A week-long celebration has raised nearly £35,000 for a life-saving charity.

Organisers of Lyme Regis Lifeboat Week are ‘delighted’ at the huge success of this year’s event, which made a grand total of £34,000 for the cause.

Treasurer Brian Cursley said: “We are absolutely delighted with this very respectable result, which will go a long way towards helping the RNLI’s pledge to save lives at sea.”

Over the seven days a series of time-honoured events took place throughout the town, including the duck race on the River Lym, the bathtub crews who paddled from Cobb Gate to the harbour, as well as the fun run along the seafront.

There were many other highlights which took place throughout the week from the opportunity to meet the lifeboat crew aboard their vessel and a penalty shootout with mascot Stormy Stan.

The fun didn’t stop there however, as pirates could be seen on the streets flipping pancakes, and of course it wouldn’t be a seaside event without a showing of Punch and Judy.

There were also swimming challenges, demonstrations hosted by the RNLI crew and firefighters, all rounded up with some barbequed hotdogs – with Dave Holland even deciding to dress as a hotdog.

Chairman of the Lyme Regis and Charmouth Supporters, Ken Lavery, said: “It was a superb week and yet again we thank the many thousands who gave so generously to our charity.

“Visitors, residents and businesses all supported our week, and many told us they loved both the old favourites and the new events.

“I also pay tribute to all those volunteers – the supporters and the lifeboat crew – who worked tirelessly before and during the week to make those seven days such a success.”

The team at Lyme Regis Lifeboat Station was thrilled when two members of the Nyanza Masonic Freemasons Lodge in Ilminster presented a donation of £500 during lifeboat week.

It wouldn’t be lifeboat week without a grand raffle, and the honour of drawing the winners went to eight-year-old Stanley Hencher, who, along with his cousins, raised a record £425 selling their painted rocks again this year.

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