RNLI St Davids opened its doors for behind the scenes tours of the station and lifeboats on the weekend.

The charity’s state-of-the-art station, Tamar class lifeboat and D-class inshore lifeboat proved a popular attraction at the open day held on Saturday, June 22, as well as the refreshments and home-made cakes on sale from the coast path above.

With over 130 visitors, including many well behaved dogs, the volunteer crew delivered tours throughout the day to visitors both local and from further afield.

All three station lifeboats were used in the launch and demonstration at 4pm, drawing a large crowd to the coast path and station.

Thanks to the generosity of local bakers and visitors to the station, over £650 was raised for the charity.

John Williams, Lifeboat Operations Manager for St Davids RNLI lifeboat, said: “On behalf of St Davids Lifeboat station, I just wanted to extend our warmest gratitude to each and every one of you who joined us for our station open day.

“Your presence and interaction with our stations team made the event a truly special occasion! A big shout-out to our dedicated fundraisers, volunteers and crew who generously gave their time to showcase our station to the public.

“Special thanks to all those who baked and donated cakes for the event, their delicious contributions were a massive success! Without your unwavering support and the donations you made, we wouldn’t be able to continue our life-saving mission around our coastline.”