FUNDRAISERS have handed a cheque for £1,000 to volunteer lifeboat crews at Harwich RNLI.

The money was raised by the Ipswich and District Provincial Grand Lodge of the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes.

Andrea King, head of fundraising at Harwich RNLI, accepted the cheque at a presentation on Saturday night.

The money was raised by John Brown during his year in charge of the order.