SIGNS at Rhyl Lifeboat have had been brought up to date.

As a way of keeping to tradition, the lifeboat were keen to get their records up to date.

In times when digital printing is readily available, the art of signwriting is becoming rarer and artists are in high demand for their skills.

One board was completed by Gary Drew from Colwyn bay.

Pen-Y-Bryn joinery constructed two boards and presented them to the management team and David Kynaston, near Ruabon, did the sign writing at a reduced cost.

Two boards were provided this February. They have since been picked up, taken to station and fitted where they are on show for all to see.

A spokesperson for the lifeboat said: "The RNLI has always been proud of its traditions, and stations endeavour to maintain these in modern times.

"One of these traditions was for the services carried out by the lifeboats to be recorded on boards on the station walls.

"Previously, the boards were written up locally and provided by local craftsmen as required. Various community groups and individuals had sponsored the boards in the past, and this was recorded at the foot of each board.

"A friend of crew member Kevin Lawrence carried out the works free of charge on a regular basis, but is now no longer able to do so.

"The station is indebted to Pen-Y-Bryn joinery.

"David Kynaston is well known for his talents in hand writing and record boards for clubs and schools."

There is still one board that needs to be provided; sign-written and financed independently in the near future.