Portaferry RNLI volunteers recently travelled to Killyleagh in Co Down to meet up with members of Belfast Kayak Club who are taking on the RNLI’s Mayday Mile fundraising challenge.
The club, which is based in Killyleagh and Groomsport in Northern Ireland, hope to paddle 31 miles — one mile for each day in May — and have already raised over £1.000.
Portaferry’s inshore lifeboat helm Scott Blackwood said: “It has been great to meet the members of Belfast Kayak Club who have taken on this challenge.
“I myself, along with several other crew at Portaferry station, have taken up the challenge to walk 31 miles during May and it’s really great to see the members of this club taking on the challenge to paddle the same distance.
“The RNLI is a charity, and we rely on people raising money to allows us to continue to save lives at sea. This support is invaluable.
“This club have already raised an incredible amount of money and on behalf of everyone at our station we thank them, and their friends and families who have already donated.
“We have no doubt they will complete their paddle and we will be following their progress throughout the month.”
Groomsport-based club members will meet Donaghadee RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat crew members next week.
Meanwhile, if anyone would like to take up the RNLI Mayday Mile challenge, it’s not too late and you can get all the details on the RNLI website. If you would like to sponsor Belfast Kayak Club, you can do so HERE.
