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Three pensioners earn the RNLI’s Retail Award for increasing shop turnover at Queensferry
26th May 2011
Royal Visit to Queensferry
21st January 2009
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31st May 2011 On behalf of the Companions from the Provincial Grand Royal Arch Chapt...
26th May 2011 Rose & Nan receiving the RNLI Retail Award. The full release is here ...
1st May 2010 Mhairi Ross, originally from South Lewis and now staying in South Quee...
1st May 2010 On their first visit in five years Mike Vlasto, RNLI Chief of Operatio...
29th March 2010 The RNLI Queensferry Lifeboat Station Fundraising Branch' Cheese and W...
22nd March 2010 In a Worldwide Zero Harm Safety Initiative James Erskine, Melting Shop...
22nd December 2009 Ross Millar and his fiancee Abigail Sibbald from Corstorphine, Edinbur...
1st September 2009 Tom and Lyla Martin celebrated their Golden Wedding at the Boat Hose r...
10th July 2009 Leader Mike Nisbet and 39 colleagues from British Gas at Granton, Edin...
2nd July 2009 The proceeds of a very successful recent Flower Festival at Queensferr...
3rd June 2009 Pam Smart presents a cheque for £350, her latest donation and the pro...
27th March 2009 The Pettigrew School of Dance under the cdirection of Linda Grant wit...
22nd March 2009 The RNLI Queensferry Lifeboat Station Fundraising Group organised a Wi...
16th March 2009 Members of Queensferry Boat Club, South Queensferry the "Q Beats" musi...
22nd February 2009 Over ninety Scottish Country dancers enjoyed dancing to the music of J...
9th February 2009 With a raffle and live music the Anchor Inn, South Queensferry raised ...
19th January 2009 Manageress Linda Gamble raised £235 over the Christmas period with Fe...
25th November 2008 Max Downie retiring after 33years in the Police the last five in the P...
17th November 2008 £490 was raised at a Memorial Soul Night in memory of Bob Page from F...
9th November 2008 Representatives from the crew were pleased to attend the annual rememb...
20th October 2008 During the lifeboat station open day on Sunday 17 August, a young lad ...
11th August 2008 Queensferry Lifeboat Fete Sunday 17 August As well as the fundrais...
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Three pensioners earn the RNLI’s Retail Award for increasing shop turnover at Queensferry |
Stalwart RNLI shopkeepers had a date with royalty to mark their commercial skills in raising money for the charity. |
The Duke of Kent, president of the RNLI, was delighted to meet two of the elderly volunteers responsible for ensuring that the charity’s shop at Queensferry, Edinburgh, is open throughout the year whatever the weather. Rose Ritchie, of Shore Road and Nan Letton, of Hill Court, Queensferry, were presented to His Royal Highness at The Barbican, London. The RNLI’s Retail Award was given to the duo and Mabel Leil, of Roseberry Court, Queensferry, who was unable to attend the ceremony. A video was shown to the Duke of Kent and guests illustrating how the three pensioners brave the elements to open the shop in front of the lifeboat station – and have to move it quickly out of the way when the inshore boat is launched. The shop turnover has soared from £13,500 in 2002 to £23,100 four years later, and then to £30,000 in 2010. Queensferry has the third highest turnover among the RNLI’s 22 shops in Scotland. The women are prepared to open up to seven days a week and on occasion they run it for 12 hours a day when there is a demand from passengers disembarking from ferries arriving in the Firth of Forth. Mabel’s two sons David and Iain, are helmsmen on the inshore lifeboat which is one of the busiest boats in the RNLI in Scotland. Work has started on the construction of a new lifeboat station at Queensferry and this will include a purpose built shop. Donald Christian, the RNLI’s Retail Manager for Scotland, said, ‘This is one of the most unique shops we have in Scotland, where the volunteers have to bring in a trolley with our products and display them in front of the inshore lifeboat in all sorts of weather throughout the year. ‘They do not have the comforts of other shops, there is no dedicated heating or lighting, no modern till, and they are open to the elements yet they continue to trade |
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