14/08/2026
Thank you so much for saving your 5p’s for Betty’s Pots
We are delighted when on Tuesday 11 August a family from West Bromwich and a group of local ladies dragged a heavy shopping trolley from Churchfields to the Lifeboat station weighed down with 5 pence pieces in Betty’s pots totalling between them £150 for the RNLI.
Appledore RNLI Fundraising Guild have been collecting in Betty’s pots since 2017 and so far, have raised £17,000 for Appledore RNLI alone. An amazing result when all we ask if that you put any spare 5p pieces into a little pot whenever you have them.
The idea for Betty’s 5p Pots first came from Betty Frith, who was the Honorary Treasurer for over 20 years at the Hertford branch of the (RNLI). Sadly, Mrs Frith passed away, but her legacy lives on. Back in 2014, Betty began collecting up little jam and marmalade jars (the ones you get with breakfasts at hotels and cafés), cleaned them, re-labelled them, and encouraged people to fill them with spare 5p coins to support the RNLI.
What began as a simple, recycled jam jar idea has now spread across the country and helped raise hundreds of thousands of pounds for lifesaving work at sea!
You can take part by collecting a pot from the RNLI Shop, Lifeboat Station or several local businesses. Fill your pot with 5p pieces (and any other coins you like), return it when it’s full and collect an empty one to carry on saving – every little bit helps volunteer lifeboat crews save lives at sea.
Photo borrowed from RNLI Facebook
