LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

COMMANDER S. W. F. BENNETTS, D.S.O.

D.S.C., R.N., has been appointed Chief Inspector of Life-boats to succeed Commander T. G. Michelmore, O.B.E., R.D., R.N.R.

Commander Bennetts was in command of...

With his series of books telling the stories of different life-boat stations Grahame Farr is making a unique contribution to the history of the life-boat service. Wreck and Rescue in the Bristol Channel (Part II): The Story of the Welsh...

The 15th International Lifeboat Conference took place at La Coruna, Spain in June this year. The RNLI was represented and, here, Public Relations Officer EDWARD WAKE-WALKER reports on the continuing dialogue between lifeboat societies from...

We’ve all had to sort through junk mail – a lot of it goes straight in the recycling and some is put aside for that lazy afternoon when we might want to order pizza, a taxi or a window cleaner. Charities send unsolicited mail too but, for...

Plastic collecting boxes are to be gradually introduced experimentally by the R.N.L.I. Here the box, orange in colour, is being shown off. Another box of the same shape, yellow in colour, has been ordered for experimental use as the... - View image in PDF

King Edward's School, Birmingham, has a voluntary ink fund in charge of the geography master. Early this year the school sent the Institution a postal order for us. 6d. - the ink fund takings over a period of several...

ACCOMMODATION THE OLD HALL HOTEL, RUSWARP, WHITBY. Delightful Jacobean Hall bordering the glorious North Yorkshire Moors and beaches. Ideal for fishing, boating, walking or relaxing. Residential proprietors ensure warm hospitality and good...

News 2 Celebrations and awards, and a clutch of reader offers Feature: The most lives saved 8 The 100th anniversary of a record-breaking rescue Books 11 A Selsey author records voices from the sea Letters and reader information 13 Including...