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Prince
Edward becomes patron of new hovercraft campaign
NEWS
POSTED: 3 March, 2010
 Prince
Edward has this week been unveiled as the patron of Burnham
rescue charity BARB's fundraising campaign to raise £60,000
for a new hovercraft. The
Earl Of Wessex has given his backing to the campaign following
a visit to Burnham-On-Sea last April.
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BT
Community Champion grant award for hovercraft charity
NEWS
POSTED: 21 February, 20010
 A
life-saving Burnham-On-Sea charity has received a financial
boost from British Telecom this week. BARB has been awarded
£150 through BT's Community Champions award scheme
thanks to the voluntary work of one of the organisation's
crewmembers, Eddie Fey. More...
Tickets
go on sale for fundraising Super Hero Night
NEWS
POSTED: 15 February, 20010
 Tickets
have gone on sale for a fun-filled 'super hero' theme night,
which is being held next month to raise funds for the charity
that operates Burnham-On-Sea's rescue hovercraft. The 'Super
Hero Night' will be held at the Beachcomber Inn in Brean
on Saturday, March 20th from 7.30pm.
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Christmas
lights cash gives hovercraft campaign a boost
NEWS
POSTED: 3 February, 20010
 The
charity that runs Burnham-On-Sea's rescue hovercrafts has
been given a financial boost this week with the donation
of more than £3,000. Residents in Trinity Close handed
over a cheque to BARB for £3,127.71 to help fund the
charity's replacement of one of its life-saving hovercrafts.
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Every
penny counts! Cubs' coin collection raises £180 for
BARB
NEWS
POSTED: 25 January, 20010
 Dozens
of kind-hearted Burnham-On-Sea Beavers and Cubs have dug
into their pockets and money boxes to save up bagfuls of
pennies for the charity that runs the town's two rescue
hovercrafts. The youngsters, pictured, spent weeks saving
up thousands of the coins and have handed over a total of
£186.60. More...
Charity's
volunteers help with snow relief work in Burnham area
NEWS
POSTED: 10 January, 20010
 Volunteers
from Burnham-On-Sea rescue hovercraft charity BARB have
been helping carers and ambulance crews to reach patients
across Somerset during the severe weather. On Wednesday,
BARB's 4x4 trucks were used to transport a local doctor
and a community nurse on their rounds.
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30
swimmers take part in fundraising Boxing Day dip in sea!
NEWS
POSTED: 26 December, 2009
 Dozens
of fundraisers braved the icy waters of the Bristol Channel
to take part in a bracing sea dip at Brean today (Boxing
Day) to raise hundreds of pounds for a Burnham-On-Sea charity.
Over 30 supporters of rescue hovercraft charity BARB ran
into the Bristol Channel during the sponsored event, which
was held to raise funds towards the £60,000 cost of
buying the charity a new rescue hovercraft. More...
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Father
Christmas comes to Burnham hovercraft station!
NEWS
POSTED: 7 December, 2009
 Santa
Claus will visit Burnham-On-Sea over two weekends in the
run-up to Christmas - and families are being encouraged
to come along and meet him. Part of Burnham's rescue hovercraft
station on The Esplanade will be transformed into a festive
grotto for Father Christmas, who will be handing out gifts
to visitors.
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Motorcycle
group hands cheque to BARB after fundraising bike runs
NEWS
POSTED: 22 November, 2009
 A
group of Somerset motorcycling enthusiasts who have held
a series of fundraising bike rides across the county have
this week handed over the proceeds to a Burnham-On-Sea charity.
The Somerset Motorcycle Group raised £610 for BARB,
the charity that operates Burnham's two rescue hovercrafts.
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Brean
country music club raises £750 for Burnham hovercraft
NEWS
POSTED: 22 November, 2009
 Burnham-On-Sea's
rescue hovercraft charity was one of four good causes to
receive a funding boost from a Brean country and western
club this week. The Tavern Country Music Club, based at
Brean Leisure Park, handed over £750 to BARB, as pictured,
towards the charity's ongoing hovercraft maintenance costs
and the replacement of its Light Of Elizabeth craft.
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Hovercraft
conducts 'safety mission' with a difference
NEWS
POSTED: 1 November, 2009
 One
of Burnham-On-Sea's hovercrafts was used for a 'safety mission'
with a difference on Saturday (October 31st). Sedgemoor
District Council's Assistant Harbour Officer, Ricky Holmes,
and Nick Prout were flown out into Bridgwater Bay to check
the condition of the buoys around Stert Island ahead of
the winter season.
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Spooky
speedsters roar into action to raise funds for BARB!
