Volunteers from Helensburgh lifeboat station came together recently to join in a national celebration marking 200 years since the founding of the RNLI.

At 6.24pm on August 1, lifesaving communities around the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man came together to celebrate by taking a snapshot for One Moment, One Crew.

Volunteers from Helensburgh lifeboat station marked this special moment in time with a photo of the crew, fundraising team, management team, past and present, and the water safety team, all of whom work together to help save lives at sea.

The photocall took place just a few days after a special scroll visited the Helensburgh lifeboat station at Rhu Marina on a 200th anniversary tour of all the charity's 240 bases around the coastline of the British Isles.

And earlier this year two of the team's volunteers, Neil Petrie and Tom Ridskill, travelled to London to join in a special service of thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey marking the bicententary.

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While much has changed in 200 years, two things have remained the same – the charity’s dependence on volunteers, who give their time and commitment to save others, and the voluntary contributions from the public which have funded the service for the past two centuries.

Howard Morrison, the RNLI's Helensburgh lifeboat operations manager, said: ‘The RNLI has been saving lives for 200 years; we are the latest generation carrying on the lifesaving work which has been carried out by so many before us.

"Helensburgh lifeboat station was founded in 1965 and today has an Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat. Our volunteers work as one crew to help save lives at sea.

"We are delighted to have been taking part in the 200th anniversary events and wish to thank all our volunteers over the years and our supporters who have helped us to save lives at sea.”