LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The S.S. Castilian
BRONZE MEDAL SERVICE AT HOLYHEAD FEBRUARY 12TH - 13TH. - HOLYHEAD, ANGLESEY. In the early hours of the 12th of February the S.S. Castilian, a 3,000-ton ship of the Ellerman Papayanni Company, entered Church Bay, and let go two anchors. She...
Rosemary II and Betty Sheader
Scarborough, Yorkshire.—During the morning of the 3Gth of December, 1955, information was received from the crews of fishing boats coming in from sea that the wind was freshening and the weather worsening. There were doubts about the safety...
St. Minver
Padstow, Cornwall. At 6.46 on the evening of the 29th of August, 1958, a message was received by the honorary secretary that calls for help had been heard coming from a boat off Pentine Head. At 7.5 the no. 1 life-boat Joseph Hiram Chadwick...
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
ABERYSTWITH.—A new 34-feet, 10- oared Life-boat has been forwarded to this well-known Welsh watering-place, its cost having been defrayed from a hand- some legacy bequeathed to the Institution, through its Manchester Branch, by the late Mr....
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Life-Boat Saturday Fund
THE Life-boat Saturday workers have required to use all their energy and zeal during the past year in pressing on their campaign on behalf of the fund. What with the South African War, and an increased Income Tax, followed by Peace...
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The RNLI and me: Clodagh McKenna
WHO IS CLODAGH MCKENNA?
Born in Cork, Clodagh McKenna describes her cooking as: ‘A fresh, modern take on Irish food with a focus on seasonal and local produce.’ Seafood is at the core of her cooking, influencing everything from...
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The Late Coxswain William Henry Baker. Coxswain 1904 to 1923
The Late Coxswain William Henry Baker Coxswain 1904 To 1923. - View image in PDF
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Helicopters
In the House of Commons in April the Secretary of State for Defence was asked how many times in the last three years the helicopter then at Manston, Kent, had been used to assist in sea rescue operations, and how many people had been rescued...
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A Gala Performance. H.R.H. The Prince of Wales Present
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales Present.
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, K.G., President of the Institution, was present at the Plaza Theatre, on 29th November, at a gala performance, in aid of the life- boat service, at which the...
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Big Cheque from a Small Town
Committee members from llminster and district branch presented a cheque for £28,720 to Brian Martin, RNLI area organiser for the south west, during their AGM in April.. - View image in PDF
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