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Mr Reg Bray, chairman of Crawley branch.

Mr Bray was associated with the branch for over 20 years, many of them as chairman. He was awarded a silver badge in 1984..

a r o u n d and about t h e RNLI Commissioned to choose the winners! Winners of the RNLI's 53rd national lottery were drawn on 30 April by Robin Guthrie, Chief Charity Commissioner for England and Wales.

Mr Guthrie, who...

Trawler driven ashore in Force 9 southerly gale and 30ft seas Valentia - Ireland Division Valentia's Arun class lifeboat Margaret Frances Love was involved in a major incident on 13 January 1989 when the large, Brixham-registered trawler...

How are we tackling the drowning problem around our coasts?

In 2012, we reached a crossroads in our mission to save lives at sea. We had the best possible kit, training and crew, yet there...

Royal visit to four Scottish stations The RNLI's President, HRH The Duke of Kent, visited four lifeboat stations on the west coast of Scotland during a two day visit in July.

On 21 and 22 July, the President met...

The arrival at Spurn Point of Humber's new Arun class lifeboat Kenneth Thelwall in August, 1987 gave spectators an added bonus when she came in with three .survivors on board, having been diverted to the aid of a sinking yacht four miles... - View image in PDF

Congratulations Once again RNLI supporters excelled themselves with the Lifeboat Lottery. The spring 2005 Lottery was the RNLI's highest earning Lottery ever, raising over £557,000. Many thanks to all of you who purchased tickets...

Thurso.

At ten at night, on the 2nd February, a message was received that a vessel had gone ashore on Brims Ness, six miles from Thurso, the scene of many wrecks. She was found later to be the trawler Edward VII., of...