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THE RNLI was the beneficiary of the 1983 Newmarket Charity Race Day on Saturday June 25 when just over £13,500 was raised for the lifeboats. Although the morning began dull and overcast, by midday the cloud had dispersed and the sun... - View image in PDF
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Sum Speed
Harwich lifeboats called to power boat on fire Both of Harwich's lifeboats, the Waveney class John Fison and the Atlantic 21 British Diver II, were called to an incident on the River Orwell on 18 March 1990.A moored power boat had burst...
Ferry Interesting!
British Channel Island Ferries Captain Neil Vardy (right) presents Peter Hoiness, the RNLI's corporate fund raising manager, with a cheque for £845.50 watched by Chief Purser Eddie Wilkinson.
The money was raised... - View image in PDF
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Sir Is This a Record?
Sir, is this a record? We have just completed Teignmouth flag week. Between 1.00 pm on Monday July 9 and 11.00 pmm on Saturday July 14, Terry Trebilcock (seen helping me with the final emptying of the box) and his wife Sue, the licencees of... - View image in PDF
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Bognor Regis Branch
Landing an lllb 9-V4OZ eel cannot be the easiest thing in the world, but 11-year-old Barry Davies (I) managed it and won £100, a fishing rod and other prizes by beating all comers at the Bognor Regis Amateur Angling Society's... - View image in PDF
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Friendly Rivalry: Kim Robertson (Right) Challenged Mick Hewitt
Friendly rivalry: Kim Robertson (right) challenged Mick Hewitt to a 100 yard electric wheelchair race along the promenade as part of Walton and Frinton's lifeboat week. The race was started by a hooter blown by Coxswain Denis Finch and... - View image in PDF
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Tynemouth Lifeboat
Tynemouth lifeboat had some special guests in October when members of the Norwegian Society of Sea Rescue (NSSRl visited the station.
The foreign visitors were given a guided tour of the station and lifeboat and enjoyed a... - View image in PDF
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A Yacht
Buzz off! In an unusual rescue in south Wales on 23 July 2004, Burry Port lifeboat assisted a man whose yacht had been invaded by a swarm of bees. The man took refuge in the cabin and radioed for help and the Burry Port D class lifeboat came...
Gemma Craven
Gemma Craven - Ma Larkin in the production of The Darling Buds of May1 at Poole Arts Centre - draws the winning tickets for the 71 st RNLI lottery. With her are Anthony Oliver, the RNLI's deputy head of fundraising and marketing, and... - View image in PDF
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Royal Welcome
Her Majesty The Queen, Patron of the RNLI, is pictured meeting crew members at Tower Lifeboat Station on the River Thames on 24 February.
Meanwhile congratulations to Coxswain Robin Castle (Sheerness), Coxswain Francie...
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