Exmouth RNLI has revealed the date for the official opening of the new boathouse, near the Maer.

Exmouth RNLI has revealed the date for the official opening of the new boathouse, near the Maer.

The charity said the ceremony will take place on September 4 - some ten months after the crew moved into the facilities.

The rededication of the all-weather lifeboat, Margaret Jean, will take place during the opening.

Newly-appointed lifeboat management group chairman Tim Baker said: "It's been a huge community effort to raise more than two million pounds needed to get the boathouse built and that money has come from every sector of the community.

"I think it's a wonderful celebration that we've been able to raise this money and it's entirely appropriate that we have a proper and formal ceremony for it.