SECOND-year students from Southampton Institute are to hold a fundraising raft race in aid of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

The watersports and management students are organising the event on May 5 at New Forest Water Park, between Ringwood and Fordingbridge.

It will include a ten-raft race with about 60 partic-ipants, a barbecue, an RNLI roadshow with demonstrations, and other activities promoting water safety.