LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
M.B.E. for Fishguard Honorary Secretary
MR. MORRIS LYNDON NICHOLLS, who has been the honorary secretary of the life-boat station at Fishguard since 1916, was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year's Honours, in recognition of his life- boat work. In...
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A Yacht (5)
Largs, Ayrshire. At 9 a.m. on 25th September, 1964, a member of the public told the honorary secretary that he had seen people waving from a yacht in Cairney's Quay. At 9.15 the inshore rescue boat launched in a fresh southwesterly...
CENTENARY
The Seaham, Co. Durham, life-boat station celebrated its cenentary in September. A service was held and Mr. P. Denham Christie, a member of the Committee of Management of the R.N.L.I., presented the centenary...
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Micky O'Donoughue (Centre) and the Cast of the Hunchback of Notre Dame'
Micky O'Donoughue (centre) and the cast of The Hunchback of Notre Dame' with some of the lottery tickets after the 44th lottery draw on 31 January 1989. With them are Mrs Richard Saunders, a member of the Committee of Management... - View image in PDF
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Mrs Molly Forcer-Evans,
Mrs Molly Forcer-Evans, founderchairman of the of the Llangefni branch. Mrs Forcer-Evans first supported the RNLI as a member of the Anglesey County Committee, in 1956 she became flag day organiser in Llangefni and in 1969 the branch formed...
Category: Obituaries
Boston Ahoy!
Boston ahoy! re cannot be many branches that have their committee meetings at, but the Boston branch is one. Thanks to the support of new imittee member Sarah Simms, the committee now meet on her t. the Boston Belle. The 're-launched'... - View image in PDF
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Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
To WILLIAM GRIMES, on his retirement, after serving for 16 years as coxswain of the Wells life-boat, a coxswain's certificate of service, and a pension.
To ROLAND HAYTER, on his retirement, after serving for 14f years...
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Awards to Coxswains and Members of Life-Boat Crews
To SIDNEY H. B. PAGE, on his retirement, after serving for 21J years as coxswain, G months as second coxswain and 1 year as bowman of the Southend-on-Sea life-boat, a coxswain's certificate of service, a gratuity and a retirement...
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A Century Record
Miss E. Dobie, ex-president of the Dunoon ladies' life-boat guild, reported late last year that one of their oldest guild members, Miss Oswald, had celebrated her hundredth birthday.
She lives at Kilmun, near Dunoon,...
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This Fight Till You Drop Was the Idea of Publican Jim Kelleway of the Lord Nelson Poole Quay
This fight till you drop was the idea of publican Jim Kelleway of the Lord Nelson, Poole Quay. Champion male jouster was Peter Taylor and top maiden Emma Southwood, appropriately enough a member of Poole and Bournemouth branch of the British... - View image in PDF
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