A Tenby youngster’s fundraising efforts towards the RNLI’s Mayday charity campaign has been told that he is a lifeboat crew member in the making.

With the RNLI charity launching its Mayday fundraising campaign last month to raise funds to ensure volunteer crews can continue to save lives at sea - one such person who took up the challenge was seven-year-old Samuel Fecci, who took part in the Mayday Mile, where supporters were asked to cover at least one mile in any way they choose and raise vital funds to keep people safe on our coastline.

Sam said that as he doesn’t has a garden he uses the harbour as his playground, and with the RNLI Station just around the corner, he often spots the lifeboat volunteer crew responding to their pagers, and hopes that one day, when he’s older, he can join the crew one day.

After raising £309 from his Mayday Mile efforts, Sam said: “I would like to thank everyone that sponsored me and am very surprised I was able to raise that much money.

“I do hope people enjoyed our RNLI window display at our home and have taken note of the safety signs. Lets also keep our beaches clean and safe.

“I do want to be a lifeboat crewman when I grow up and am planning to do more fundraising for the RNLI soon,” he added.

Sam received his Mayday Medal from Tenby Lifeboat Coxswain Phil John on completion of his Mayday Mile fundraiser, the final walk of which was to the top of the Preseli hills!

“We’d like to say a huge thank you to Sam for deciding to take on the Mayday Mile and raising all this money for us,” said Tenby lifeboat crew member and press officer Ben James.

“Sam is always down the harbour so the crew know him well and it’s great that he decided to give up his time for such a worthwhile cause. He’s definitely a crew member in the making!”