Greenwich artist and frequent Tenby visitor Mick Armson ran the Virgin London marathon this year in support of our lifeboats and he has now raised a total of over £4,000 for the RNLIs Train One, Save Many campaign.

This means that at least three volunteer crew members can be trained for a whole year in the saving of lives at sea.

Mick, a regular exhibitor at The White Lion Street Gallery in Tenby, is a printmaker and offered a free print of RNLI Tenby to sponsors.

The print features Tenby harbour and therefore includes the first lifeboat house built in 1862, the preserved boathouse of 1905, the D Class inshore station established in 1972 and the new station, which was the first to house the Tamar Class boat in 2006.

Mick is passionate about supporting the work of the RNLI and said: Every year our family spend so much of our lives in Tenby and round the Pembrokeshire coast that we have become extremely familiar with the invaluable work done by the volunteer crews and supporters. It still seems unbelievable to me that the organisation still has to rely entirely on voluntary funding. This was a great opportunity for me to contribute by combining my love of printmaking, running and the Tenby coastline. I would like to thank everyone involved for their support.

Mick can often be found drawing on location or on training runs around Tenby and his work can be seen at The White Lion Street Gallery all year round.