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DLAs
| "Little" Al Phillips
Senior DLA (Hydro-carbon logistics engineer) |
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| Andy Downham
Operations Manager
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Andy was a crewman from 2003 - 2010. As well as his operational roles, Andy has been co-opted onto the Board of Trustees. Andy is also Sidmouth's local Funeral Director | |
| Andy Carmichael
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Mark Waring
(retired engineer) |
I retired from running The
Marmite factory in 2008 and moved to Sidmouth in 2009 when I joined as
Shore Crew (too old to go on the boat). I like to fix things so spend
time fixing all the things others break, there is always plenty to do at
the lifeboat station. |
Shore Crew
| John Tullett
(Gardener) |
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John Moore |
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