LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Golden Crest
SHAFT COUPLING TROUBLE At 11.17 P-m- on 2nd October, 1965, the motor vessel Golden Crest was seen to be asking for assistance. The life-boat Kathleen Mary was launched at 11.27 in a moderate south-westerly breeze and moderate seas. It was...
Miss Helen Greenham
Miss Helen Greenham, who died at the age of 79 on 8th January, 1965, was an honorary life governor of the Institution. She had been appointed to this position in December, 1955. Miss Greenham had also actively supported the Wallasey...
Category: Obituaries
Eventide (2)
Newbiggin, Blyth, Amble and Tynemouth, Northumberland - On 5th August, 1966, life-boats from these stations carried out a search for the missing fishing coble Eventide whose crew of three - a father and two sons - were all at some time...
Keith and Nigel Pask Decided to Clear Out Their Toy Cupboard and Set Up a Mini-Market
Keith and Nigel Pask decided to clear out their toy cupboard and set up a mini-market in the garage of their house in Banbury, Oxfordshire. They invited school friends to come and buy and at the end of the day had taken £19.50 for the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Schoolgirl a Fairy a Clown a Nurse and a Baby from Dunfermline
A schoolgirl, a fairy, a clown, a nurse and a baby from Dunfermline crawled round their local pubs—soft drinks only—and collected £180 for the RNLI. In real life they are (I to r) Hilary and Mick Fairhurst, Tony Taylor, Valerie and... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mrs P Hamley-Rowan
Mrs P. Hamley-Rowan, president of East Sheen and Barnes branch since 1982 after serving as honorary secretary from 1939 to 1982. Mrs Hamley-Rowan was awarded a record of thanks in 1951, the gold badge in 1960, a bar to her gold badge in 1971...
Category: Obituaries
This Would You Believe Is a Sponsored Walk
This, would you believe, is a sponsored walk. One hundred and sixty-five children from primary schools in St Andrews' turned out to walk a total of 1,686 miles round Craigtoun Park and raised the commendable sum of £1,500. Pupils... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Afternoon
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Presentation of awards . . . 1964 at the Central Hall, Westminster: presentations were made by HRH Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, then president of the Institution.
Alan Neal and... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Boys and Girls of Newmarket Swimming Club Aged from Six Years Upwards Took Part In a Sponsored Swim During May In Aid of the Rnli As a Result Derek Blyth Swimming Club Instructor Hande
Boys and girls of Newmarket Swimming Club, aged from six years upwards, took part in a sponsored swim during May in aid of the RNLI. As a result Derek Blyth, swimming club instructor, handed over a cheque for £600 to Mrs Elizabeth... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
When the Felixstowe Ferry Sailing Club Staged An R.N.L.I, Weekend In May, 1970,
When the Felixstowe Ferry sailing club staged an R.N.L.I, weekend in May, 1970, during which they raised £700 for the life-boat service, Sir Alec Rose, who as a lone yachtsman sailed round the world, presented cups. Here he is shown... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs