Mayday! Put your best foot forward and help save lives at sea

USUALLY, the lifesavers of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) answer mayday calls - it’s the most serious call for help. But this May, they need your help.

The charity is calling on the people of Mayo to join the RNLI’s Mayday Mile to help raise vital funds to keep you and your family safe this summer.

It’s so easy to take part and support the RNLI’s lifesavers. Simply complete one mile a day, every day this May, wherever and however you like - walk, jog, hop or skip.

Money raised through the Mayday Mile could help RNLI lifesavers have everything they need to keep families safe this summer. Warmer weather draws more people to the water, and RNLI volunteer lifeboat crews will drop whatever they’re doing when a call for help comes in.

Eilish Power, volunteer lifeboat press officer at Achill Island RNLI, says: “Summer is our busiest time of year, with thousands of people at risk of getting into danger by the water. Ordinary people just enjoying days out with family or friends.

“Mayday is our own call for help, as we rely on the generosity of the public to take part in events like the Mayday Mile and raise the funds that allow us to be there when we’re needed most. But we need to be ready. Training, kit, stations, fuel, these are just some of the things we need to save lives, and that your fundraising can help provide.”

The RNLI’s Mayday fundraiser begins today (Monday, May 1) and will run for the whole month.

Sign up for the Mayday Mile now and find out more at rnli.org/SupportMayday.