The scroll bearing the RNLI pledge is to be signed at 240 locations around the UK.
A scroll celebrating 200 years of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution has reached the north east of England.
The charity is running relay-style event where representatives from lifeboat stations, lifeguard units and fundraising branches sign a scroll bearing the RNLI pledge to save lives at sea.It was in Sunderland and Cullercoats on Saturday, and will continue north to Oban and Aith over the coming months, reaching 240 locations in total., the scroll was signed by local RNLI chairman Malcolm Cook who said: "I am very proud to sign the scroll at this significant moment in the history of the RNLI.
Associate director Anjie Rook said: "By the end of the relay we will have an important document which will become part of the charity’s history and a significant snapshot of the charity as it stands at 200 years old."Teens charged with attempted murder after stabbing
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