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The sea can be incredibly unforgiving Alan explained ‘there are lots of fun safety advice and help in our museums,
and deserves great respect. Despite all events and an active social side, covering shops and offi ces.
of our very best eff orts not everyone can nights out, mountain biking, kayaking &
always be saved. snowboarding. If you would like to get involved as a
Team Alan explained... One of his favourite parts of being a spromo.co.uk and he will put you in
volunteer drop Alan a mail on alan@

contact with the right RNLI person.
crew member is being winched off the
“There have been many rescues where
moving lifeboat into a helicopter and
we have really made the diff erence and
then lowered back down. It’s a real rush
saved lives including lone experienced
Spotlight sailors through to families out in their especially when the sea is a bit lumpy.
new boats for the very fi rst time. Making
Alan was awarded the Queens Diamond
the diff erence is incredibly satisfying”
Jubilee medal for his service saving lives
Sometimes the rescues are conducted in
at sea and feels incredibly proud to have
dangerous weather conditions, which are
carried out in the safest way possible. served in such a wonderful and rewarding
charity.
The lifeboat station becomes a bit of An amazing 95% of RNLI people are
a second home as it is fi lled with like- volunteers – this includes 4,800 lifeboat
minded people who are there because crew and more than 22,000 volunteer
they want to be. A special bond is community fundraisers. We also have
created with the crew you serve with on volunteer lifeguards, and thousands more
those challenging shouts. volunteers who raise awareness, give

Trees for

life

Andrew’s next challenge!

Trees for Life Yep, he’s come up with another one!

– 478 Trees Having completed two Ironman triathlons, one
Newhaven’s Severn class ALB Alan Novis marathon and cycled Lands End to John O’Groats in
(All Weather Lifeboat) (Lifeboat Crew) Planted to date the past four years Andrew needed a new challenge!
With swimming being his favoured sport apparently he’s
Alan Novis is one of our client facing Newhaven’s Severn class ALB (All Weather The RNLI team at Newhaven cover an For 10 years Sussex Promotions has had this challenge on his radar a little while!
Account Directors here at Sussex Lifeboat) is the largest of the current RNLI area from Rottingdean to Belle Toute been donating to the charity Trees for
Promotions. As well as the day job Alan fl eet being 17 metres long and just under (near to Beachy Head). The lifeboat can Life, later this year our 500th tree will “I like an endurance challenge, it gives me a goal and
is part of the RNLI team at Newhaven. 6 metres wide at the widest point. be tasked to incidents outside of its area be planted in our “Corporate Grove.” the motivation to stay fi t through the course of the
Alan has two volunteer roles as Search when a multi lifeboat response is needed. year.
& Rescue Navigator and Lifeboat Press The hull, decks and superstructure are 10 Years ago all the talk was of carbon
Offi cer. built from fi bre reinforced composite (an The Severn class lifeboat is an ‘All Weather footprints & off sets, as a company we Swimming 11 miles or 17kms however has me questioning
epoxy resin matrix reinforced with glass Lifeboat’. This means we will always recognised our operations had a small my sanity and how far I can push myself, but I guess
We’ve asked Alan why he volunteers: and Kevlar fi bres) combining strength respond to an emergency regardless of environmental impact and we wanted that’s the point!”
with light weight. The combination how challenging the weather conditions to make a positive contribution back
“To be able to really make the diff erence of buoyancy and weight distribution are.
and help people who are sometimes in provided by the design make her to the environment and committed to
real peril” inherently self-righting. Alan recalls a service for a man lost planting 50 trees per annum.
overboard. Newhaven lifeboat left the
Although he is planning to hang up his Weighing at just less than 45 tonnes, the harbour at 1am with driving rain and over Trees for life is a charity restoring
wellies in the coming months and retire Severn Class Lifeboat has a top speed 70mph south westerly winds. The shout Scotland’s ancient Caledonian Forest,
from the RNLI, we still think the team at of 25 knots powered by her two massive (call out) lasted over 9 hours. When the restoring natural forests and rare
Newhaven lifeboat will see plenty of him. V10 MTU diesel engines. Each engine lifeboat returned to Newhaven at just wildlife to the Scottish Highlands, with
over 1 Million trees planted to date
produces approximately 1,600 bhp. The after 10am wind speeds were still over “Only those who risk going too far can
Founded in 1803 Newhaven Lifeboat fuel capacity is 5,500 litres (1,200 gallons) 60mph. Unfortunately there was not a it is well on the way to securing the possibly know how far one can go!”
Station is the oldest in the country, formed giving a maximum range of 250 nautical happy ending on this occasion Caledonian Forest for generations to
some 21 years before the Royal National miles at full speed. come.
Lifeboat Institution.

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