LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

AT 3.20 on the afternoon of the 12th of July, 1959, the honorary secretary of the North Sunderland, Northumber- land, life-boat station, Mr. T. W. A.

Swallow, learnt from the coastguard that a canoe with one man in it had...

With deep regret we record the following deaths: August 1995 Lieutenant-Colonel Brian Clark CM GM, Former national organiser for RNLI in Ireland from 1967 to 1982.

September 1995 Tommy Dawson, coxswain of North Sunderland...

THE following coxswains and members of life-boat crews were awarded certificates of service on their retirement and in addition those entitled to them, by the Institution's regulations, were awarded an annuity or a retirement allowance...

to -voluntary zvorkers at the 1998 Annual Presentation of Awards Since the last Annual Presentation of Awards Meeting, the Committee of Management has awarded three Honorary Life Governorships, 10 Bars to the Gold Badge and 50 Gold Badges....

RNLI lottery 'You need hands' was the watchword on the day Max Bygraves drew the winning tickets for the 34th national lottery on July 31, 1986. Mr Bygraves, who was appearing in a summer show at the Poole Arts Centre, kept the...

H.R.H. THE DUCHESS OF KENT, Presi- dent of the Institution, attended the annual general meeting of the governors of the Institution at the Central Hall, Westminster, on the 30th of March, 1960, and presented medals for gallantry and other...

Around and about the RNLI Jam on the Bread! Two stars from the popular BBC TV series 'Bread' drew the winning tickets for the RNLI's 50th national lottery, which took place on 31 July 1990.

Nellie Boswell and...

'COME ON, BEN,' and as Bridlington lifeboat prepares to launch on service Police Constable Usher quickly boards as seventh man; 'I'll come with you,' and at Douglas Chief Inspector Robin Corrin (later Deputy Chief...