A lifeboat volunteer, who received a royal honour for decades of life-saving,
has been awarded compensation after a car accident forced him to quit.
UNISON helped Robert Briggs, from Hayling Island, Hampshire, after he
suffered whiplash injuries when his car was hit from behind on the M27 in
November 2005.
Mr Briggs, from Hayling Island, Hampshire, who had to see a chiropractor for
two years for his injuries, had been a member of the Royal National Lifeboat
Institute (RNLI) since 1986 and a senior helmsman since 1995.
He also received the Queen