20 years on call for Padstow RNLI’s Tom Norfolk and Ross McBurnie

Twenty years. That’s how long two volunteers at Padstow’s lifeboat station have been ready to drop everything when the call comes in.

At the weekend, Padstow RNLI crew members Tom Norfolk and Ross McBurnie were awarded their 20 year long service medals.

Medals presented by the Lifeboat President

The medals were handed over by Padstow Lifeboat President Nick Prideaux-Brune, marking two decades of volunteering for each of them.

The station shared its congratulations to the pair, describing them as two long serving volunteer crew.

What being crew takes

Being an RNLI crew member asks a lot of the people who sign up. There are many hours of regular training involved, all to make sure the service is ready to respond at any point in the year.

Tom and Ross have kept that up for 20 years. And the station was quick to thank them both for their dedication.

📷Tom Norfolk and Ross McBurnie with their 20 year long service medals. Credit: Padstow Lifeboat