Air support During a weekend in October BBC Radio Newcastle ran a lifesaver appeal to raise money for the lifeboat service.
Listeners rang in to pledge money or to offer items for a charity auction, and many organisations,...
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To mark the retirement of Willie McEachern, motor mechanic at Islay for 25 years and a lifeboatman of 40 years service, he and his wife were guests of honour at a carnival dance in December—a gathering of friends and colleagues. During the... - View image in PDF
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(Left) Just one of the cheques presented at the show - more than £95,000 from the Royal Bank of Scotland, the proceeds of the affinity credit card for the year. A delighted Ian Ventham, RNLI head of fundraising (left) receives the... - View image in PDF
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Children cut off by tide SWoth Scotland South Division Two children aged 12 and 5 years who had been cut off by the tide on a sandbank off Mawbray were rescued on 7 July 1991 by the prompt response of the Silloth lifeboat and John Boyle, a...
While the choir of Grey Court School, Ham, sang carols for an hour Richmond station, a collection of £114 was taken for the RNLI by the 14th Richmond Sea Scouts (group Shoreline members). Altogether Richmondwith- Kew branch raised £... - View image in PDF
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Royal Festival Hall, 1972, and Robert Haworth receives from HRH The Duke of Kent, President of the RNLI, the silver medal awarded for Barmouth ILB's service on June 21, 1971.. - View image in PDF
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The supply chain team and colleagues at the end of 'day one'. - View image in PDF
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JANUARY MEETING SILVER MEDAL SERVICE AT RHOSNEIGIR RHOSNEIGIR, ANGLESEY. About 11.30 in the morning of the 28th of August, 1941, a British bombing aeroplane crashed in the sea off Rhosneigir.
A gale was blowing from the...
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