Fundraising Events

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Date	Place & What We'll Be Doing
2006
3 and 4 February	Somerfield Supermarket, Mill Road, Crediton The manager is allowing us to make a collection outside of his store on these two days. Last year, the collection was good. Let's hope that this year it will be even better. Please feel free to make a donation if you see us. 10:00 to 16:00 each day.
25 March	Topsham Sailing Club, Topsham, Exeter Our colleagues in the RNLI Topsham Branch are holding a coffee morning in the clubhouse. There will be a cake stall and we will have a stall selling Lifeboat souvenirs. All members of the public are welcome. 10:00 to 12:00.
25 April	Great Western Hotel, St Davids, Exeter We will be holding our Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the Conference Room of the Great Western Hotel. After the formal business of the meeting, there will be a general discussion about the work of the Branch and the RNLI. After that, there will be the first meeting of the newly elected Committee. Everyone is welcome to attend. Starts at 19:00.
30 April	Great West Run, Exeter Arena, Exeter Stones Solicitors, Exeter, are this year's sponsors of the family fun run, which is part of the annual Great West Run. Stones has chosen the RNLI as their chosen charity of the fun run. Stones are sending out sponsorship forms and all proceeds will go to the RNLI. Stones can be contacted on 01392 666777 or from the Exeter Harriers Athletic Club 01392 460960. We hope it will be an enjoyable day for everyone.
19 May	Starcross Fishing and Cruising Club, Starcross, Exeter Starcross Fishing and Cruising Club (SFCC) are holding a Wine and Cheese evening this evening. The proceeds of which will go to the RNLI. We will be there with a souvenir stall selling Lifeboat souvenirs. All club members are invited to attend. 20:00 to 23:00.
26 and 27 May	Tesco Metro, High Street, Exeter As part of the national fundraising event, we will be collecting at the store on these two days. Please feel free to donate if you see us. Our colleagues from the RNLI Topsham Branch will be collecting at the same time at Tesco, Rydon Lane, Exeter. 10:00 to 16:00.
27 May	Devon Boat Jumble, Newton Abbot Racecourse We will have a stall at the jumble selling Lifeboat souvenirs. 10:00 to14:00.
4 June	River Dart Country Park, Ashburton The Jaguar Car Club of Devon are holding their annual car day at the park. We will be there with Lifeboat souvenirs. 10:00 to 16:00.
24 June	Montgomery Combined School, Mannor Road, Exeter The school have a charity fair which this year has a maritime theme. We will be there with our stall selling Lifeboat souvenirs. Also, we will be taking along our D-Class Lifeboat so you can see one close up. 14:00 to 17:00.
8 and 9 July	Powderham Castle, Exeter The Classic Car Club of Devon have their annual Vehicle Gathering at the castle this weekend. We will be there with our souvenir stall.
15 July	Powderham, Exeter Starcross Fishing and Cruising Club are holding their annual BBQ. As in previous years, they have invited us to attend this event. Usually it is a lovely evening in very pleasant surroundings overlooking the River Exe. It is stricted to members of the Club only.
29 July	Anchor House, The Strand, Topham, Exeter RNLI Topsham Branch are holding a coffee morning in the grounds of Dick and Sheila Trafford's lovely house on the banks of the River Exe. This event is open to members of the public and is always well attended. It is hoped that the Exmouth ILB will make its customary appearance, however this is subject to operational requirements. We will be there with a stall selling Lifeboat souvenirs. 10:00 to 12:00.
5 August	Silverton Street Market, Silverton, Exeter Once again we will be attending the annual street market with our Lifeboat stall. This is always a wonderful time and enjoyed by many people. 10:00 to 16:00.
19 August	Christow Show, Christow, Exeter We will be at this one day agricultural show with our Lifeboat souvenirs. This is a typical Devon country fair. 10:00 to 17:00.
26 to 28 August	The Green, Dawlish Warren, Dawlish As in previous years, over this Bank holiday, we will have a stall selling Lifeboat souvenirs. It is hoped that we will have the first consignment of Christmas 2006 cards for those amongst you who like to buy them early. 10:00 to 16:00 each day.
3 September	Crealy Adventure Park, Exeter We are at the park at the invitation of the Exeter and District Model Boat Club who are holding one of their competitions today. We will be selling Lifeboat souvenirs, Christmas cards and calendars, and making a collection on behalf of the Lifeboats. 10:00 to 16:00.
23 September	Newton Abbot Boat Jumble As usual, we will be attending the Boat Jumble. We will be selling Lifeboat souvenirs, Christmas cards and calendars, and making a collection on behalf of the RNLI. Remember we will have all the cards and calendars produced in our catalogues. You will be able to view them before you buy, and you won't pay postage. 10:00 to 16:00.
15 October	Starcross Yacht Club, Starcross, Exeter Starcross YC are holding their annual RNLI Pennant Race. Everyone taking part makes a donation to the RNLI and we also receive donations from the galley and direct from members attending the event. We will be there selling Lifebaot souvenirs, Christmas cards and calendars. We hope the weather will be kind to us all. 9:30 to 14:00.
2 November	Starcross Fishing and Cruising Club, Starcross, Exeter SFCC members are having an RNLI evening, the proceeds of which go to the Lifeboats. We will be there with a stall selling Lifeboat souvenirs, Christmas cards, calendars and diaries. 20:00 to 23:00.
11 November	Topsham Sailing Club, Topsham, Exeter The RNLI Topsham Branch are holding a coffee morning at the sailing club. Everyone is welcome. There will be cakes for sale and a draw. We will be there selling Chirstmas cards and calendars. 10:00 to 12:00.
18 November	Yeoford Charity Fair, Yeoford, Crediton As in previous years, we have been invited to attend at the fair. We will be there selling Lifeboat Christmas cards and calendars and we will have some souvenirs. 10:00 to 12:00.
25 November	Tiverton Pannier Market, Tiverton Now that the Pannier Market has been refurbished, we will be again setting up a Christmas stall and will be selling Lifeboat Christmas cards and calendars. If you live in the area, remember you can buy the cards and calendars from us. See what you're buying and don't pay the postage. 10:00 to 15:00.
All the above details are subject to change. If you want to know about a particular event, please Email Us. Keep watching this website as we update it regularly.

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