Wirral Life November 2019 | Page 94

ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB 175 TH ANNIVERSARY The Royal Mersey Yacht Club celebrated its 175th Anniversary by holding a Gala at Wallasey Town Hall on the 20th September 2019 with over 200 guests attending. The evening was a great success with the Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside and his wife, Mayor and Mayoress of Wirral as well as Lieutenant Commander of HMS Mersey attending this prestigious event. The Sea Cadets helped mark this occasion by welcoming guests with a side party and carpet guard of 20 Sea Cadets and Royal Marine Cadets, some of whom then formed a Corps of Drums to perform the hugely impressive Mess Beatings, prior to dinner. Royal Mersey Yacht Club Commodore Ian Diamond wishes to thank everyone who helped mark this most auspicious of occasions and delighted to have raised £6,000 for the Wirral RNLI stations ensuring seafarers and the public operating and using the waters of the Mersey, Dee, Liverpool Bay and Irish Sea have a service that they can call on at any time. Special thanks were made to all lifeboat men and women who provide this remarkable service; their courage and selflessness is an inspiration to us all, and it has been a privilege for the Royal Mersey Yacht Club to raise funds for this cause. 94 wirrallife.com