Westerham R N L I Fundraising
Saving lives at sea without losing your own, or the lives of your crew, requires skill, courage and committment.
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is an independent charity, and does not receive any funding from the UK government.
The RNLI has saved more than 137,000 lives since its foundation in 1824.
Volunteers are the heart of the RNLI and they rely on more than 40,000 volunteers - on lifeboats, at lifeboat stations, on beaches, and in fundraising.
For more details, contact
the Westerham RNLI fundraising group by
calling John Edwards on 01959 564063 or email him at
grosvenorhouse@webspeed.net.
Feb 2011: Film Whisky Galore!
25th
February 2011: Westerham Hall, 7 for 7.30 pm
A 1949 Ealing comedy film based on the novel by Compton MacKenzie set
on the island of Eriskay. It is based on the real-life 1941 shipwreck
of the S.S. Politician and the unauthorized taking of its cargo of
whisky. The plot deals with the attempts by Scottish islanders to take
advantage of the unexpected windfall, despite opposition from British
authorities.
In the cast are Joan Greenwood as Peggy Macroon, Gordon Jackson as
George Campbell, James Robertson Justice as Doctor Maclaren, A.E.
Matthews as Colonel Linsey-Woolsey, and Compton Mackenzie himself as
Captain Buncher.
Click APPLICATION
FORM
to download the application form for tickets.
Or contact John Edwards(details above).
Previous fundraising events in Westerham
In 2006, the Westerham fundraising group organised a showing of Hitchcock's film Lifeboat.
In 2007, we took part in the Rotary Fair on the Green and in
September, there was a Gala Day at the Long
Pond, involving the re-enactmentof the ducking of Hanny Saxby.
In 2008 we held a Quiz at the Grasshopper and took part in the Day of Music on the Green. The main event was a walk along the Vanguard Way, in relays, from the Lifeboat station at Newhaven back to Westerham.
In September 2009, we took part in the Fair at the Wolfe Weekend at Squerryes.
In January 2010, a team from Westerham visited Denbies Vineyard near Dorking to take part in a Winter Welly Walk, organised by the RNLI.
