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Manx Newscast - 200 miles for 200 years

Manx Newscast

Thursday, 26 September 2024 - 7 minutes

A woman who's aiming to complete two laps of the Raad ny Foillan is set to complete her challenge today. 

Anjie Rook is the Associate Director of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and has been walking the Island's coastline - 200 miles in total - to mark 200 years of the lifesaving charity.

So far she's raised almost £2,900.

Sir William Hillary, a Douglas resident, founded the RNLI in 1824 after witnessing a number of shipwrecks around the Isle of Man.

Angela has been speaking with Lewis Foster.

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