This week we will be celebrating the life and work of our much-loved, Jamie. It’s been ten years since the release of the hilarious Freezing, the surf film Jamie co-starred in with his close friend Jeremy Joyce (also the , and we’re marking this anniversary with a special screening in Leicester, Jamie’s hometown.

Alongside remembering Jamie – his warmth, humour and spirit – we are also raising funds for a charity very close to our family’s heart: the RNLI. Our grandad spent many years supporting the RNLI, and they were a charity named by Jamie as one he wanted to support owing to his deep enjoyment of spending time in water whether that be in North Wales, Scotland or Cornwall.

The RNLI is needed now more than ever. Too many people are still drowning. Every day, RNLI lifesavers are there – launching lifeboats around the clock, watching over busy beaches, and educating people on how to stay safe by the water. They are volunteers, everyday heroes, and they rely entirely on donations to do their life-saving work.

It feels particularly meaningful to support the RNLI in connection with Freezing – a film that celebrates the raw power of the sea, and the humour and heart of those drawn to it. Jamie would’ve loved that this screening could help raise money for the lifeboat crews who make it possible for others to safely experience the water.

Thank you for any donation you can make – however big or small – to help the RNLI continue saving lives, just as Jamie would’ve wanted.

A word on Freezing from the nordic surf mag.

"Well, you shoulda watch Freezing, a masterpiece by british directors Jeremy Joyce and Rob Lockyear. Freezing features the story of Jamie and Jeremy, who want to go to Iceland to search a mysto wave that Jeremy spotted on one of his dead grandfathers photos. They stumble through the snowy country, camp in hailstorms, write poems, grow their beards, get chased by giants and fearlessly dive into some heavy shorebreak – just to get pounded.

While the story itself is just a mock-up of about any travel film, it’s the brilliant dialogue and timing, that makes Freezing so special. The honours for the screenplay go to the directors Jeremy (who also plays one of the characters) and Rob – but even this brilliant script would be nothing without the acting of Jamie Baughan, a professional actor and childhood friend of Jeremy. His wit, facial expressions and Obelix-esque statue and character are the main sensation of the film. "