LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Grosvenor Sports Club
THE Grosvenor Sports Club, which was founded in October, 1962, when members of the head office staff of the Institution met to discuss sports and.
social activities, is going from strength to...
Category: Articles
Fishing Boats (1)
While the fishing-boats were at sea on the 20th March the south-easterly wind increased rapidly, bringing up with it a very heavy sea. As it was realized that it would be quite unsafe for the boats to attempt to get into Gourdon Harbour,...
Loss of Member of Exmouth Crew
AT 4.59 on the afternoon of Christmas Day, 1956, the coastguard informed the Exmouth honorary secretary, Mr.
P. H. C. Butler, that a vessel was burning- red flares four miles south- east of Orcombc Point. This is about...
Category: Services
Awards to Honorary Workers
Honorary Life-Governor.
Mr. ROBERT LEES has been elected an HONORARY LIFE-GOVERNOR of the Institution in recognition of the valuable help which he has given to the life-boat service as honorary secretary of the Wicklow...
Category: Awards
The Walmer Life-Boat
HARK ! a distant gun is sounding .
O'er the waters, wildly bounding; Raging waves are fast surrounding Some wrecked ship to-night On the shore the breakers, roaring, Loud as thunder now are pouring; Far a signal high...
Category: Poetry
Dinas
brigantine Adelaide, of Fowey, with a cargo of coal for Par, was anchored in ParBayonthe nightof the 12thFebruary a S.S.W. gale sprang up. The vessel dragged her anchors, losing one and finally bringing up in shallow water, close to rocks,...
Bonnie Lad
On the morning of the 6th August, the llfraeombe Life-boat Go-operator No. - rescued two persons, who were found in a pitiable condition in a fishing boat, which was dismasted and drifting helplessly in a strong W.S.W. wind and rough sea....
Penboch
On the evening of the 3rd of July, 1955, the Lytham-St. Anne's life-boat rescued five men from the yacht Penboch, which had gone aground two miles from Southport pier. For a full account of this service, for which Coxswain Joseph...
Maime
THREE MEDALS FOR STORNOWAY On the 30th January, 1962, the Stornoway, Outer Hebrides, life-boat rescued two people from the motor fishing vessel Maime. A full account of this service, for which three medals for gallantry were awarded, appears...
Presentations Brian Clark National Organiser (Ireland) Presents the Silver Badge to Madam Anne Rittweger Ladies Secretary of Donaghadee Golf Club In Recognition F
Presentations . . . Brian Clark, National Organiser (Ireland), presents the silver badge to Madam Anne Rittweger, ladies secretary of Donaghadee Golf Club, in recognition for all she has done over many years for the Institution; in 1976... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs