On the night of the 23rd February, a vessel was ob- served on shore inside the South Tail Sand- bank, Bideford Bay. The wind was blowing a gale at the time from W.N. W. The Hope life-boat was promptly launched, and pro- ceeded towards the...
Trailer trainer: a caravan fitted out as a classroom to provide lifeboat crews with specialist training in communications, radar plotting and navigation was presented to the RNLI by Dr Ronald Hope, Director of the Marine Society on June 27... - View image in PDF
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Life-boat Queen of Ashby-de-la-Zouche, Miss Carol Hunt, and her attendants at the gala day organized by the local branch. The coach is 150 years old. - View image in PDF
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THE Glasgow Branch has received ten guineas from the Captain and Crew of the motor-ship Cape York of the Lyle Shipping Company of Glasgow. Before passing round the Institution's collecting-book the Captain wrote in it a special appeal in...
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Competitive Home Insurance If you are aged 50 or over Saga Home Insurance is worth looking into. With so much included as standard, plus a range of excellent additional options, you can choose the Buildings and Contents cover that really...
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In the December 1965 issue an obituary notice appeared of the late Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry F. Oliver, G.C.B., K.C.M.G., M.V.O., which was necessarily brief because of pressure on space. It would, indeed, be difficult to do justice to...
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NO CASINOS.
NO DISCOS.
NO FANCY DRESS PARTIES.
NO MORE THAN 10 PASSENGERS.
PRESENTING THE Pl&FECT VOYAGE TO SOUPH-ATOICA r/: oin us on a leisurely 16 day voyage to...
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Appointment of Lieutenant-Colonel C. R. Satterthwaite, O.BJL THE Committee of Management have appointed .Lieutenant-Colonel C. R.
Satterthwaite, O.B.E., the Deputy- Secretary, to be Secretary of the Institution in...
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A Suggestion to Stations.
WE should like to call the attention of Station Branches to an arrangement which has recently been made at Blyth, Northumberland. There are two Honorary Secretaries at this Station, but in order...
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WINTERTON, NORFOLK.—In a strong S.W. breeze on the 16th March the schooner Agnes, of Faversham, stranded near the Cockle Light-vessel. A yawl put off to her assistance, but on arrival signalled for more help. In response, the Life-boat...