Ordnance Survey staff volunteer at Calshot RNLI

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Sam Pither

Five staff members from Southampton-based Ordnance Survey have spent a day volunteering at the Calshot Royal National Lifeboat Institute.

As part of their terms of employment, Ordnance Survey offer their staff time off to volunteer in their local communities. Following an approach from staff member Laura Masterson, it was agreed that five of their staff members would spend a day with the RNLI.

Laura said: “Ordnance Survey offers us a day per year to go and give something back to the community. Some of our colleagues had volunteered at Poole previously, so we decided to support Calshot as our local station due to the amazing lifesaving work that the RNLI performs. We’ve had a great day and it’s been an amazing experience.”

Following a guided tour of the station, the volunteers spent the morning cleaning the D Class Lifeboat ‘Willet’, continuing on to the D Class shed, the crew changing areas and the rest of the station.

Calshot RNLI Lifeboat Operations Manager, Jane Banting, said: “It has been lovely to welcome the team down from Ordnance Survey, we are so grateful that they chose to donate their volunteering day to us here at Calshot. They are already making plans for a return visit in 2023 and we look forward to welcoming them next year.”

Featured image credit: RNLI/Justyn Leonard

Sam Pither

Sam is the Regional Editor of Biz News, responsible for both Hampshire and Dorset. A new recruit to journalism, Sam started writing for the Business Magazine as a freelancer in May of 2022 after completing his degree in English at University College London. His passion for local businesses and ability to tell a story soon caught the attention of the publication’s management team and have led to his meteoric rise. Sam, who lives in central Reading, takes a particular interest in technology, gaming and food and drink, having been a chef before starting his degree.