LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

helmsman; Crew Members John Ashford, Brian Gaunter and Derek Winning were taken ashore together with a bucket stretcher (itself on trial) and an Ashford first aid pack. The best ledge from which to embark the boy was 35ft above the sea, but... - View image in PDF

Fishguard's Trent, 14-03 Blue Peter VII, covers herself with spray while on exercise off the Welsh coast.

Blue Peter VII was funded by 'Blue Peter's' Pieces of Eight appeal, and is the first all-weather... - View image in PDF

The first Gold Medal to be awarded after the establishment of the Lifeboat journal was not to a lifeboatman but was for an outstanding act of individual bravery following the wreck of the Royal Charter near Moelfre, in Anglesey, on 26...

Cleveland Handbell Ringers made a tour of 20 working men's clubs in Cleveland over a four night period and raised £500 for Redcar lifeboat station; following appearance on Tyne Tees Television's epilogues and Christmas... - View image in PDF

Dunbar, East Lothian.—At 3.10 on the afternoon of the 12th of September, 1950, the coastguard telephoned that a vessel was flying distress signals south- east of Bass Rock. Five minutes later the life-boat George and Sarah Strachan...

St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly.—At about midnight on the 16th September, 1938, it was learned that a man—a member of the local committee—was very ill with appendicitis, and that it was important that he be taken to hospital at Penzance...

For their 175th celebrations in March, Padstow ladies lifeboat guild enjoyed a highly successful anniversary brunch overlooking the local lifeboat and station.. - View image in PDF

Extract from The Life-boat dated the 1st of October, 1858 Meetings of the Committee Thursday, 1st July, 1858. Thomas Chapman Esq., V.P., F.R.S., in the Chair.

The Committee voted their thanks to the London, Brighton and...