SEVEN-year-old Olivia Richardson took time out from her holiday with her mother, father and brother to visit Port Isaac lifeboat station, presenting a substantial £93 cheque, together with a fine drawing of the lifeboat with four crew in action.

Olivia had raised the sum by constructing her own RNLI display stand, which she set up in her home village high street, offering a range of cakes and cookies she had cooked herself, a lucky dip and a challenge to guess the amount of sweets she had in a jar, also a fine collection of her own framed drawings — truly a yeoman effort, which caught the eye and support of passing villagers.

Olivia and her family were shown around the station and received a detailed description of recent lifeboat operations.

Before leaving, Olivia pledged ongoing support for Port Isaac RNLI and promised greater results from her fundraising plans over the forthcoming year.