A five-year-old girl who has been closely following the lifesaving work of Tenby RNLI lifeboat volunteers - has helped to raise over £2,500 for the charity organisation by taking on the challenge of running 1km a day, for 30 days.

After spending much of the Summer with her family in Tenby, Elodie became fascinated by Tenby Lifeboat station and its volunteers and was fortunate enough to witness four emergency launches. She also got to speak with several crew members and even enjoy a visit aboard the lifeboat itself.

A spokesperson for Tenby RNLI shared: “Elodie has been closely following our updates on Facebook, reading about the various incidents we respond to.

“After learning that the RNLI is funded entirely by charitable donations, Elodie was inspired to help and after seeing another young supporter fundraising for the cause, she decided she wanted to do the same.”

Throughout the month of September, Elodie ran 1km a day, for 30 days to raise money in support of Tenby RNLI Lifeboats.

On Saturday, November 1, the 5-year-old visited the station to present a cheque for £2,540 to volunteer Coxswain, Johnathan Lewis, who was on duty for the day.

“Elodie enjoyed her special visit, sitting in the Coxswain’s seat, meeting the crew and dressing up as a volunteer crew member,” continued the spokesperson for Tenby RNLI.

“Thanks very much Elodie – it was great to meet you. We’re very grateful for the money you have raised for us. We think you are a future crew member in the making!”

Another lifeboat station in Pembrokeshire, recently had a donation boost too from another youngster, when on Saturday, October 18 crew at Fishguard RNLI welcomed back a special guest to mark the end of a bike ride raising funds for the charity!

10-year-old Henry Warwick undertook a 66 mile (100 kilometre) cycle across Pembrokeshire taking in some of county's lifeboat stations, starting out from Tenby just after 8am, visiting St Davids before concluding the ride 9 hours and 10 minutes later at Fishguard.

Henry from Herefordshire was inspired to raise funds for the RNLI following a visit to Fishguard RNLI in February 2025 where he met full time station Coxswain Gemma Gill.

He and his family were given a tour of the station and was surprised to find that the charity received no government funding and relied on the generosity of its supporters.

Following this visit, preparation started for the ride which initially aimed to raise £500, however the target was quickly exceeded.

Whilst on a visit to Tenby lifeboat station Henry came across a display detailing the individual costs of each piece of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) which totalled £3241 to provide a crew member with a full set of all-weather and inshore lifeboat PPE, which became the new ambitious target.

This target was reached by the start of the bike ride, and at the time of writing stands at £3,708.

Henry, who was undertaking the ride with his father Hugh, was joined on the last leg of the journey from Trefin to the lifeboat station by volunteer crew member Ian Davies on his bike.

He was then met by crew member Cedwyn Rogers outside of Goodwick in a vehicle adorned with RNLI banners and flag to escort the three cyclists to the station where they were met by cheers and refreshments of freshly baked cakes.

On finishing his journey Henry said: “It felt really welcoming to have everyone there clapping for me as I arrived. I was glad to know I had completed the ride and really proud of what I had achieved.”

Fishguard RNLI Volunteer Lifeboat Press Officer, Cedwyn Rogers, said: “From all of us here at Fishguard RNLI we wish to say a big well done and thank you to Henry and his family, it was a big undertaking and the weather on the day made it an even more challenging task.

“It is amazing to think that he was inspired to do this from a brief conversation with Gemma whilst visiting the area with family. This demonstrates the impact that these interactions can have and how these can inspire others to help us continue our lifesaving work.”