On the 29th No- vember, the smack Canton, of Scarborough, was observed with signals of distress during a strong wind. The Annie life-boat went off and succeeded in placing the vessel in comparative safety outside St. Andrew's Harbour at...
• Medical Aid at Accidents, by Roger Snook, MD (Update Publications, £5.75) is probably the only comprehensive book on the subject and covers all types of incident from under water to mountain top, though naturally the accent is on road...
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Mayday, our national fundraising event, really seemed to capture the hearts of RNLI supporters – including some household names. Here’s why they pulled on yellow wellies to show their RNLI support …
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ABOUT noon on Sunday the 23rd Oct., during one of the most severe and protracted gales that have occurred on the east coast of Scotland for years, a brig was observed about five miles out standing across St. Andrew's Bay for the...
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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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'ONE of the outstanding things about our station', explained Mr. Frederick W. H. Park, M.B.E., honorary secretary of the Torbay, South Devon, life-boat station, 'is that we are never short of men to man the life-boats. As for...
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Tenby, Pembrokeshire. At 3.40 on the afternoon of the 10th September, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a yacht had capsized near Monkstone Point. At 3.50 the life- boat Henry Comber Brown was launched in a moderate...
Soutbend-on-Sea, Essex.—During the morning of the 23rd November, 1938, the barge Neepawa, of Rochester, was seen to be in distress a quarter of a mile east of the pier. A whole S.S.W.
gale was blowing, with a very rough sea...
Silver.
A solid silver, partly gilt, lifeboat bowl is being made by Aurum Designs conjunction with the RNLI to commemorate the 150th anniversary. A ... and Porcelain Worcester Royal Porcelain are producing two pieces to...
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