A scroll, representing the RNLI's 200-year history, will be signed at Penarth RNLI.

The scroll, which began its journey on March 4 at Westminster Abbey, has travelled across every RNLI region and country in 2024.

It will finish its journey in October in Douglas, Isle of Man, the former home of RNLI founder Sir William Hillary.

On Friday, September 20, the scroll will arrive at Penarth RNLI Lifeboat Station.

Representatives from the RNLI lifesaving community will gather to commemorate, celebrate, and inspire by taking their turn to sign the scroll.

The scroll represents the RNLI's "One Crew" with someone being nominated from each area within the lifeboat station to sign on behalf of their community.

It carries the words of the "one crew pledge," honouring Sir William Hillary's mission to save lives at sea.

The pledge is printed in seven languages: English, Irish Gaelic, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Ulster Scots, Manx, and Cornish.

Beneath the pledge, it reads: "Signed in 2024 by representatives of the RNLI’s lifesaving communities, on behalf of all who strive to save every one."

The scroll has been made bespoke, involving RNLI craftspeople and using materials of significance to the charity.

The wooden handle was made by a carpenter from the RNLI’s All-weather Lifeboat Centre in Poole, using wood from an old flagpole from Ramsey lifeboat station on the Isle of Man.

Staff and apprentices from the RNLI’s Inshore Lifeboat Centre on the Isle of Wight have made the protective fibreglass casing and carefully set the scroll spindles and accessories into the case.

To emphasise the involvement and importance of the community, a special 200th anniversary service will be held at St Augustine’s on Sunday, September 22, at 10.45am.

Reverend Mark Jones will conduct the service when the Penarth RNLI Standard is to be processed in at the beginning, and out at the end.

There will be a retiring collection for the RNLI for those who wish to contribute.

Penarth station manager of operations, Jason Dunlop, said: "In our 200-year history the RNLI has evolved in many ways, but the one thing that has remained the same is the constant connection with the community and the dedication and effort of all of our volunteers, that ultimately means our crews can go out and continue to save lives at sea as they have done for the past two centuries."

Following the special arrival and signing of the RNLI 200 scroll, Penarth RNLI will have a visit from Belinda and James and their RNLI-911 "The Last Blast!" Porsche.

They are driving clockwise around the whole of the British Isles and Ireland, including Shetland, Orkney, Outer and Inner Hebrides, Isle of Man, Isles of Scilly, Isle of Wight, Alderney, Guernsey, and Jersey, visiting all 238 RNLI lifeboat stations in 911 hours.

They will be arriving at Penarth Station at 10.55am on Tuesday, September 24.

They will be visiting for 20 minutes before heading off to continue their journey.

The RNLI encourages volunteers and supporters to attend the events and looks forward to the community joining together to commemorate the 200th anniversary as one crew.