LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Notes of the Quarter By the Editor
THE STORY OF 'The Year of the Lifeboat', 1974, was one of a triumph of faith: faith in a service of 150 years' standing and of the voluntary principle which is its essence, faith in the capacity of the voluntary workers of the...
Category: Articles
Takings Up at Downside's Souvenir Shop
Takings up at Downside's souvenir shop For several years the boys at Downside Lodge, Purley, have supported Purley's Lifeboat Week. They buy from the souvenir shop set up in the school hall each day and this year the gross takings at... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
July
Launches 64 Lives rescued 28
JULY 2ND. - CAMPBELTOWN, ARGYLLSHIRE.
While bound from Montreal for Glasgow with a general cargo the Liverpool steamer Dorelian, of over 6,000 tons, stranded in dense fog on...
Category: Services
Hm Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother By Jeff Morris
HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER, who celebrated her eightieth birthday this year, has been concerned with the RNLI for more than a third of its history, for her active support of the lifeboat service goes right back to the...
Category: Articles
The Fundraisers
Raisers Car booty! Hundreds of people made money from filling their car boots with unwanted items and selling them at the sale organised by Henley branch, but the real winner was the Institution which received a staggering...
Category: Articles
RNLI in vision
Our charity has featured in a host of TV shows recently – which, as well as making good viewing, helps to raise vital support to help save lives at sea.
In October, ITV broadcast The Pride of Britain awards, and millions...
Category: Articles
The Mayor of Poole Councillor Peter Coles
The Mayor of Poole, Councillor Peter Coles, has chosen the lifeboat service as the charity for his year of office, giving it his personal, and very active support. He is seen here with the Mayoress, Mrs Coles, at a buffet dance at Poole Arts... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
What and Where
What and Where The lifeboat fleet of the RNL9 If s back again by popular demand! The following is a print-out from LINCS, the RNLI's Lifeboat integrated Computer System, and is correct as of October 1999.
Lifeboats are...
Category: Articles
Ros Caoin
Valentia, Co. Kerry. At 6.20 on the evening of the 9th of April, 1958, Valentia radio informed the honorary secretary that the trawler Ros Caoin needed help at the mouth of the Kenmare River. At 6.30 the life-boat William and Harriot, on...
Index to the Gift Life-Boats of the Royal National Life-Boat Institution
(Ife Jigwa refer to the number* of tte Life-doatt detailed on pagct 42-53.) A Lady, 16. Carting. Miss. 83, 178. Hollond, Mrs., tbe late, 127. Plimsoll Life-boat Funds, 61- A Lady, per Manchester Cyclist...
Category: Donations