A family team walked for miles along Dorset's coast to raise money in memory of a much-loved former lifeboat crewman.

One year on since Robert Gray, who served as a Weymouth RNLI crew member for 25 years, passed away, his family braved cold winds to take part in a sponsored 14-mile walk from Durdle Door to Weymouth lifeboat station.

They are hoping to raise £1,300 for a memorial bench for Robert, known as Bobbie, at Weymouth Harbour.

Robert’s daughter-in-law Fiona Gray said: “It was the first anniversary of Bob’s death on October 27 which is why we chose that day to walk.

“We got to Durdle Door at 9.30am and walked the 14 miles, which took us 6 hours, to get to Weymouth lifeboat station.

“We were all aching but were so excited to get to our finishing point. Altogether there were eight of us who took part in the walk. Our youngest walker was my daughter Millie who is 10 - she was adamant that she was taking part.”

Robert’s daughter Bobbie-Louise, four more of his grandchildren, Emily, Luis, Lillie-Mai and Alicia, and Emily's boyfriend Jacob took part. The team were also joined for a short time by Neil Roberts who served on the lifeboats with Bob.

Fiona added: "We were joined by the rest of our families on the town bridge who walked the rest of the journey to the lifeboat station with us.

"It will mean so much having the bench down at the harbour where we can go and remember all the lovely memories we have."

Robert, a highly respected lifeboat crew member, passed away at the age of 72 following a short illness.

He notably served on the night of the infamous hurricane on October 15, 1987 when the lifeboat launched to the aid of a catamaran stranded 18 miles south of Portland Bill. He was awarded a bronze medal for his bravery and perseverance in rescuing the boat.

He was also a well-known character around the harbour and was a ferry man for many years.

You can donate towards Robert's memorial bench by visiting justgiving.com/crowdfunding/bobbie-louise-bosworth