Look To The Stars News: Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Gwyneth Paltrow And Coldplay Donate To Charity Pub Quiz Auction

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0000

Academy-award winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow was among a host of stars who donated items for auction at an annual Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RLNI) Pub Quiz, organized for RNLI SOS Day, the charity’s largest fundraising day.

Win Harry Potter Star's Jacket In Charity Competition

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +0000

On the day that the final installment of the blockbuster Harry Potter franchise is released on Blu-ray and DVD, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is launching a competition to win a jacket worn by Oliver Phelps, the film’s George Weasley.

Oliver undertook the Three Peaks Challenge in aid of the RNLI, scaling the highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales in June. Now fans of the actor can enter a competition to win the Helly Hansen jacket that he wore taking part in the challenge.

The Barrier Jacket includes commemorative branding which makes it a great piece of memorabilia for fans of Oliver and the Harry Potter films to get their hands on. Entry to the competition costs £3, which will go towards Oliver’s target of raising £1,996 to pay for two RNLI lifeguards to be fully trained and equipped to patrol Fistral beach in Cornwall next season.

Bernard Hill Abseils For Charity Again

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:00:00 +0000

Actor Bernard Hill – best known for appearing in films such as Titanic and Lord of the Rings – was one of 90 people who abseiled down a lighthouse in the UK recently to raise money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

Photo: www.RichardLycettPhotography.co.uk.

Harry Potter Stars Climb For Charity

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:30:00 +0000

Harry Potter stars James and Oliver Phelps swapped their broomsticks for climbing boots as they took on the Three Peaks Challenge to raise money for their favourite charities The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity.

Celia Imrie Launches Lifeboat Appeal

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:00:00 +0000

Celia Imrie, much-loved British actress and star of stage and screen, has officially launched a £1M public appeal for funds to create a new lifeboat station in Cowes.

The leading British actress, well known for her work Nanny McPhee, Acorn Antiques and Dinnerladies, with Victoria Wood, is the patron of the appeal, which will lead to a greatly improved lifeboat station serving the Solent.

Prince William And Kate Middleton To Attend Charity Lifeboat Naming Ceremony

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 15:30:00 +0000

Preparations for a royal visit are underway at Trearddur Bay lifeboat station as Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) volunteer crew, fundraisers and supporters in the Anglesey village get ready to welcome HRH Prince William of Wales and Kate Middleton.

The royal couple will be guests of honour at the naming ceremony of the RNLI lifeboat station’s new Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat, Hereford Endeavour, on Thursday 24 February.

Tracey Emin Creates Anonymous Art For Charity

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Tracey Emin, Zandra Rhodes, Martin Clunes, Vic Reeves and Bear Grylls are just a few of the famous names to have contributed to an anonymous postcard art auction, being held this Saturday (11 September) in aid of Margate RNLI.

Margate Harbour Arm Gallery is staging the auction of 100 postcard-sized pieces of work, which have been kindly donated by celebrities, professional artists and amateurs from Kent and beyond.The name of the artist behind each piece of artwork remains undisclosed until all the works have been auctioned, so bidders will not be sure whether they’re bidding on a Tracey Emin original or a piece by an unknown.

Harry Potter Stars Get Wacky For Charity

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:30:00 +0000

Harry Potter stars Rupert Grint, and brothers Oliver and James Phelps are rallying support for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) by taking part in the Barmy to Barcelona Wacky Rally this weekend.

Rupert, Oliver and James have really pushed the boat out with their 1992 Vauxhall Carlton rally car, decking it out in the familiar livery of an RNLI all-weather lifeboat.

Formula 1 Mastermind Launches Charity Challenge

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:30:00 +0000

Formula 1 mastermind Ross Brawn has joined forces with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) to raise £350,000 for a new lifeboat on the River Thames.

Earlier this week, Ross launched the initiative called The Brawn Lifeboat Challenge, in which teams from some of the UK’s leading businesses will be pitting their entrepreneurial wits against each other in a unique fundraising battle.

The 11 teams taking part in the Challenge will compete to raise as much money as possible in just eight months. Teams will pitch their strategies to Ross, who is considered to be one of the most inspirational leaders in the UK, and benefit from his advice and extensive experience of working with highly successful teams.

Ronnie Corbett Leads Stars In British Charity Campaign

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:30:00 +0000

British comedy legend Ronnie Corbett is among a host of celebrities who have pledged their support online for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s biggest fundraising day, SOS Day, which takes place on Friday 29 January.

Stars of the big screen James and Oliver Phelps, who play Fred and George Weasley in the Harry Potter films, have joined BBC Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills, Rugby World Cup winner Ben Cohen, lyricist Just Jack, round-the-world yachtswoman Hannah White and Hairspray star Sharon D Clarke in raising awareness and funds for the charity that saves lives at sea.

Anne Archer Presents Money To Charities

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:30:00 +0000

Academy Award nominated actress Anne Archer, presented cheques amounting to £50,000 to several different British charities on behalf of the L. Ron Hubbard Foundation and the Church of Scientology at the annual Gala Charity Concert on Sunday, October 18th at Saint Hill, East Grinstead, UK.

  Archer was the Master of Ceremonies, introducing each performer and also presenting the cheques on stage to the representatives of each charity, namely: the Sussex Air Ambulance; the Bluebell Steam Railway; East Grinstead charities the Town Museum, Furnihelp, and the East Grinstead Access Group for the elderly and disabled; Impact; and Crowborough charities the Town Mayor’s Charity Fund and the Community Hospital.

Bob Mainstone, representing the East Grinstead charities, said, “This donation will make a big difference to these charities in accomplishing their respective aims and is warmly appreciated.”

Lord Of The Rings Actor Abseils For Charity

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:30:00 +0000

Lord of the Rings actor Bernard Hill was part of a charity event in the UK earlier this week to raise money and awareness for a campaign to help the Royal National Lifeboat Institution train new volunteers.

Hill, who played King Theoden in the movie trilogy, joined actor David Morrissey in abseiling down the iconic Southwold Lighthouse for the event.

The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. It operates over 230 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and has more than 100 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since it was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 137,000 lives.

James Bond's Secret Charity Mission In Myanmar

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:30:00 +0000

Daniel Craig – star of the upcoming James Bond film Quantum of Solace – is to donate money to victims of the cyclone that ripped through Myanmar in May.

According to reports, the actor will donate about $12,000 to buy new boats for a group of fishermen in the Irrawaddy delta after their fleet was ravaged by Cyclone Nargis earlier this year. The report states that Craig will donate four sea-going vessels and 21 smaller boats to fishermen in the Ah-lai-thaung village of Pyin-kha-yaing town.

’His representative came to Myanmar and said he will pay for 25 fishing boats, and our committee brought the representative to that village," said a member from the fishery rehabilitation committee. “It will cost about 15 million kyats [$12,345] for the fishing boats to be made locally.”