<p class="iphone-update">Thank you to everyone who has sponsored so far - the run was great and I am now going to be doing the Brighton Half Marathon in Feb and the Edinburgh FULL MARATHON in May 2012. This page will remain active and you can donate more!!!&nbsp; Once again very many thanks indeed!!</p> <p class="iphone-update">&nbsp;</p> <p class="iphone-update">Updated on Oct 21st 2011 at 1:03 AM from the JustGiving API</p> <p>The run is nearly upon me!! Please donate whatever you can. Very many thanks. James.</p> <p>Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.</p> <p>Hamble Lifeboat was set up in 1968. The unit was formed by local residents, fishermen, and boating enthusiast in response to an increasing number of accidents and fatalities in the Hamble River, Southampton Water and the Solent.<br><br>The unit is one of approximately 65 Independent Lifeboat stations found around the British Isles. We do not receive any funding from the RNLI or Coastguard. However we do work closely alongside the RNLI and respond to tasking from the Coastguard.<br><br>Hamble Lifeboat provides pager response, as well as weekend, Bank holiday, and major event patrols for the Rivers Hamble, Test &amp; Itchen, Southampton Water and the Central Solent.<br><br>The unit has two Pacific 32 rigid inflatable lifeboats, which comply with the Maritime Coastguard Agency Lifeboat code and built to Lloyds A100 specification. Both boats are fully equipped to handle any situation from towing to medical emergencies.<br><br></p> <p>Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving &ndash; they&rsquo;ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they&rsquo;ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it&rsquo;s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.</p> <p>So please dig deep and donate now.</p>