LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Ballycotton, Co. Cork - At 3.15 p.m.

on 9th January, 1968, the coxswain was informed that the local fishing boat Three Boys with a crew of twowas in difficulties in Ballycotton bay.

The life-boat Ethel...

Rhyl, Flintshire - At 6.2jp.m. onzoth August, 1966, an aircraft had reported a small boat making distress signals about two miles west of the life-boat house. The life-boat Lucy Lovers, on temporary duty at the station, was launched at 6.30...

At 5 p.m. on 2ist March, 1967, a dinghy with two people aboard was reported drifting out to sea. Launch of the lifeboat Tillie Morrison, Sheffield II was requested in support of an R. A.F. helicopter which had also been alerted. The...

Actress Vickie Michelle, best known as Yvette of "Allo 'Allo' fame, was persuaded to join a mother-and-daughter collecting team photocall at London's Liverpool Street station during the City of London branch flag day in... - View image in PDF

Mrs Jean Rose, president of Heworth ladies' guild since 1992 having previously served as founder chairman since 1968. Until 1945 she had been a member of the Port Rush committee in Ireland and after moving to England inthat year she...

Lifeboat weddings: when David and Anne Richards were married in September an archway of oars was held aloft for them.

David is a crew member of Exmouth's D class inflatable lifeboat and his RNLI colleagues were there to... - View image in PDF

Paddling hard: Boto-X 87 organised by Kennel & Avon Canal Trust raised £7,500 for the RNLI over two davs during the summer. With the support of Devizes and Chippenham branches 120 teams entered the race in inflatable dinghies which... - View image in PDF

Boy helps save windsurfer Eleven-year-old Ryan Gratton was out fishing with his grandfather on 4 August when they spotted a windsurfer in difficulty. From their boat, Ryan's grandfather helped the windsurfer and Ryan radioed Dover...