The RNLI’s Tighnabruaich station is calling on members of the public to support a fundraising campaign by attending the upcoming Mayday and open gardens event on May 5.
Six gardens throughout Tighnabruaich and Kames will be open for visiting, along with stalls, a barbecue and refreshments at the RNLI boat shed.
Visitors can purchase a ticket for one for £5 or visit all six for £10, with funds going toward both the Kames War Memorial and the RNLI.
Having recently marked it’s 200th anniversary, the RNLI annual Mayday events help to raise the funds which will help keep the lifesaving service going today and into the future.
The RNLI’s lifeboats launched 1,251 times throughout Scotland in 2023, a total of 9,192 times throughout the UK and Ireland last year, saving 355 lives.
Funds raised will help support the charity’s vital lifesaving work, including the provision of important training and kit for the volunteer lifeboat crews who readily risk their own lives to save others whenever the call for help comes in.
A spokesperson said: "As a charity we rely on the generosity of the public to take part in events like the Mayday fundraiser and generate the funds that allow us to be there when we’re needed most."
The RNLI’s Mayday fundraiser begins on May 1 and will run for the whole month.
Sign up for the Mayday Mile and find out more at fundraise.rnli.org.
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