CREWS from Hoylake, West Kirby and New Brighton lifeboat stations took part in the final stages of a special event as part of the RNLI's 200th anniversary celebrations.

The charity's Coast To Cobbles time capsule relay began last weekend and ended at the Albert Dock in Liverpool on Saturday (October 5).

During the week-long event, a specially-designed time capsule was passed from lifeboat station to lifeboat station, with each crew given the opportunity to add something before it is sealed and put on display in Lytham St Annes Lifeboat Museum for 50 years.

The specially-designed time capsule that was passed from lifeboat station to lifeboat station during RNLI's 'Coast To Cobbles' relay on Saturday (October 5)The specially-designed time capsule that was passed from lifeboat station to lifeboat station during RNLI's 'Coast To Cobbles' relay on Saturday (October 5) (Image: RNLI) Starting its journey from Silloth Lifeboat Station on September 28, the time capsule travelled down the Cumbria coast and into Lancashire.

It visited Lytham St Annes before arriving at Liverpool on Saturday for two special RNLI 200 events.

The RNLI's 'Coast To Cobbles' time capsule relay underway on Saturday (October 5)The RNLI's 'Coast To Cobbles' time capsule relay underway on Saturday (October 5) (Image: RNLI) The first was a Service of Thanksgiving at Our Lady and St Nicholas Church. Afterwards, volunteer crews and the public came together at Liverpool’s Albert Dock for ‘Rock Around the Dock’ where the spectacular Coast To Cobbles lifeboat was on display.

Colin Gordon, Hoylake RNLI crew member, was aboard for the event and said: "To be part of something as special as to escort 13-39 on her journey down the river with our flank stations is an honour, especially with it being the 200th anniversary of the RNLI.

"We all felt privileged to be aboard."

Coast To Cobbles is all about commemorating the iconic history of the RNLI in the North West of England.

A spokesperson for the RNLI said: "In 1886, 27 lifeboat men lost their lives in their mission to rescue crew from the stricken German barque Mexico off the coast of Southport.

"Out of adversity and hardship communities pulled together, and in 1891 they brought a lifeboat into the city of Manchester for the world’s first ever street collection – which paved the way for how charities fundraise today.

"It’s about bringing communities together, transporting a time capsule and picking up stories to commemorate, celebrate and inspire the next generation of lifesavers in the RNLI’s 200th year of lifesaving.

The RNLI's 'Coast To Cobbles' time capsule relay underway on Saturday (October 5)The RNLI's 'Coast To Cobbles' time capsule relay underway on Saturday (October 5) (Image: RNLI) "The Coast to Cobbles event marks the RNLI’s 200th anniversary in the North West, commemorating the region’s contribution to the charity’s two centuries of saving lives at sea.

"The finale of the relay ‘Lifeboat on The Quay’ will take place at Salford Quays on Thursday, October 10."

Anyone wishing to donate online directly to support the Hoylake and West Kirby RNLI lifeboat stations can visit: https://fundraise.rnli.org/fundraisers/Hoylake