In Focus: Saving Lives - The RNLI at Campbeltown

This audio forms part of a series of audio interviews conducted in 2022 by Smartify as part of the Spirit of the Highlands and Islands project. Listen and discover the Spirit of the Highlands and Islands through the eyes of the people who live, work and visit here.

In our 'In Focus' audio mini-series, take a closer look into a wide range of topics spanning the vast natural and cultural heritage of the Highlands and Islands. In this edition of 'In Focus', join David Colville and Ailsa Clark as they discuss life volunteering for RNLI Campbeltown, which covers the treacherous Mull of Kintyre and the North Channel. The remarkable crews at the Campbeltown lifeboat station, from a wide range of working backgrounds, have been awarded 11 medals for gallantry and life-saving feats in its 163 year history.

[Ailsa Clark] You got out in all weathers and that's part of what you do...you trust the boat, you trust the equipment you trust your coxswain and you trust your crew...

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