Coverack is hosting its annual Lifeboat Day from noon on Saturday, August 1, when there promises to be an exciting and entertaining afternoon with displays, stalls and exhibitions for the whole family.

The event will be packed with all manner of interesting activities to see and experience; from free boat trips around the bay with local fishermen to guidance from the "Lobster pot man" on an old craft as he weaves his magic with willow cane to create pots in the traditional way. Life Guards will be on hand to advise on safety in the water with a display on the beach at noon, plus a demonstration using a jet ski to aid fast rescues. The demonstrations and trips are free although donations to the RNLI will be most welcome.

Inside the marquee there will be stalls selling tempting, tasty treats as ladies from the village will be on hand providing visitors with the best of local, Cornish produce; bacon baps and fresh home -made crab sandwiches, plus cakes and scones and tea and coffee; in addition, the Grumpies of Cornwall will be selling their "seriously good gourmet pies." There will be an exhibition of photographs depicting scenes of old Coverack and a raffle and tombola.

The highlight of the afternoon will be the arrival of the Falmouth Lifeboat, the Richard Cox Scott, which will berth in the harbour when the tide permits, at around 4pm, and visitors will be welcomed on board for a tour of the Severn Class, all-weather vessel. Out in the bay, there will be an air-sea rescue re-enactment with the lifeboat working with the SAR helicopter.

"Although Coverack no longer has its own lifeboat, the tradition lives on with Lifeboat Day being one of the most important fundraising events in the village's calendar," said a spokesman. "The RNLI saves lives at sea through the support of people on land as the charity's service is equally relevant to the rescue of seafarers in peril as it is to aiding a holiday maker swept out to sea on an inflatable air-bed; therefore, the generosity of the public is vital to everyone living, working and playing by the sea."