Milford Haven Fundraising RNLI have been presented with a heartfelt donation of over £1,000 by a 90-year-old member of Neyland Ladies Choir.

At rehearsal on Wednesday, November 13, one of the choir’s most treasured singers, Mrs Dorothy Beckett presented visiting members of the group with a cheque from her 90th birthday celebration concert.

The choir had hosted the beautiful event at St Mary’s Church on Waterloo Road in Hakin in October. They were joined by Milford Haven Junior Town Band and Angle RNLI.

During the birthday celebration, Alice Coleman, RNLI Community Manager, presented Dorothy with her Long Service Medal on behalf of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, honouring her 50 years of unparalleled commitment to saving lives at sea.

In fact, Dorothy had clocked up a total of 74 years of fundraising for the RNLI. The concert also served to acknowledge her many years of singing with the choir.

Dorothy has been a devoted supporter of the RNLI for decades, and in the 1970s, she was instrumental in establishing the Hakin Point RNLI fundraising group. Through her unwavering dedication, this group managed to raise over £500,000 for the RNLI.

Dorothy’s efforts laid the foundation that has enabled the Milford Haven RNLI Fundraising Group to carry on her legacy, striving to emulate her incredible success for many years to come.

The concert raised £1,065, a sum that was presented to the fundraising group in an emotional moment at The Bethesda Baptist Church in Neyland on Wednesday. Accepting this generous donation from Dorothy and the choir were Steve Lewis, Chairman of the fundraising group, and Thomas Kehoe, Deputy Coxswain to the Angle Lifeboat.

Milford Haven RNLI Fundraising Group were very touched by the donation: “Thank you, Neyland Ladies Choir. Thank you, Dorothy Beckett. Words cannot fully capture our gratitude.”