Pounding on bank GREAT YARMOUTH Coastguard informed the honorary secretary of Lowestoft lifeboat station at 0215 on Thursday April 16, 1981, that the Panamanian coaster Avenir was aground l'/2 miles north east of Lowestoft and bouncing...
RescUe OUT In A FLASH When three children were suddenly torn out of their depth by a rip current at a Devon beach, they were in danger of being thrown onto rocks – or worse Rip currents are the main surf hazard for beach goers – they can...
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HISTORIC WORLD PREMIER! THE BLACK LAB COLLECTOR'S EDITION PENKNIFE '_;. Villrll lllll i i j n in il The first penknife ever created by award-winning animal artist Nigel Hemming! Fine porcelain. Accents of 22 carat gold. Just...
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YOUR FAVOURITE HYMNS THE JUBILEE CHOIR 38 INSPIRING AND UPLIFTING HYMNS The Lord's My Shepherd • Count Your Blessings • Bless This House • The Old Rugged Cross • When I Survey The Wondrous Cross • All People That On Earth Do Dwell •...
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A MONDAY MORNING IN JUNE, and a divisional inspector of lifeboats waits on an airfield for an early flight. An odd place, perhaps, to pick up the story of the day to day life of a DI, but then this DI's territory takes in an island and...
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Teamwork saves three surfers Thanks on Vellum awarded to Newquay helmsman A;ombined lifeboat and helicopter rescue in Force 8 winds saved the lives of three surfers in January - including a thirteen year old girl who was suffering from...
The lifeboat service relies heavily on its network of branches, guilds and volunteer fundraisers to bring in the money, so it is important that the best tools for the job are readily available to those who need them.
The...
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Surf And Turf A fundraising evening organised by the Campbeltown ladies lifeboat guild was a great success thanks to a fashion show of Douglas Gill's sailing and outdoor clothes and a fascinating talk from Tony Lambert, horticulturist...
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1st May to 31st July, 1935.
Greater London.
Prince of Wales Day for the life-boats was held in Greater London, on 21st May, in Acton and Chiswick, Ashford, Barnes, Battersea, Beckenham, Bermondsey,...
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AT the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, held at the London Tavern on Tuesday, the 15th day of March, 1870, His Grace THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND, P.O., President of the Institution, in the Chair, the...
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