Tynemouth RNLI sign the 200th anniversary scroll in front of the South Shields Lifeboat Memorial

The RNLI crew from Tynemouth have signed the historic 200th anniversary scroll in front of the South Shields Lifeboat Memorial.

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00:00 It's such a privilege to be here and thank you very much for South Tyneside for allowing us to do this.

00:04 Being in front of this amazing beautiful monument of one of the oldest lifeboats in the UK is such a pleasure.

00:11 We obviously are based north of the Tyne at Tyne Mouth but looking back it's amazing to be here in front of this old boat

00:18 and show the differences that have happened since then.

00:21 It's honestly such a privilege to be representing our crew on the scroll today

00:26 and for generations to come to look back and see mine, Caroline and David's name written on this scroll

00:34 is a true pleasure and feel very humbled by it.

00:37 I just think it's amazing and I think it's a great thing that they're doing.

00:41 200 years of service and being a maritime town it's been so important to us and in front of the Tyne.

00:50 It was one of the first self-righting lifeboats built so proudly in South Shields, South Tyneside.

00:57 It was our discovery as it were and because people on both sides of the Tyne watched people drowning on the Black Mibbles

01:07 and felt they had to do something about it and now we have these wonderful grown men and women, ladies.

01:14 And also I know that they work alongside South Shields Volunteer Life Brigade who are also very, very proud of.

01:22 So a really, really important day today, 200 years of service.

01:26 I've been with Tyne Mouth RNLI for three years and was looking for something to do, volunteer that was

01:35 you know, going to support the community and being based at the coast, love the sea

01:40 but I knew I wasn't going to be able to go out on the boat.

01:42 What people forget is that the RNLI are a crew made up of many different people, not everybody goes out on the boat.

01:48 So we've got volunteers who are shore crew, we've got volunteers who are fundraisers, people who help out at our events

01:56 and yeah, lots of interest from different people who can support us.

02:01 Absolutely love it, it's been an honour to come here today and sign the scroll on behalf of the RNLI.

02:06 I saw it leave Westminster, I was at that service again, a real privilege to be representative of Tyne Mouth RNLI.