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News and Views

Date: Winter 2000

Volume: 57

Issue: 551

A Big Thank You from the Anniversary Project Manager So that's it. 1999 has come and gone and the 175th anniversary is now officially over. Only the Scots carried on with the celebrations right up to the official birthday of 4 March 2000...

Category: Articles

William and Anthony

Date: November 1888

Volume: 13

Issue: 150

HARWICH.—On the morning of the 14th March, signals haying been fired by the Cork Light-vessel, the Life-boat Springwell was launched at 1.15 during a strong E.S.E. gale and a heavy sea. On leaving the harbour, the brig William and Anthony,...

Silver and Bronze Medallists

Date: December 1947

Volume: 32

Issue: 344

Coxswain Edwin Madron, of Penlee, and John Drew, the motor mechanic. - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Rock and roller rescue

Date: Winter 2011

Volume: 61

Issue: 598 Lifeboat Magazine Winter 2011

During a surfing competition, one bodyboarder got more excitement than he’d bargained for

The setting
During the Volcom surfing contest on 10 September...

Category: Articles

Valerie and Miranda

Date: December 1957

Volume: 34

Issue: 382

Caister, Norfolk.—About noon on the 29th of July, 1957, a small boat was seen from the boathouse to be flying a distress flag. She was towing a larger vessel and appeared to be mak- ing little progress north of the north- west Scroby buoy....

Fit and Strong

Date: Summer 2006

Volume: 60

Issue: 577

One need only look at the cork-clad oarsmen of over 100 years ago or the 'lady launchers'of the 1950s to see just how much has changed over the decades in saving lives at sea. Today's crews and lifeguards have previously undreamt...

Category: Articles

Mr GHN Walford

Date: Spring 1989

Volume: 51

Issue: 508

Mr G.H.N. Walford, a committee member of the Sevenoaks and District branch for over 20 years, ten of which he served as box secretary. Mr Walford was awarded a statuette in 1988..

Category: Obituaries

Recycling Cash

Date: Summer 1999

Volume: 57

Issue: 549

Barbara Robinson, waste recycling officer for West Somerset district council, came up with a novel fundraising idea which was both profitable to the RNLI and friendly to the environment.. - View image in PDF

Category: Photographs

Mrs Sheena Mainland.

Date: Autumn 1998

Volume: 56

Issue: 546

Mrs Sheena Mainland. Hessle and District branch box organiser form 1979 to 1994. She was a member of the branch from 1970 to 1994..

Category: Obituaries

Leeds and Mary Watkins

Date: November 1888

Volume: 13

Issue: 150

DUNWICH.—The Ann Ferguson Lifeboat put off at 11.55 A.M. on the 24th July, during a fresh S.W. wind and a rough sea, and proceeded to the assistance of the schooner Leeds, of and from Goole for London, laden with a cargo of fire-bricks and...