MR. JOHN BOYD-CARPENTER, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation, has awarded the shield for the best wreck service of the year to be held jointly by the rocket coast life saving companies of Sea Palling and Winterton. Norfolk.
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Category: Awards
Mike Smith, a Tunbridge Wells teacher and a member of the Long Distance Walkers Association, 'pushed out the boat' for the RNLI when the Mayor set him off on a 170-mile sponsored walk from Tunbridge Wells to Weymouth. Mike was...
Category: Articles
To THOMAS PATTON, on his retirement, alter serving for 27J years as Coxswain of the Portrush Life-boat, a Coxswain's Certificate of Service, and a Pension.
To MATTHEW GRUNNILL, on his retirement, after serving for 23J...
Category: Awards
Seahorse III at Cromer The naming ceremony for the new D class lifeboat was held outside the inshore boathouse despite overcast conditions and the forecast of heavy rain. The chairman introduced John Gamble, representing the sponsors of the...
Category: Articles
THE following coxswains and members of life-boat crews were awarded certificates of service on their retirement and in addition those entitled to them, by the Institution's regulations, were awarded an annuity or a retirement allowance...
Category: Awards
Staff Coxswain Billy Dent has called in to discuss a problem with Cdr Roe. A short telephone call to the department concerned soon resolves the query.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Thursday, 8th October, 1891.
Colonel FitzRoY CLAYTON, V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the Minutes of the pre- vious meeting.
Also read those of the Finance and Corre- spondence,...
Category: Committee
A NEW type of collecting box has been designed by Group-Captain John Potter of Crowborough. It takes coins of all sizes, and every time a coin is dropped into the box a model life- boat is launched. A number of these boxes were displayed at...
Category: Donations
THURSDAY, 12th October, 1911.
The Right Hon. the EARL WALDEGRAVE, P.O., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting.
Also read those of the Building, Finance...
Category: Committee
IT is with deep regret that we record the following deaths: Mrs I. P. Macintyre, patron of Airdrie branch since its re-constitution in 1980. Mrs Macintyre served as the guild honorary secretary from 1930 to 1957 and as president from 1957 to...
Category: Obituaries