Hovertravel, the fastest Isle of Wight passenger service across the Solent, are going orange again this year to help raise money for Go Orange Day on February 18th, where Independent Lifeboat Crews across the United Kingdom raise awareness for lifeboat stations.
Neil Chapman, managing director of Hovertravel said: “To support Go Orange Day we are decorating our terminals orange and our staff will be collecting donations for the charity. Cooperative Ryde has kindly donated oranges to be handed out to every customer and in addition we are launching Sea Safety Week to teach our passengers about how to be safe on the water.”
Hovertravel have partnered up with Ryde Inshore Rescue to giveaway a trip on the inshore lifeboat as part of Sea Safety Week. Customers will be given sea safety leaflets, including a kids section on the back, with a quiz which gives people the chance to win the once-in-a-lifetime prize, a Hovertravel goody bag and a free family ticket for the hovercraft.
Neil adds: “Staff member Gary Spearman brought Go Orange Day to our attention and highlighted the importance of customers being fully aware of the safety precautions at sea and how we can help educate families by giving tips on sea safety. We chose to launch Sea Safety Week during half term (18th - 27th February 2011) because we know there is going to be a lot of families travelling across the water and we wanted to give them a fun way of learning about sea safety.”
