A mum and daughter duo are sacrificing their Christmas to rescue people stuck at sea.
Anna Heslop, who helms the Cullercoats RNLI inshore lifeboat, was joined at the station by her mother this year, and the pair will be on standby over the festival period should an emergency call come in.
Mum Kay Heslop is a volunteer lifeboat operations manager and says before joining the crew she has fond memories of dropping her daughter to early morning call outs.
