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Top of the Form: Alton Branch
Top of the form: Alton branch present an annual trophy to the pub in their area which raises the most money for the Institution. Since 1982, the trophy has, each year, gone to the Railway Hotel whose landlord, Max Reitzler, has collected... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Silver Eagle and Vine
STONEHAVEN, KINCARDINESHIRE.—The sea rose very suddenly, the waves dashing over the piers, on the 21st February, while some of the fishing-boats were at sea. At 11.30 A.M. the Life-boat Alexander Slack was launched, and made for the boats...
Christmas Cards and Calendars
In addition to three different types of Christmas card, the Institution will this year have for sale a twelve-page calendar. On each page there will be a striking colour photograph of a seascape, several of them having direct lifeboat...
Category: Advertisement
Joan and Mary
JULY 20TH. - FILEY, YORKSHIRE. In the early morning the motor fishing boat Joan and Mary had gone out with a crew of three. As by evening she had not returned and no news had been received of another boat which had gone out to look for her,...
Alex and Gratitude
MARCH 2ND. - SCARBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE.
When the small fishing boats Alex and Gratitude were seen making for home, a fresh east-north-east wind was blowing and heavy seas were breaking across the harbour entrance, so the motor...
Volunteer and Sarah Davies
FlSHGUARD, PEMBROKESHIRE. — Flares were shown by two vessels at anchor in Fishguard Bay while a strong gale was blowing from N.N.E. accompanied by a heavy sea, thick weather and snow, onthe llth February. Eockets were immediately fired at...
Ellen & John and Margaret
At about 12.15 on the morning of the 21st Feb- ruary the schooner Ellen, of Arklow, when at anchor in the Caldy Roads, commenced to drift and was in danger of driving ashore. There was a whole gale blowing, veering from S.W. to W.N.W., with...
Belle Isle and Isabella
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. At 8.5 on the evening of the 19th November, 1961, the Walton Bay signal station informed the honorary secretary that the yacht Belle Isle had been in collision with a barge near Chappie rock in the River Severn....
Alert and Hester
SCARBOROUGH.—On the 12th November, at about 8 A.M., signals of distress were seen to be shown by a schooner at anchor in the Bay during a very strong N. gale.
The Life-boat -Lady Leigh was immediately launched and proceeded...
The RNLI and us
Mayday, our national fundraising event, really seemed to capture the hearts of RNLI supporters – including some household names. Here’s why they pulled on yellow wellies to show their RNLI support …
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