While many of us switch off over the festive period and spend Christmas relaxing with family and friends, hundreds of RNLI volunteers are on-call.
The crew from Bangor RNLI station were called out to help a swimmer on Christmas Day 2021Many of us will switch off over the festive period and spend Christmas relaxing with family and friends.
Last Christmas the charity, which has warned it's facing a tough time financially, had its busiest festive period in five years. "It's about giving back to the community. When you live along the water you see the joy it gives, you see how good it is for people's mental health and wellbeing, but you also see the dangers and how quickly it can go wrong," she said.Christmas Day, Kelly added, will be like any other day she has been on call in the past year."They really understand the value of the RNLI, they are proud of what we do and understand the work we do. We save lives.
When you go open water swimming, enter the water slowly and allow time for your body to get used to the coldWarm up afterwards by putting on dry clothes quickly and wear a warm hat as soon as you get outAvoid swimming in areas where there is iceIt's a sentiment Kevin - also on call this Christmas for the first time - shares.Being on call, even on Christmas Day, is part and parcel of RNLI volunteering, he said.
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