LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Bedford Rotary Club's Pageant. £386 Contributed to the Institution
ONE of the most original and successful efforts on behalf of the funds of the Institution was carried out at Bedford on 27th June. It was an historical pageant organised by the Bedford Rotary Club, and was followed by a military tattoo. The...
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Express
ARKLOW. — On the morning of the 28th March, the schooner Express, of and for Wexford, from Dublin, while beating down against a strong S.W. wind between the Arklow Bank and the mainland, the weather at the time being thick, with rain, stood...
From the Life-Boat of 1938
Eianouth lifi-lxxit. Catherine Harriot Knlnn. and crew in 1938. Coxswain Tliomas Moore Horn, centre, ii'on the Ttianks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum for his courage and determination in carrying oiti a very difficult and... - View image in PDF
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The Women of Boulmer. Seven Hours on Duty In a December Night's Blizzard
ON 20th December, 1925, a blizzard was blowing on the north-east coast, one of the severest for many years. The s.s.
Amble, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, a collier which loads at Amble, was riding at anchor in Alnmouth Bay, but...
Category: Services
Lively Hope
At 4.30 p.m. on I4th April, 1967, news was received that the fishing boat Lively Hope had stranded north east of Amble harbour without fuel. The life-boat Millie Walton was launched at 9 o'clock in dense fog in a light north-westerly...
Awards to Coxswains and Members of Life-Boat Crews
The following coxswains and members of life-boat crews have been awarded certificates of service, and in addition those entitled to them by the Institution's regulations have been awarded an annuity or a retirement allowance and a...
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Inshore Rescue Boats on Service
From ist October to 3ist December, 1964, inshore rescue boats were launched on service 19 times. On three occasions, described below, they were able to rescue people in difficulties.
Whitstable, Kent. At 5 p.m. on ist...
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ElectroMotion
An ElectroMotion mobility vehicle is proven to make life better L That's the conclusive result of our recent survey of 1,000 users, who were asked for their views on how their vehicles had affected and changed their lives. , Said using...
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Below: Keryn Van Der Walt and the Pan Alfred Crew.
Below: Keryn van der Walt and the Pan Alfred crew.. - View image in PDF
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54 Years
A subscriber writes: "Herewith £5 my annual subscription which I believe I have paid punctually every 1st. September for 54 years, and believe my father paid for some years before that. I shall not last much longer.".
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