LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

A dozen of hearts ! and a dozen of hands! And the courage of death 1—'tis a York- shire boast; It was all they asked one November noon, When a hurricane blew on the Whitby coast.

For a cry came over the wailing sands,...

By Captain Howard F. I. Rowley, C.B.E., R.N., Chief Inspector of Life boats.

LAST year the Institution completed the first of a new type of tractor for launching Life-boats off flat beaches. It was built as the result of...

Thursday, 10th February, 1938.

Sir GODFREY BAKING, Bt., in the chair.

Reported the receipt of the following special contributions :— £ s. d.

Anonymous .... 500 0 0...

H.R.H. THE DUCHESS OF KENT, Presi- dent of the Royal National Life-boat Institution recently named two new motor life-boats; one in March and one in May. The first, on March 29th, was at New Brighton, to whose station a 52-foot Barnett...

Holiday Cabins For Hire and Sale at [Churchwood V<ey Comfortable, quality holiday homes.

• Set in coastal preservation area • Near the beautiful River Yealm, River Tamar and Plymouth Sound 18, Churchwood, .,„,,„...

To WILLIAM J. BAKER, on his retirement, after serving for 25J years as coxswain of the Padstow life-boat, a coxswain's certificate •of service and an annuity.

To JAMES TAIT, on his retirement, after serving for 15f...

ALTHOUGH the early part of the past summer was not quite as favourable as could have been wished for demonstrations held on behalf of the Life-boat | Saturday Fund, for the success of which so much depends on tine but not too warm weather,...

The Institution awarded to its life-boatmen 8 Gold Medals, 43 Silver Medals and 153 Bronze Medals - 204 medals in all.

It awarded to shore-boat rescuers 2 Silver Medals and 14 Bronze Medals..