NEWS
POSTED: 31 October, 2009
 Fun-loving
motorcyclists dressed in Halloween costumes roared through
Burnham-On-Sea on Saturday morning (October 31st) at the
start of a sponsored 35 mile bike ride. Members of the Somerset
Motorcycle Group organised the ride from Burnham to Watchet
to raise funds for Burnham-On-Sea's rescue hovercraft charity,
BARB.
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Puriton
bike run raises hundreds for hovercraft charity
NEWS
POSTED: 22 October, 2009
 Burnham-On-Sea's
hovercraft crew and a local group of brownies have been
given a financial boost this week with the donation of hundreds
of pounds following a fundraising bike ride. Over fifty
motorbikes took part in the 160-mile Pasty Run from Puriton,
near Bridgwater, to Swanage in Dorset during September.
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Further
£4,400 raised by Diamond Farm for Burnham hovercraft
NEWS
POSTED: 11 October, 2009
 A
further £4,400 has been handed over to Burnham-On-Sea's
hovercraft charity by generous holidaymakers at a Brean
holiday park. Members
of Diamond Farm's Fundraising Committee last month presented
over £5,800 to BARB, and a second cheque for £4,400
from the park's pub fundraising group was handed over on
Saturday night (October 10th), making a huge total of £10,206
for the year.
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Fundraising
bikers roar into action for Burnham hovercrafts
NEWS
POSTED: 4 October, 2009
 Over
30 bikers took part in a fundraising ride for a Burnham-based
charity at the weekend - the second in the last fortnight.
A convoy of bikers from the Somerset Motorcycle Group roared
off from the Bristol Bridge Inn in Highbridge for the 50-mile
bike run, which finished on Burnham seafront.
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Over
£5,000 donated to BARB by fundraising holidaymakers
NEWS
POSTED: 27 September, 2009
 A
busy summer of fundraising at a Brean caravan park has raised
over £5,000 for Burnham-On-Sea's rescue hovercraft
charity. Dozens
of holidaymakers at Diamond Farm have taken part in a series
of events, ranging from sponsored hair colouring sessions
to auctions, raffles and car boot sales to raise a huge
£5,364 for BARB.
Diamond Farm's Fundraising Committee handed over the bumper
cheque to grateful volunteers. More...
Light
Of Elizabeth hovercraft pulled through Brean by fundraisers
NEWS
POSTED: 27 September, 2009
 A
two-mile sponsored pull of Burnham’s rescue hovercraft
through the streets of Brean raised hundreds of pounds for
BARB, the charity behind the life-saving rescue service,
on Sunday (September 27th). The
Light Of Elizabeth hovercraft and its tow truck were tugged
along Coast Road by a hardy group of country music fans,
led by members of Chevron Country Music Club, who organised
the event during Brean's Country Music Festival.
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Burnham's
MP joins training rescue exercise with BARB crews
NEWS
POSTED: 13 September,
2009
 Burnham-On-Sea's
MP experienced at first hand the work of the town's marine
rescue services on Sunday (September 13th) when he was 'rescued'
during a joint training exercise. David Heathcoat-Amory
had a flight in a rescue hovercraft and a trip on a lifeboat
when he became a 'casualty' and was retrieved by the BARB
and RNLI crews. More...
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Hovercraft
gets wedding role as crewmember ties the knot!
NEWS
POSTED: 12 September,
2009
 One
of Burnham-On-Sea's rescue hovercrafts was at the centre
of a wedding ceremony on Saturday (September 12th) when
a long-serving crewmember tied the knot. Chris Gammon has
been part of BARB's volunteer crew for over five years and
was keen for fellow crewmembers to join his special day
when he married his partner Emmalene at St Andrew's Church
on Burnham seafront. More...
ITV
news man meets BARB crew at fundraising event
NEWS
POSTED: 6 September,
2009
 ITV
West news presenter Peter Rowell met crewmembers of Burnham-On-Sea's
Light Of Elizabeth hovercraft during his visit to a popular
fundraising event near Bridgwater this week. The familiar
face from ITV1's regional news programmes was the special
guest at Storgursey's annual It's A Knockout event, which
raises money for local charities.
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Brean's
Diamond Farm raises thousands of pounds for BARB
NEWS
POSTED: 31 August, 2009
 A
busy summer of fundraising at a Brean holiday park has seen
thousands of pounds being raised for the charity which runs
Burnham-On-Sea's rescue hovercrafts. Scores of events have
been held throughout the season at Diamond Farm to raise
money for BARB.
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Drama
during Prince Edward's visit to Burnham hovercraft
NEWS
POSTED: 24 April, 2009
Drama
occurred during Prince Edward's visit to Burnham-On-Sea's
rescue hovercraft station on Friday (April 24th) when crews
were called out to an actual incident on the mudflats at
Brean. The Earl Of Wessex was visiting the seafront headquarters
of BARB to mark the fifth anniversary of the Spirit Of Lelaina
hovercraft going into service. More...
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