A couple from Surrey  are on a two-year mission to visit all 238 RNLI lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland to raise funds for the 200-year-old life-saving charity.

According to the BBC, Allan and Helen Thornhill, from Smallfield, have already completed two thirds of their mission, having started at the Teddington station.

The pair have already visited 164 locations since June 2024 and plan to finish at the RNLI's headquarters, Poole in Dorset, in summer 2026.

Mr Thornhill told the BBC: Mr Thornhill said: "It's a great milestone to have reached and it makes the finish line seem in sight.

"The highlight for me was visiting the most northerly lifeboat station in the UK in Shetland.

"Longhope in Orkney was also stunning with a turquoise blue sea."

He continued: "The Cornwall coast was also absolutely spectacular – one of most attractive we have visited so far."

Ms Thornhill added: "Pembrokeshire was stunning. When we arrived in Cardigan, we actually witnessed the lifeboat launch on a rescue. They successfully towed a small boat back to harbour. "It made us realise what our challenge is all about."

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