LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Fundraisers
Surf And Turf A fundraising evening organised by the Campbeltown ladies lifeboat guild was a great success thanks to a fashion show of Douglas Gill's sailing and outdoor clothes and a fascinating talk from Tony Lambert, horticulturist...
Category: Articles
The Recent Storms
OF all the stormy periods which have found noble work for our Life-boat Fleet, and which have tried the mettle of the brave fellows by whom it is manned, perhaps none have exceeded in violence and destructiveness that of the last few weeks....
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Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 6th January, 1887.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., M.P., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the Minutes of the pre- vious Meeting. Also read those of the Finance and Correspondence, and Wreck...
Category: Committee
People and profit
Christmas is a time when many people choose to support the RNLI by buying cards and gifts from the charity – but what makes these purchases different?
You might be familiar with the RNLI's mail order catalogue, but did...
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After Naming the Torbay Boat the Duke of Kent Accompanied By the Duchess Went Up on Her Flying Bridge for a Trip to Sea
After naming the Torbay boat, the Duke of Kent, accompanied by the Duchess, went up on her flying bridge for a trip to sea.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
An Air-Sea Rescue Launch
Tenby, Pembrokeshire. At seven o'clock on the morning of the 24th of March, 1958, a message was received from 1115 Marine Craft Unit, Royal Air Force, that one of the unit's air-sea rescue launches had broken adrift from her moorings...
'Who Said Braintree Did Not Need a Lifeboat?'
'Who said Braintree did not need a lifeboat?' writes 15- year-old A. Taylor who took this photograph at Braintree's fun day on May 15. The D class inflatable lifeboat, he said, was really only there for display! Despite a partly... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Better than fiction
Neil Oliver’s fascination with daring deeds has led him to champion the RNLI – and he’s been in deep water himself a few times, as he tells Rory Stamp
With his rich Scots accent and long black hair, broadcaster, writer and...
Category: Articles
The Women of Staithes In Their Traditional Bonnets Manning the Raffle Stall During the Harbour Fete Organised By Runswick and Staithes Branch Among the Highlights W
The women ofStaithes in their traditional bonnets manning the raffle stall during the harbour fete organised by Runswick and Staithes branch. Among the highlights were lifeboat displays and the weekend ended with a thanksgiving service. More... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Tips from Anstruther
'WE would like to give a donation . . .'.
Welcome words to anyone who has a hand in raising money for the R.N.L.I., and we hear them often at the various functions arranged by ladies' guilds, branches and...
Category: Articles