LLANDUDNO AND CONWY are neighbouring lifeboat stations on the north western tip of Wales, separated by just a few miles of coast but by more than 100 years in lifeboat history.
In 1850 Llandudno was a small village...
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WITH the view if still farther recognising long, faithful and good service in the Life-boat cause, the Committee of Management of the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION introduced on the 1st January 1 last a pension and gratuity scheme,...
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(Right) The Benevolents, a group of men from Easingwold, Yorkshire, have raised funds for the RNLI since 1970. Last November a cheque for £301.40, proceeds of a sponsored walk, and a donation of £50 towards amenities for Humber... - View image in PDF
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Martell continues to help the RNLI by not only supplying free brandy for the survival kit on board every lifeboat, but also by donating US gallon bottles of brandy for branches to raffle.
During the past few months such... - View image in PDF
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THURSDAY, 1st May, 1884.
EDWARD BIRKBECK, Esq., M.P., V.P., in the Chair.
Read the following letter from Sir WILLIAM VERNON HARCOURT, Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home...
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THURSDAY, 12th January, 1911.
Colonel Sir FitzRoY CLAYTON, K.C.V.O..V.P., in the Chair.
Bead and confirmed the minutes of the three previous meetings.
Also read those of the Building,...
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first inflatables were introduced in 1962, particularly as regards floorboards and the construction and maintenance of the craft.
In 1968 the Institution commissioned the design of a fast rigid hull for inshore...
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The late Mrs. Lotinga Smith, of Gedling (See page 155). - View image in PDF
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There’s been a lifeboat station in the picturesque town of Tenby, in south west Wales, for 160 years – but it’s not always been in the same place
The station was established in 1852 by the...
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