At 8.30 A.M. on the 13th November a coast- watcher reported that a three-masted barque was off St. David's Head with her sails blown away and apparently totally disabled. A moderate N.N.W.
gale was blowing at the time...
The garden of Mr Cliff Whitehead of Breaston, Nottingham, was opened to the public to raise funds for Long Eaton branch and 900 people took the opportunity of viewing the magnificent garden. Mr Whitehead, who is a well known flower arranger,... - View image in PDF
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St Agnes Senior Helmsman Gavin Forehead was expecting a routine exercise when he launched with his crew on 16 October 2005 but when they returned just over an hour later, they had saved two livesGavin, Helmsman Rory Bushe, Crew Member James...
A 'heady' tradition was upheld in double measure at Aberdeen in May when the maiden catch of the Shetland seine-net boat Evening Star was auctioned.
Traditionally, the buyer of the first box offish from a maiden...
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With deep regret we record the following deaths.
NOVEMBER 1987: Miss F. E. H Shackleton, JP, vice president of Rochdale ladies' guild since 1959.
She was honorary secretary of the guild from 1947 to...
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THE year 1921 was one of phenomenally fine weather. A very mild winter was followed by a summer of drought and an autumn almost without gales. In fact, there was no really severe weather until Christmas. The year then went out in storms, and...
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Tlie gardens of the former home of Lady Astor of Hever were opened to the public for the first time since 1961 in April to raise funds for Cemaes Bay branch. Cestyll Ornamental Gardens at Cemlyn, Anglesey, are now owned by the Central... - View image in PDF
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Three savedjrprn cliffsjn joint rescue effort Lifeboats, a helicopter and a cliff rescue team were called in to save three people who were trapped on steep, slippery cliffs near Newquay in Cornwall on 26 March...
ON the 20th of April last a grievous disaster occurred on the Goodwin Sands, which resulted in the loss of a Norwegian brig, The Auguste Herman Francke, with six hands out of a crew of seven all told.
All day on the 20th a...
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As we were going to press we learnt with deep regret of the loss on the night of 18th March, 1969, of the Longhope, Orkneys, life-boat T.G.B., Coxswain Daniel Kirkpatrick, three times holder of the Institution's silver medal, and seven...
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