RNLI Lytham St Annes Leg It Event

Leg It for Lytham St Anne's Lifeboats 2020

Like all charities, the RNLI, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, has been hit hard by Covid-19 with all fundraising events cancelled. However, it continues to be called on to save lives at sea with its highly trained volunteer crew members being on call twenty four hours a day, ready to risk their lives in all weathers to help others. The expenses to launch a lifeboat to rescue people have remained the same but income to cover this has fallen dramatically with the onset of the Covid-19 virus and lock downs.

To help raise funds to allow the sea rescue charity to continue its vital work and also give everyone an enjoyable day out an event is going ahead this September. The popular annual challenge to raise these vital funds in Lytham St Annes, "Leg it for the Lifeboats," could not take place in May 2020 as scheduled but it can now go ahead, albeit in a very different and safe way.

During the whole of September, you can take up the challenge of the 5.65 km (or 3.5 miles) route from our Lytham boathouse (on Central Beach, FY8 5LG) to our St Annes boathouse on South Promenade, Eastbank Road, FY8 1SJ). Everyone is welcome – runners, walkers, toddlers, pram pushers, dog walkers, wheel chair and mobility scooter users. Fancy dress is not necessary but if you wish to dress up to brighten the day please do so. The beauty of having a month to complete the challenge is that it up to you when you can fit it in to your time schedule and you can take part any time of day on any day of the week. There is the added bonus of using our brand new, just opened promenade coastal path from Lytham to the beach at St Annes which, providing the weather is good, gives great views over the Ribble Estuary and the Irish Sea to the Welsh mountains.

There's no need to register. All we ask is that you take some photographs at the start and finish and share them with us at our Facebook page (@LythamStAnnesRnliPage) so we can spread the word and then please go on our Just Giving page

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/lythamstannesbranch
to make a donation. We suggest £10 per adult and £5 per child as this is the usual cost but the amount is entirely up to you. You can also ask your supporters to sponsor you and donate too if you wish. Thank you.

Unfortunately there won't be a welcoming café and barbeque at the boathouse as usual but you will be rewarded with the knowledge that you have helped to raise much needed funds for this vital life saving service.



For more information or any queries please contact

Alison Young at email address rnli.leg.it@gmail.com

or www.lythamlifeboats.co.uk

The RNLI, the charity that saves lives at sea