THANKS to family connections with Looe, the Midlands Lotus Owners Club has raised £750 for the town’s lifeboat.

One of the directors of the car club, Mark Hodgkinson, has family in the Looe area. Arriving with cheque in hand, Mark and his family were greeted at the lifeboat station by volunteer Boathouse Manager and Education Officer Graham Morris who accepted the cheque on behalf of the RNLI.