Robin Knox-Johnston (r), the yachtsman and a member of the RNLI's committee of management, had a bet with Don Wood (I) on who would be first to Lowestoft in the Round Britain and Ireland Yacht Race. The stake was 20 pairs of boots for... - View image in PDF
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Over 100 horses and riders took part in a sponsored ride organised by the Wimborne and District Riding Club. The ride was over a 15-mile course starting from the ancient monument of Badbury Rings. Each rider to complete the course was... - View image in PDF
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INSPIRED BY CLASSIC ENGLISH LANTERN CLOCKS OF THE 1600s, THE NATIONAL MARITIME HISTORICAL SOCIETY SPONSORS Utll.ll MZI "I clock is ipproximatett HI"-" (27.6 cm) in bright and lH.7cm) Lavishly Accented with 22 Carat...
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Inland lifeboat Shoppers in Didcot town centre got a surprise in June when they were greeted with a D class inflatable lifeboat.
Didcot branch decided to put on the display to help raise awareness and mark the RNLI's... - View image in PDF
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Whatever the weather, day or night, when the distress call comes, RNLI crew members drop everything and race for their lifeboats. Usually, the only full time member of a crew is the mechanic at all-weather stations and most lifeboat men and...
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This incriminating picture of Rab Rice, Larne lifeboat mechanic, and his 'girlfriend' was taken at the East Antrim Boat Club sponsored swim on Boxing Day 1999.
The event saw 23 swimmers from the boat club, local... - View image in PDF
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Mr Wallace Barber, RNLI honorary life governor. Mr Lister was a founder member of theStockport crew of auxiliary lifeboatmen - a unique group with a record of 58 years service to the RNLI. He was honorary secretary from 1937 to 1972,...
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Front Cover Exactly twenty years on - the same photo, but with different boats and different crews - see the News pages in this issue for the full story.
by Colin Watson Any products or services advertised in The Lifeboat... - View image in PDF
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1 Brighton's shore facilities are close at hand, atop the pier The basic portable buildings are soon to be replaced by a modern permanent structure.
2. A portion of the flooring is pivotted, forming a ramp in the tipped... - View image in PDF
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