Charity auction boost for north Norfolk surf club
North Norfolk Surf Life Saving Club members outside their club house on the east promenade.Photo: KAREN BETHELL - Credit: Archant
Kind-hearted customers at a Cromer coffee bar have raised nearly £1,300 for North Norfolk Surf Life Saving Club, by donating lots for a charity auction.
North Norfolk Surf Life Saving Club member Jasmine Platten, 10, outside the group's club house on Cromer promenade. The club is celebrating after being handed £1,300 raised from a charity auction run by local cafe North Sea Coffee. Photo: KAREN BETHELL - Credit: Archant
Sheringham Primary school teacher Becky Robinson, who runs North Sea Coffee with her partner Stewart Thompson, who is an RNLI international programmes manager, came up with the idea of hosting an end-of-season party and sealed bid auction to raise funds for the club, which costs £10,000 a year to run and has around 100 members.
Lots included paintings by local artists, a yoga experience and a coat rack made from part of Cromer's old lifeboat slipway.
Cromer coffee bar owner Becky Robinson, who raised £1,300 for North Norfolk Surf Life Saving Club by running a charity auction.Photo: KAREN BETHELL - Credit: Archant
Thanking Ms Robinson, club secretary and trainer Nick Huttley said: 'We rely on fundraising entirely and keep membership fees at £10 a year to make the club accessible to everyone, so we are really grateful to everyone who has helped raise this huge amount of money.'
The club will be hosting its annual charity trail run at Felbrigg Hall on October 7. Anyone wanting to enter can register at 9am on the day. For more information, visit the North Norfolk Surf Life Saving Club Facebook page.
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