Baby Boom at Eastbourne RNLI
Eastbourne RNLI has welcomed three new ‘recruits’
Eastbourne RNLI have revealed they were pleasantly surprised to welcome three new members to its lifeboat family.
Hunter, Arthur and Frankie were all born within a month of each other.
All three of their fathers are long-standing volunteers of Eastbourne RNLI.
Mick Wishman, a firefighter, has been volunteering with the RNLI for the past 14 years. He said he ‘loves being on the water’ and was ‘inspired to join from a young age after watching a rescue take place under the local pier’.
Alex Emberley is a first-time father and has been volunteer crew at Eastbourne for 13 years.
Brandon Bentley, who has been a volunteer for 7 years, says, ‘the RNLI has positively changed my life and given me a sense of purpose’.
The proud fathers introduced their newborns to their volunteer colleagues ahead of the weekly training session.
An RNLI spokesperson said:
"Eastbourne lifeboat station has always had a great sense of family and many members have been volunteering for over half of their lives, with other family members following in their footsteps.
"Will Hunter, Arthur and Frankie continue in their fathers’ footsteps and become the next generation of lifeboat crew for Eastbourne lifeboat station? Only time will tell."