LOCALS braved the wet and windy weather on Monday, March 4 to pay tribute to their local lifeboat station.
The Burnham-on-Sea RNLI welcomed supporters inside from 10:30am until 2:30pm to celebrate the RNLI's 200th anniversary earlier this week.
Fundraisers and visitors enjoyed cakes and chats with the volunteers at the local station.
Residents of Willow Court in Bridgwater recently raised £580 for the station, which was accepted by Phil Counsell.
The money was raised through raffles, quizzes, sweepstake and numerous get-togethers involving cake and lots of laughs.
The RNLI has saved 16,000 lives in the South West of England over the last 200 years.
Since its inception in 1824, the charity's volunteer crews in Cornwall, Devon, West Dorset, Somerset, and the Channel Islands have launched lifeboats 55,912 times, culminating in the saving of 14,967 lives.
RNLI chief executive, Mark Dowie, said: "It has been an honour and a privilege to be at the helm of the RNLI for the past five years, and to see the charity reach its bicentenary.
"For a charity to have survived 200 years based on the time and commitment of volunteers, and the sheer generosity of the public donating to fund it, is truly remarkable."
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