An Ayrshire town will celebrate 150 years of its lifeboat this weekend with a historic display.
Troon RNLI will tour a lifeboat from a bygone era as part of the long-awaited bash which was put on hold last year due to Covid.
The 1909 built William Riley lifeboat will be pulled through the town by volunteers to show how lifeboats were launched in the past.
The iconic vessel served Whitby from 1909 until 1931.
Volunteers will haul the lifeboat starting from North Shore Road heading along into Barassie Street, Portland Street onto Ayr Street and finally to the South Beach Esplanade.
A host of clubs and organisations will wade in to carry the impressive boat.
Representatives from Marr Rugby Club supported by the 1st Troon Boys Brigade Pipe Band and Troon D class inshore lifeboat and RNLI landrover.
Troon youth groups will then take over the pull once the William Riley hits the beach esplanade.
Punters will be able to get a behind the scenes look at the Troon RNLI lifeboat station as the station opens its doors.
Visitors can catch a glimpse at the Trent class all-weather ‘RNLB Jim Moffat’ and D class inshore lifeboat ‘Sheena’ while meeting volunteer crew.
Former Troon Lifeboat Coxswain Ian Johnson said: “As we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the RNLI in Troon, a re-enactment of the day that our first lifeboat May Sinclair arrived in Troon in 1871 is a fitting way to start this years Open Day.”
Troon RNLI Lifeboat Coxswain Joe Millar said: “With the lifeboat station open to the public you’ll be able to speak to the volunteer crew and find out about the variety of callouts that the lifeboat crew attend while looking at the history of the RNLI in Troon since 1871 which is displayed throughout the station.”
The lifeboat pull will leave from North Shore Road tomorrow 10am and will run until 12pm.
The lifeboat Open Day will run from 12pm until 5pm.
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