Shortly after their arrival at the Festival Pier prior to the meetings the four 1994 Bronze Medallists greet friends and press. From left to right - William Clark (Lerwick), Richard Davies (Cromer), Barry Bennett (St Mary's) and Ian... - View image in PDF
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LIFE-BOAT HOUSE at the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley was kept open during the Exhibition's second year with the same exhibit of models, gear, pictures and relics as in 1924. A Watson Cabin Motor Life-boat was again the principal...
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SWANSEA.—The coxswain of the Lifeboat received a telegram from the harbour master at Port Talbot shortly before 5 P.M. on the 1st December, stating that a vessel was ashore on Port Talbot bar.
The wind was blowing from the...
NOW Available FOR THOSE IN PERIL The Life and Times of Sir William Hillary, Founder of the R.N.L.I.
Robert Kelly Illustrated by Norman Sayle £4.75 For Those in Peril tells of the early days of the Royal National...
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In this issue News and Views The latest news from and about the RNLI Lifeboat Services 10 The work of the Institution around the coast On the Road 16 Taking instruction to the lifeboat stations with the Mobile Training Units A Day in the...
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Awards to Coxswains, crews and shore helpers The following coxswains, members of lifeboat crews and shore helpers were awarded certificates of service on their retirement. Those entitled to them by the Institution's regulations were also...
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WHO IS NADIA SAWALHA?
Actor, writer and two-time marathon runner, Nadia Sawalha has appeared in films including Slave of Dreams and Clockwise, and is a regular face on TV. She is perhaps best known for her roles in soaps such as...
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ABOUT eight in the morning of 20th December, 1938,' the life-boat watch- man at Rosslare Harbour, County Wexford, reported that he could see a schooner apparently at anchor near Splaugh Rocks. An easterly gale was blowing, with a very...
Category: Services
St Agnes Senior Helmsman Gavin Forehead was expecting a routine exercise when he launched with his crew on 16 October 2005 but when they returned just over an hour later, they had saved two livesGavin, Helmsman Rory Bushe, Crew Member James...
Scotland North Division Cliff face helicopter lift LONOHOPE honorary secretary was informed by the Coastguard at 2352 on December 20, 1974, that the Belgian trawler Lans was ashore on the north side of Tor Ness and required immediate...
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