Dartmouth Yacht Club hosted a quiz night in aid of Dart RNLI Lifeboat and to raise funds for the new station.

It raised £609.25, and the orgsanisers would like to thank Bushell's Riverside and St Austell Brewery for their food and prize donations. Wendy Beard, DYC club manager, said: “We are absolutely delighted to help Dart RNLI Lifeboat.

”We love the work you do and being supportive. It's good for the station and a great fit for DYC." John Butler, acting chair of Dart RNLI fundraising, added: “It really was a tremendous night and we are very grateful for all the hard work put in by DYC, Bushell's and St Austell. "Our appeal for our new lifeboat station is well under way and local businesses and clubs are stepping up to the plate to help us raise the £1.2 million we need to build and fit it out."