It's been a week of milestones for the RNLI...both nationally and locally.

In the week the lifeboat charity marked 200 years of saving lives at sea in the waters around the British Isles, the RNLI in Helensburgh also celebrated a dedicated member of their fund-raising team.

Linda Pender has been working for 30 years with the charity and was presented with a service marking her three decades by the local operations manager, Howard Morrison.

Earlier this week, Neil Petrie and Tom Ridskill from the Helensburgh lifeboat station travelled to London for a special service of thanksgiving at Westminster Abbey.

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Hundreds of people representing the RNLI community around the UK and Ireland marked the service's history and work at the service on March 4.

Mr Morrison said: "The RNLI has been saving lives for 200 years. We are the latest generation carrying on the lifesaving work which has been carried out by many generations before us.

“Helensburgh lifeboat station was founded in 1965 and today has an Atlantic 85 inshore lifeboat.

“The lifeboat has been called out 1,961 times since it was first launched in Helensburgh in 1965.

“We will be joining in the celebrations to mark the 200th anniversary throughout the year to thank all our volunteers over the years and our supporters who have helped us to save lives at sea.”