The PGM accompanied by his family and PGL Almoner, Bro McIlwraith, visited the Loch Lomond Rescue Boat during their Sunday morning training session. The purpose of the visit was to present the first cheque of £10,000.

Since this presentation took place the Loch Lomond Rescue Boat has been called out several times, in particular by Police Scotland for a multi-agency response after a report of a person in the water in the area near to Balmaha. A crew responded and launched swifty and, once at the reported location, immediately began a search of the area. Shortly afterwards, calls for help were heard coming from Inchcailloch Island and from the water. Utilising all our search equipment we located and recovered one barely conscious male from the water into the boat and immediately began casualty care whilst returning to Balmaha pier and after a short time the casualty was handed to the Scottish Ambulance Service for further care. LLRB then attended Inchcailloch Island to collect three other persons and return them to the mainland, all of whom were safe and well. Thanks to our colleagues also in attendance, HM Coastguard Rescue Helicopter R199, Police Scotland, Scottish Fire & Rescue Service, and Scottish Ambulance Service