The orchestra committee have chosen to support the Royal National Lifeboat Institution as their chosen charity for our Autumn Concert on 2nd November 2024 as the RNLI celebrates its 200th anniversary. In the Scottish Borders region the RNLI operates a lifeboat station at Eyemouth and provides lifeguards at Coldingham Bay. The following is an extract from their website:

"In 2024, let’s get together to mark the RNLI’s special 200th year of lifesaving. 200 years is an amazing milestone for the RNLI, but everything we have achieved in that time has only been possible thanks to ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Since the RNLI was formed in 1824, people like you have formed crews and funded the kit and lifeboats to save lives at sea. RNLI lifesavers are counting on you to join us in our 200th year and we are proud to have you beside us. 

Just look how far we’ve come together. Once, our volunteers launched wooden lifeboats with oars and sails and now we’re saving lives on motor-powered all-weather lifeboats with state-of-the-art technology and communications. In every single one of those lifeboats, the crew have been the same: unwilling to stand by and do nothing when people are in trouble. And the generosity of our supporters hasn’t changed either. It’s a powerful combination of kindness and courage – together we’ve saved more than 146,000 lives."

We hope that you will come to our concert and enjoy an evening of beautiful music and, in doing so, support the orchestra in raising money for the RNLI