BLAZING hot seaside weather and blue skies brought out the crowds for Minehead Lifeboat Station’s annual open day on Saturday afternoon (June 29) and helped raise more than £2,700.

Yesteryear and today's Royal National Lifeboat Institution crew kit is demonstrated for the Minehead station's open day. PHOTO: George Ody.Mark Curran shows how fast get can get into lifeboat gear! PHOTO: George Ody.Albert Coleman tries his young hand at one of the children's games during Minehead Lifeboat Station's open day. PHOTO: George Ody.Holly Sanderson draws a tombola ticket at Minehead Lifeboat station's open day. PHOTO: George Ody.Some of the visitors to Minehead RNLI's open day at the weekend. PHOTO: George Ody.A shanty singing session during Minehead Lifeboat station's open day. PHOTO: George Ody.Minehead Lifeboat Station's open day benefited from fine weekend weather. PHOTO: George Ody.The winning 'Bake Off' cake at Minehead Lifeboat Station's open day. PHOTO: George Ody.A Minehead lifeboat crew prepare to give a demonstration at the RNLI open day at the weekend. PHOTO: George Ody.

Yesteryear and today's Royal National Lifeboat Institution crew kit is demonstrated for the Minehead station's open day. PHOTO: George Ody.

Mark Curran shows how fast get can get into lifeboat gear! PHOTO: George Ody.

Albert Coleman tries his young hand at one of the children's games during Minehead Lifeboat Station's open day. PHOTO: George Ody.

Holly Sanderson draws a tombola ticket at Minehead Lifeboat station's open day. PHOTO: George Ody.

Some of the visitors to Minehead RNLI's open day at the weekend. PHOTO: George Ody.

A shanty singing session during Minehead Lifeboat station's open day. PHOTO: George Ody.

Minehead Lifeboat Station's open day benefited from fine weekend weather. PHOTO: George Ody.

The winning 'Bake Off' cake at Minehead Lifeboat Station's open day. PHOTO: George Ody.

A Minehead lifeboat crew prepare to give a demonstration at the RNLI open day at the weekend. PHOTO: George Ody.

It was an occasion full of fun as residents and visitors alike helped celebrate the 200th anniversary year of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).

Entertainment ranged from a shanty singing session and children’s games to full-blown demonstrations by the crews of the station’s lifeboats and the kit they use to ‘Save Lives at Sea’.

There was also an RNLI version of the television Bake Off competition for adults and under-16s with the bicentenary of the charity selected as the theme for entries.

The RNLI depends on public support to fund the expense of running its vital life saving equipment.

In the past three years, Minehead lifeboat crews have completed more than 100 rescues and have been credited with saving at least 10 lives.