b]The first of two silent charity auctions in aid of Teddington RNLI is now up and running![.b]

All money will go to the RNLI Twickenham, Teddington, and District branch.

You can register here and bid before 7pm on Monday May 31 for your chance to win some amazing prizes donated by the generous businesses in the area (thank you to all the lovely people who've donated prizes to make this possible!).

The second auction will run from June 14.

Prizes include:

- A pony visit to your house or place of work from Park Lane Stables RDA Teddington

- A one-night stay in a new boutique double room at The Park Hotel Teddington

- A self-guided canoe or kayak tour for four people from Back of Beyond Adventures Richmond

- Five opportunities for a 45 minute deep tissue massage at Parkshot House Manual Therapy Richmond

- A two-hour stand up paddleboarding lesson for two with Active360 Richmond

- A five-week baby massage course from Rosie Gray The Richmond Doula at her home studio in St Margarets

- A two-course meal for two with a bottle of house wine at The Anglers, Teddington

- One-hour self-drive boat hire for up to 8 people from Aquanaut Scuba Kingston

- Two introductory yoga classes at The Yoga Bar Twickenham

Bid here!

The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. Powered primarily by kind donations, our search and rescue service has been saving lives for nearly 200 years. Here you can find out more about who we are, what we do and how with your support, we can move closer to a world where no one drowns.

The Twickenham, Teddington and District RNLI fundraising branch covers not only Teddington and Twickenham but also Richmond, St. Margarets, Whitton, Sunbury and Ashford (Middx).

Since the branch was formed in 1959 it has raised over £1.5 million, more than half of that since the millennium.

Learn more here.

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