Lord Mayor visits Exmouth In 1970 the 48ft 6in Solent lifeboat City of Birmingham was named at Exmouth. Civic links forged then were renewed on April 11 when, at the invitation of Charles Tate, chairman of Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton...
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Speeches of His Royal Highness at the Annual General Meeting on the 18th March, 1893, "As your chairman to-day it is my duty to move the first resolution, which is 'That the report now read be adopted, printed and circulated.'...
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CRIES FOR HELP Poole, Dorset. At 10.45 p.m. on 1st May, 1964, cries for help were heard coming from the harbour from the direction of Stakes buoy. The Institution's rubber dinghy manned by the life-boat's motor mechanic and a member...
A NEW Life-boat Station has been formed at St. Abbs (Berwickshire), the Life-boat being of the Watson type, 38 ft. by 10 ft., with motor installation.
The Life-boats at the following Stations have recently been replaced by...
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I" 'fundraising without Peeks doesn't bear thinkingabouf 9t If you're organising a fund raising event, a copy of our fret catalogue will pul you on the road to success. And because of our no financial rUtt service you...
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SUFFOLK.—At 2.45 P.M.
on the 2nd May, 1901, the Cross Sand Lightship fired signals, which were repeated by the St. Nicholas Lightship, and in response the Life-boat Marie Lane was launched and was towed by the steam-tug...
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Injured seaman A TANKER, La Quinta, approaching Salcombe bound for Liverpool with a member of her crew seriously injured was reported to the honorary secretary of Salcombe lifeboat station by HM Coastguard at 1157 on Saturday, 21 May. A...
The Duke of Kent, President of the R.N.L.I., visited Bridlington, Yorkshire, on 4th October, 1972, and is seen in the top picture shaking hands with Mr. John Wright, head launcher, watched by Coxswain John King. In the centre photograph the... - View image in PDF
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(Right) The Duke of Kent, President of the RNLI, at the Banqueting House reception with (I. to r.) Mrs Siler, Admiral Owen W. Siler, Commandant of the US Coast Guard, and Dr L. Shackleton Fergus, a member of the appeal committee. (Above)... - View image in PDF
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The Duke of Kent, President of the Institution, visited Stornoway, Barra Island and Mallaig on Thursday October 2, meeting crew members and their families as well as station branch officials and committee members of fund-raising branches and... - View image in PDF
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