FFSC Lifeboat Day 2017
Last Updated on October 4, 2023
Billie Box has sponsored a couple of different charities 2017. The first was FFSC Lifeboat weekend in September 2017.
This event raised over £3000 for the Lifeboat – Fantastic work by all those concerned.
Fundraising For
Jane & Matt are members of the FFSC (Felixstowe Ferry Sailing club) and their sailing club is holding a whole weekend fundraising events for the Harwich RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution).
RNLI is Such a worthy cause, they save lives at sea everyday of the year. RNLI is run by volunteers and rely on public donations to keep their organisation going. It cost £485,000 per day in 2016 to run the RNLI.
During 2016 the RNLI rescued 23 people everyday of 2016, they trained and equipped over 610 lifesavers and 8,851 lifeboats were launched throughout 2016.
FFSC are holding a weekend of events:
Friday, 22nd September 2017 – 6.30pm to 10pm
- Opening by the Mayor of Felixstowe
- Fish & chip supper
- Live music by ‘Bits & Pieces’
- Beer tent
Saturday, 23rd September 2017 – 12 noon to 11pm
- RNLI Fundraising stalls
- Live music by local Pop and Folk bands and artists including ‘Troublesome Reach’
- RNLI Lifeboat viewing
- Try sailing taster
- Children’s entertainment
- Beer tent
- All day BBQ, Tea & Coffee
- Evening curry
- Rowing machine
- Fly your Teddy!
Sunday, 24th September – 12 noon to 6pm
- RNLI fundraising stalls
- Live music by local Pop and Folk bands and artists
- Children’s entertainment
- Duck race
- All day BBQ, Tea & Coffee
- The Traditional – Golf Ball over the river competition
- Tombola
- Seamanship Race
- Fly your Teddy!
- Tug of War
So if you fancy a day or even a weekend out in September, why not come on down to the Felixstowe Ferry Sailing Club and support the RNLI. Or if you can’t make it, why not donate today!
You know it makes sense.
About Jane Billing
Jane Billing has over 30 years in shipping container supply. During that time Jane has earned a very broad knowledge of the whole shipping container industry. From construction, to shipping, to adaption and conversions, if you have a question about any aspect of the shipping container industry Jane will likely have the answer for you. After many years working for some of the biggest names in the shipping container industry Jane set up her own company, Billie Box Ltd in 2012. Since launching in 2012 Billie Box Ltd has sold well over 1500 new and used containers.
