Unbelievable as it may seem, we are fast approaching the first anniversary of the death of my amazing husband, Andy. As most of you will know, Andy loved to ‘Serve’, serving Crown and Country for 38 years in the Royal Navy, and in retirement, continuing to serve our local community as volunteer groundsman at Teignmouth Cricket Club, and most importantly to him, as a volunteer Launch Authoriser for Teignmouth RNLI.

Andy’s unexpected and untimely death has left a cavernous hole in so many lives, none more than mine, and although I know he will never be forgotten, it is important to me to continue to honour him in every way I can.

I have therefore chosen to walk from Exmouth RNLI Station, where Andy’s name is etched onto the lifeboat, back to Teignmouth RNLI Station, where he became such an integral part of the team, on the first anniversary of his death to raise money for the station and team he loved.

THE HISTORY OF TEIGNMOUTH’S LIFEBOAT STATION.

Teignmouth’s lifeboat station was established in 1851 and remained open for 89 years before the station was closed in 1940 and its lifeboat was withdrawn.

After an absence of 50 years, in 1990 the RNLI reopened with an Atlantic Class Inshore Lifeboat being housed in the original station.

The volunteer lifeboat crew provide a 24-hour search and rescue service 365 days a year, but none of this would be possible without the support of the public and their donations. It costs in the region of £56k a year to run and maintain the service in Teignmouth, all of which comes from the generous donations of the public.

Your donation will help to fund the selfless work of the volunteer lifeboat crew in Teignmouth, by doing so you will be helping to save lives around the coast and will be providing the best equipment possible to ensure the safety of our volunteers, as well as honouring the Great Man, Andy Burry.

Thank you xxx