LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Sir William Hillary, Founder of the Institution
WHEN, in March, 1920, I paid my first visit to the Isle of Man, I did so for a double reason. I wanted to see all the Isle of Man Stations and to have the advantage of meeting the Honorary Secretaries and Committees. But the main object in...
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Contents
Contents RNLI News.
Volume L Number 496 Chairman: THE DUKE OF ATHOLL Director and Secretary: REAR ADMIRAL W J GRAHAM CB MNI Lifeboat Services.
Editor: EDWARD WAKE-WALKER Headquarters: Royal National...
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Ceremonies
Quay, Bembridge Harbour on Thursday, September 10, 1987.
The Foundation has also provided two Arun class boats, one stationed at Stornoway and the other in the RNLI's relief fleet.
Sir Max Aitken had...
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New Ways of Making Money
After the maiden trip of the latest addition to Lowestoft's trawler fleet, Silverfish, owned by the Colne Fishing Co. Ltd., the owners gave the first kit of fish, one of selected plaice, to be auctioned for the Institution's...
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Top right: 'Storm Force' is the Institution's club for the under-16s, and members are encouraged to take an active interest in the lifeboat service.
Top right: 'Storm Force' is the Institution's club for the under-16s, and members are encouraged to take an active interest in the lifeboat service. Here, Storm Force member Kay Metcalfe meets the 1990 medallists, her prize as a... - View image in PDF
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JUNE 30TH. - BLACKPOOL, LANCASHIRE.
A pilot was thought to have baled out from an aeroplane, but a target had broken away from her, and been mistaken for a man. - Rewards, £5 0S. 6d..
Courtown: Buzzcut for the Boats
Courtown Sailing Club (CSC) member Paddy Mac Namara has raised €1,760 for the RNLI. Paddy let his hair grow for a year and then had it all shaved off – branding his event a Buzzcut for the Boats. The very generous donations came from members...
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£100 for a Life-Boat Flag
ON life-boat flag day in Birming- ham an elderly woman went to a collector, and instead of putting copper or silver in the life-boat in return for her flag, gave the collector a little package. When it was opened it was found to contain...
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Notes of the Quarter
THE DUKE OF KENT, President of the Institution, visited the RNLI headquarters and depot at Poole on Tuesday morning, October 7, attended by his Private Secretary, Lt-Cdr Richard Buckley, and accompanied by HM Lieutenant for Dorset, Col Sir...
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