LLANDUDNO lifeboat will be celebrating Christmas with an alternative on line carol concert.

Since moving to the new boathouse on Llandudno Beach in 2017, each Christmas has been marked with a carol concert for crew, families, friends, and the local community.

In the autumn, Alun Pari Huws, Deputy Launching Authority realised that the pandemic was more than likely to thwart similar plans for this year. He said: “I sought support to pursue a plan for an alternative online carol concert, preparing a script to tie in the Christmas message with the life of the station and enlisting volunteers to take part in the alternative celebration."

Luke Heritage, the station mechanic agreed to take on the challenge and started filming the different readings and messages in early November. Once the video was safely finished, he then began the creative task of completing the 11 minute film including clips and photos from recent rescues.

The completed version is a collection of messages, memories, and readings from the Llandudno crew with a concluding Christmas message and prayer from Station Chaplain Fr. Phil Barratt.

Jonathan Coe, Llandudno Press Officer Lifeboat said: “We are all absolutely delighted with what has been created. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to Alun, Luke, and Fr. Phil who have done such a fantastic thing to raise our collective spirits this Christmas season.”

The virtual carol concert can be seen at: https://source.rnli.org.uk/share/A372C886-6A6B-46ED-B8B08CB30E0CEC56/