A murder mystery evening to raise funds for the RNLI held at Port St Mary town hall on March 1 raised an impressive £1,700.

Thanks went to The Suspect Players, which presented a great show, a mystery set in the 25th century.

Fancy dress with a space/futuristic theme was optional.

All of the lifeboat stations in the island are looking for new volunteer lifeboat crew, shore crew, station management, press officers, fundraisers and shop volunteers to take up roles and get actively involved.

The RNLI is also looking for applicants for two full time positions on the island.

A full-time mechanic is needed for Ramsey lifeboat station while a resilience coxswain and mechanic is required to provide support to all the stations.

Peel and Port St Mary RNLI are in particular seeking new volunteer lifeboat press officers to promote the activity of the lifeboat stations through the media.

Chris Gaskin, the island’s area lifesaving manager, said that now is an exciting time to get involved with the RNLI, as the charity prepares to mark the 200th anniversary of its formation in 1824 by Sir William Hillary, whose home was in Douglas.

’This recruitment drive is happening right across the island and we are excited by the prospect of having new people with fresh energy and skills to complement the time, dedication and commitment already being provided by our existing volunteers at all five of our stations.

’Volunteering with us gives people the opportunity to make a real difference in their local community, to save lives and become part of the larger RNLI family.

’We can’t keep people safe without the support of our wonderful volunteers, who truly make a difference every day no matter which role they are fulfilling.’

The RNLI provides first class training and equipment, guidance and support to all volunteers, from crew to shop volunteers.

To find out more about the volunteer opportunities, visit www.rnli.org/volroles.

For information on the full-time posts see https://jobs.rnli.org