North-East of England, South-East of England, and North-West of England.
TEN years ago the first conference of honorary workers was held in the North of England and although the practice of holding them regularly was not...
Category: Meetings
Inset: Derek Fowlds and Bill Simons faka Heartbeat's Sgt Oscar Blaketon and PC Alt Ventress) officially launch the lifeboat in the traditional style with a bottle of bubbly.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A right royal occasion at PlymouthThe poor weather didn't dampen spirits when HM The Queen named Plymouth's new £2M Severn class lifeboat on 23 July 2003. The Duke of Edinburgh accompanied The Queen at Queen Anne's Battery...
Category: Articles
Dedicated lifeboat restorers or gluttons for punishment? Martin also bought Langham - Bembridge's first motor lifeboat which arrived in 1922 - five years ago and she is now m the queue for restoration.
Langham is... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mr Arthur Pearcy, of Llanbedr, North Wales, visited A merica and left RNLI tea towels at United States Coast Guard bases. Here one of the tea towels is being displayed at the San Francisco base. They were purchased by Mr Pearcy from the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
IN my last communication I endeavoured to discuss the question of Schools for Sailors in its general bearings: I now proceed to give a special application of it with regard to a district with which I am familiar—I mean the sea-coast of Wales...
Category: Articles
Mr A.M. (Monty) Leaney, founder member of Twickenham and District branch in 1957 and vice chairman for many years. He was awarded a Silver Badge in 1989..
Category: Obituaries
. . . 7975: silver medallists Coxswain Ben Tart of Dungeness (I.) and Coxswain Albert Bird of Aberdeen meet after nearly 20 years . . .. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
JULY 6TH. - PENLEE, CORNWALL.
Flares had been reported and the French motor ketch Ster Vras was found, but she did not need help.-Rewards, £14 15s..
A dramatic shot of Teesmouth's Tyne class lifeboat City of Sheffield during her service to the Swedish vessel Stora Korsnas Link 1 which was on fire with a potentially explosive cargo. A full account of this service which, ironically,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs