Brighton RNLI ‘heartbroken’ to find collection box broken into and emptied

By Isabella Cipirska
Published 28th Mar 2020, 12:32 BST
Updated 28th Mar 2020, 12:58 BST
The charity collection box. Photo: Brighton RNLI/TwitterThe charity collection box. Photo: Brighton RNLI/Twitter
The charity collection box. Photo: Brighton RNLI/Twitter
Volunteers at the Brighton RNLI station were ‘heartbroken’ to find their collection box had been broken into and emptied this morning.

A spokesman posted on a photo on Twitter showing the collection box laying empty on the ground.

“Our volunteers are working very hard at this difficult time to keep launching to rescue those who need us,” the spokesman said.

“This just makes it harder.”

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Responding online, Twitter user Iain Holder wrote: “It beggars belief. I’ve just donated to try and make up for it.

“Thank you for all you do.”

Find out more about the lifeboat station here.

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