Harry 's RNLI lifeboat station tour

Harry Bott is raising money for RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution

RNLI lifeboat station tour · 28 March 2022

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RNLI volunteer lifeboat crews provide a 24-hour search and rescue service all around the UK and Ireland, while lifeguards keep a careful watch on the UK’s busiest beaches. RNLI lifesaving and drowning prevention depend on supporter fundraising and the generous donations that you and others give.

Story

My name is Harry Bott, and I am going to be visiting all of the 238 RNLI Lifeboat stations of the British Isles on a 96 year old Sunbeam motorcycle. 

The 1926 model 1 Sunbeam motorcycle belonged to my Cornish great grandfather who bought it second hand in around 1932 and used it for 20 years to commute to his job as a shipping agent in Falmouth.  It then spent the next 67 years in the granite barn next to his house until, in 2019, with help from my father, I gave it a full mechanical restoration and put it back on the road.

The idea for this trip came after I rode (and pushed) a Puch Maxi moped from Hertfordshire to Falmouth in the summer of 2020. I then decided that I wanted to ride a bike around the entire coastline of the British Isles.  I have planned the route according to the map on a tea towel of every RNLI Lifeboat station given to me by my surfer/sailor cousin. I expect the trip of around 7000 miles to take at least three months, allowing for breakdowns and rest days.

I am really keen to raise as much money as possible for the RNLI voluntary lifeboat crews which provide an essential 24 hour rescue service throughout the UK and Ireland.  

I am planning to photograph the motorcycle at every lifeboat station and if you would like to follow my progress, I will be posting regularly on Instagram @harry_bott_  and for slightly more technical updates i will be writing a blog at https://rnlitour.blogspot.com/

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£10,392.27
+ £2,066.13 Gift Aid
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£10,392.27
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