RNLI receives funds for four lifeboat stations
The first beneficiary of the Rampion Community Fund was the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), which received a £100,000 charitable donation to be spread across its lifeboat stations in Newhaven, Brighton, Shoreham and Littlehampton, all operating near to the wind farm.
The Community Fund was set up in November 2017 to benefit communities across Sussex and Rampion’s key aim is for the monies to be used to make a real difference to people living in the areas relevant to the wind farm.
To keep the wind farm in full working order, Rampion’s wind turbine technicians will transit between the operations base in Newhaven and the Rampion site, for the lifetime of the project. With a significant level of commercial and recreational sea user activity operating from ports and marinas across the coast, safety at sea will always be a priority for the team.
Rampion was delighted to be able to make the donation to the RNLI, which does an incredible job to keep everyone safe at sea, no matter the time, the season or the weather.
In 2017, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution saved 431 lives around the coast of the UK and Ireland and this vital work was made possible by donations such as this. The RNLI was extremely grateful to Rampion as it receives no government funding and relies entirely on donations, legacies and fund-raising. This money will help the organisation’s incredible lifeboat volunteers, at these four busy south coast stations, to continue to save lives at sea.