LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Fundraisers
Five men in a boat Tomost people, the idea of rowing across the Irish Sea is incomprehensible, and it was with a degree of trepidation that five amateurs set out at 0330 on Saturday 27 May from Holyhead to tackle the feat and raise money for...
Category: Articles
Receipts and Payments Account for the Year Ended 31st December, 1962—continued
LIFE-BOATS:— New life-boats for the following stations: On account— Aith, Appledore, Boulmer, Howth, Longhope, Lowestoft, Salcombe, Sheringham, Shoreham, St.
David's, Sunderland, Weston-super-Mare, Yarmouth (I. of W.),...
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Rescue
rescue Insight Here is just a handful of incidents from 2007 from around the UK and RoI to give an insight into the thousands of lifeboat rescues carried out each year. See pages 20–27 for rescues marked . 1 freeD frOm rOPeS aS water riSeS A...
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Tea for a Collector
ON Life-boat Day in London a woman asked a collector in oilskins if he were not very tired. He said that he had started collecting at 7.30. It was then 11.30. She at once asked if she should bring him a cup of tea..
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Over the Weekend of May 17 and 18 185 Motor Cruisers from 16 Boat Clubs on the River Thames Assembled for Twickenham and District Branch's 21st Annual Inter-Club Regatta at the Queen's
Over the weekend of May 17 and 18, 185 motor cruisers from 16 boat clubs on the River Thames assembled for Twickenham and District branch's 21st annual inter-club regatta at The Queen's Promenade, Kingston-upon-Thames. After an... - View image in PDF
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DECEMBER 19TH. - AITH, SHETLANDS.
At 3.45 in the afternoon the postmaster at Sandness telephoned that a woman was seriously ill on the island of Papa-Stour and that a doctor was urgently needed. A full gale had been blowing...
Rising to the challenge
January’s storms called our volunteers into action in hazardous conditions that pushed our people and craft to their limits
The New Year had hardly begun when Penlee and The Lizard lifeboat...
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Launches
ABERDEEN ON-1248(17-24):Dec24; Jan 12,17 D-536:Dec21;Jan12;Feb25 ABERDOVEY B-758: Mar 29(x2) ABERSOCH B-790: Dec 31 A RF R V CTWYTH MDcn T j i w i i n B-774:Dec28;Jan21; Feb 20,22(x2); Mar 3,23,28,30 ACHILL ISLAND, ON-1228(14-24):Dec7...
Category: Services
The Fundraisers
In Brief DURING 1993/94 Brian Davey, the box secretary of Frampton Cotterell branch collected an amazing £1,739.25 from collecting boxes placed in pubs, shops, railway stations and clubs.
THE 20th annual buffet dance...
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