A beachfront restaurant raised more than £1,000 for a charity that saves lives at sea.

Poco Pizza of Lyme Regis hosted an evening charity event offering meals to 40 diners, predominantly representatives of local suppliers.

Among those present were four volunteers from Lyme Regis lifeboat station.

Restaurant owners Lyn and Jason Martin, who also run Dorset House B&B, had raised funds for the charity through the sale of every special pizza sold throughout 2023.

One pound from each sale was allocated to the charity along with collected donations from their guests at the B&B.

When presenting their donation of £1,149 to volunteer Lifeboat Operations Manager Mark Colley, Lyn said: “Over the years we have watched the volunteer crew at Lyme Regis go in and out of the harbour as they train or go out to rescue someone in distress.

“We wanted to support the amazing work they do. This is the second year we have helped the RNLI in this way and will to continue to do so in the future.”

Mark Colley thanked them for the donation and said: "We have answered 52 shouts in 2023, not far off our record of yearly total of 55. Every one of those shouts was made possible by donations such as this.

“They enable us to buy the right equipment and to train our crew to the highest level.

"I am also pleased you are planning to support us in 2024, the year in which we celebrate our 200th anniversary.”