ROYAL National Lifeboat Institution crews from Minehead joined colleagues from ‘flank stations’ in the Bristol Channel for their final joint training exercise of 2024 centred on the island of Flat Holm.

Also involved were crews from Barry Dock and Penarth, in Wales, Weston-super-Mare, and Burnham on Sea.

An RNLI spokesperson said: “Forging strong links enables us to work together better.”