Tributes have been paid to a stalwart of Barmouth RNLI who saved over 350 lives during his career at sea.

Harry Allday (pictured) passed away on Tuesday, 21 January at the age of 84 after ‘dedicating his whole life to Barmouth’.

Harry’s wife, Ann-Denise, told the Cambrian News about her husband and everything which he put into the town which he loved.

She said: “I once asked Harry ‘if you ever won the lottery, what would you do?’ and he replied ‘I’d spend it all on Barmouth’.

“He dedicated his life to the town. He always tried to do his best for Barmouth. He came to Fairbourne when he was three, meaning he lived in the area for over 80 years.”

Ann-Denise also said that Harry’s work earned him a meeting with royalty, she said: “In 1984, Prince Charles awarded him the Prince of Wales Award. He was awarded this for his work on Barmouth Sailors’ Institute. Harry renovated it completely with his own money.

“We received a letter from the institute saying that if it wasn’t for Harry, the institute could not have carried on.”

Amongst his roles in the town were district councillor, 32 years as a Barmouth town councillor and a period on the committee at the Dragon Theatre.

Harry was also heavily involved with Barmouth RNLI. Ann-Denise added that Harry saved 363 lives in over 20 years as a crew member.

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