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Award for RNLI stalwart volunteer.


A DEDICATED lifeboat volunteer from Anglesey has received an award for his long service.

Ken Bolton Ken Bolton (born 1949) is an Australian poet and art critic.

Bolton was born in Sydney and studied fine arts at the University of Sydney, where he also tutored.[1] In the late 70s he edited the poetry magazine Magic Sam
, Moelfre RNLI RNLI (in Britain) Royal National Lifeboat Institution

RNLI n abbr (BRIT) (= Royal National Lifeboat Institution) → organización benéfica que proporciona un servicio de lanchas de socorro

 lifeboat station treasurer, has given 13 years to the charity.

RNLI operations director Michael Vlasto recently awarded Ken, a retired mechanical engineer, with a pewter model of a lifeboat man at the Moelfre RNLI Lifeboat station.

Lifeboat operations manager See datacenter manager.  Rod Pace said: "On behalf of everyone at the Moelfre RNLI Lifeboat Station I would like to thank Ken for all his dedication, commitment and hard work he has given to the RNLI over the past 13 years. He is a valuable member of the team and he thoroughly deserves this award."

Mr Vlasto was visiting the Moelfre RNLI Lifeboat Station to unveil two bronze panels outside the Sea watch centre to commemorate the anniversary of the tragic loss of 479 lives when the vessel Royal Charter was wrecked on the Moelfre rocks 150 years ago.

The detailed statuette of a lifeboat man is awarded to RNLI Station officials once they have completed 10 years of service to the charity organisation.
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Publication:Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Date:Nov 13, 2009
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