Since the report in the winter 1985/6 issue of THE LIFEBOAT on the building of an experimental prototype of a fast carriage launched boat, extensive trials have been taking place. She is photographed (right) undergoing speed tests off...
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JANUARY 20TH. - GIRVAN, AYRSHIRE.
At 11.43 A.M. a report was received from the police, through the coastguard, that a fishing boat was in need of help about two miles north of the harbour, and the motor life-boat Lily Glen,...
AT the annual meeting, the Duke of San Lucar la Mayor, the Spanish Charge d'Affaires, announced the awards which the Spanish Life-boat Society had made for the rescue of 23 lives from the Spanish steamer Monte Gurugu in the Bristol...
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AN hour's programme on the Life-boat Service was broadcast by the B.B.C.
in its Home Service on- Sunday, the •23rd of November, under the title "On Life-saving Service." It told the story of the Service from...
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THE Eighth Christmas Party, given to poor children by the staff of the Institu- tion's Storeyard at Broomfield Street, Poplar, with the help of the staff at Headquarters, took place on 19th December at the Bromley Public...
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THE fishwives of Cullercoats this year collected £139 at the quarterly road exercise and launch of the life-boat.
This was the fourteenth annual col- lection and the total for the fourteen years is...
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Major W. Bertram Bell, who has died at his home in County Cork, was in his 91st year and joined the Committee of Management in 1954, retiring in 1969.
Both he and Mrs. Bell were for many years prominent supporters of the...
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CHESHIRE.
Century Life-boat Days were held at Crewe, Hollingworth, Nantwich, Sand- bach and Whaley Bridge.
Poynton had a House-to-House Col- lection.
Congleton had a Garden...
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