. The row was a fundraising effort for the York Rescue Boat, and I think raised in the region of £1,000.

Fundraising display materials at the CVR gala. On the left is a door from NSR228 (First class) and on the right is a recreated ducket for the accessible brake. Note: the panel on the left (the one with three curved white sections - this is solid teak ...

Getting ready to launch "William Riley" from Landamores Boatyard in Wroxham.

Sunday evening at Brundall marina and the skiff which accompanied "William Riley" on her Norfolk Broads adventure has been loaded onto the trailer for the trip back to Whitby.

Arriving for the 1600 call at "The Reedcutters" Cantley, as usual we had the reserved pub front mooring. However, the licensee had organized; a BBQ, live music entertainer and a raffle - all to raise funds for the RNLI. Well done!!

Passing well clear of the chain ferry (two cars per trip) on the way up-river to Cantley.

Sunday morning - departure from Yarmouth yacht station. A quick warm up pull, turn her around and head for Norwich ... Yarmouth & Gorleston RNLI members crewing the four bowward oars.

"Get Ready, now PULLL !!!!!" .... Heading out from Landamores Boatyard, Wroxham : Crew members are six of the Ales Angels (Whitby) and four from Cromer RNLI station.

The Cromer and Sheringham teams, pictured at the Acle Bridge Inn during the changeover. At the back, left to right, Ady Barker (Cromer), Danny Cherry (Cromer), Dave Hagan (Sheringham), Paul Pretty (Sheringham), Martyn Jackson (Sheringham) and Steve Banks (Sheringham). Front, left to right, Ady Woods and Chris Key (both Cromer).

At the end of the 2013 Norfolk Broads Challenge, the next task is to get "William Riley" out and loaded onto her road trailer ready for the trip back to Whitby. After that, over to the last pub on the list for a meal etc ...

Coming into Reedham Ferry for the planned crew change and refreshment break. The reserved mooring was right in front of the pub ...

About to turn the corner and moor up at "The Swan" Horning, for a well earned refreshment break. The shore crew and their collecting buckets were doing well.

The skiff leads "William Riley" under Acle Bridge. There was a reserved mooring and the lunch break waiting at the Bridge Inn. The Cromer crew were relieved by four from Sheringham RNLI Station.

This is NOT a fake, I tipped out some 1p coins to recount them and this is what happened ! The first time this had occured in nearly a decade of RNLI fundraising (mainly emptying collection boxes)

William Riley, and the modern lifeboats at Whitby. Taken on lifeboat day 2008, after "William Riley" had been rowed (by the 'Ales Angles') from Tynemouth to Whitby, to commemorate the journey of the "Henry Vernon" to aid the Rohilla, wrecked at Saltwick Nab on 29th October 1914. To see the crowds on the piers, made all the work worthwhile......and the sponsorship raised some welcome funds for the RNLI.