LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

AUXILIARY KETCH TOWED TO HARBOUR Walton and Frinton, Essex. At 10.20 on the evening of the 27th May, 1963, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the master of the Galloper lightvessel had reported that a large auxiliary ketch...

Valiant attempt HM COASTGUARD asked the deputy launching authority of Bangor ILB station to stand by at 1135 on Sunday May 20; a canoist had capsized half a mile north of the harbour and another canoist was trying to bring him in. The DLA...

Recollections of Sir William Reardon Smith, Bt.Recollections of Sir William Reardon Smith, Bt.

IN the last number of The Lifeboat a history was published of the Appledore Station, which was established in 1825, of its...

Making RNLI history work for the futureHeritage is very important to the RNLI. It's not just about having a collection of lifeboats and equipment from yesteryear, it is also about social history. Over the years the RNLI has amassed a...

Cheques totalling £4,000 were presented to three charities at St. Martin's School, Walton, Surrey, in October. This sum was raised at the school fete in July—and was nearly double the amount raised at the late fete three years ago....

LAST March one of the Institution's contractors forwarded to it a letter inquiring if there were any kind of bicycle " used at summer resorts for saving life," as the writer was " about to invent a bicycle of that...

15th September. An explosion at sea was heard but nothing could be found.

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Over 150 mystery guests from al! over Gloucestershire enjoyed a masked ball in February, which raised an impressive £5,500 for the lifeboats.. - View image in PDF