A model lifeboat has been given to a lifeboat station in memory of its former owner.
The model of the historic MTC lifeboat was donated to Hastings RNLI lifeboat station by Valerie Cakebread in memory of her late husband Bill and was presented by Bob Cakebread.
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Paul Freathy, chair of the Hastings RNLI Lifeboat Management Group, said: "I was honoured to receive the model from Bob on behalf of Hastings RNLI lifeboat station.
"Valerie and Bob were delighted that the lifeboat model could come 'home' to Hastings RNLI.
"It is a real pleasure to add the model to our collection and we will be proud to display it publicly in our popular RNLI shop, in the lifeboat station in Hastings Old Town."
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