Long-service awards for RNLI crew
At a ceremony at Amble Lifeboat Station, coxswain John Connell presented a 40-year service badge to Keith Sim and a 20-year award to Robert Henderson.
Keith is the longest serving crewmember to have belonged to the Amble crew.
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Hide AdFor many years, he served as senior helmsman on Amble’s inshore lifeboats and his main role these days on the all-weather lifeboat is emergency mechanic.
A former miner, he works as a heavy goods driver for Nothumberland County Council.
Robert is currently helmsman on Amble’s inshore lifeboat, Mildred Holcroft.
He also serves as second coxswain on the all-weather lifeboat Elizabeth and Leonard.
A former fisherman, he skippers various vessels maintaining offshore windfarms around the coast.