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February
27, 2006
BBC's
John Inverdale officially opens new Burnham-On-Sea lifeboat shop
Burnham-On-Sea
RNLI officially opened its new shop on the town's seafront in
a ceremony on Monday lunchtime.
 Watched
by dozens of onlookers, BBC TV presenter John Inverdale cut the
ribbon to open the new facility, which is located on the seafront
next to Sunspot Amusements on Monday February 27th.
During
the ceremony John said he was pleased to be opening the shop
and that his lifelong ambition was to smash a bottle of champagne
on the bows of a brand new lifeboat at an RNLI naming ceremony.
 Before
the shop opening he was treated to a ride through town in the
Burnham-on-Sea specialized launching tractor Kay's Cart.
After
a short speech by Tony Winterburn, Burnham-On-Sea's RNLI Chairman,
John addressed the crowd of onlookers before stepping off the
rear of the tractor to cut the official red, white and blue platted
ribbons across the shop doorway.
After
the ceremony, he talked individually to enthusiastic fans, posing
for photographs and signing autographs.
 John
Inverdale currently presents the BBC's Six Nations rugby coverage
and his sister is Jendy Weekes, the Chairman of Burnham RNLI's
Supporters' Group.
Head
of RNLI retail Charlotte Higson said: "The efforts of Jendy
and her team have been nothing short of remarkable, and I wish
her the greatest success for the future."
Run
by Burnham RNLI's Supporters Group, the new shop has been completely
refitted both inside and out in recent months.
 Jendy
said: "The shop is now open daily between 10am and 4pm, with
slightly longer hours during the school holidays."
"If
anyone is able to spare the odd hour or two during the week and
would be willing to come along and help in the shop, we would
be delighted to see them.
"Prospective volunteers should make themselves known by either
contacting us at the shop on 01278 784213 or by ringing me on
01278 641370."
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