LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Life-Boat House
The boats of the ROTAL NATIONAL LIFB-BOAT IHSTITUTIOH and all belonging to them are kept in roomy and substantial boat-houses, under lock and key, in charge of paid coxswains and under the general superintendence of local honorary committees...
Category: Articles
Rescued? By a G L Hardy
IT WAS THE YEAR I joined the lifeboat crew, and the second world war was nearly upon us. It was a bright early summer morning with a brisk breeze and I was sailing my dinghy through wavelets sparkling with the sun's jewels on their...
Category: Articles
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...
Category: Articles
The Annual Meeting
THE hundred and thirteenth Annual Meeting of the governors of the Institu- tion was held at the Central Hall, Westminster, at 3 P.M. on Friday, 9th April. Nearly 2,000 people were present.
H.R.H. the Duke of Kent, K.G.,...
Category: Meetings
Resolutions Passed at the Annual Meeting for 1863
THE RIGHT HON. LORD LOVAINE, M.P., P.O., in the Chair.
!.•—Moved by the Chairman, and carried unanimously,— 1.—That the following noblemen and gentlemen be the Officers of the Institution for the current year:—(vide last...
Category: Meetings
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
THURSDAY, 10th January, 1907.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting.
Also read those of the Building, Finance and...
Category: Committee
Correspondence
14th November, 1956.
SIR, I would like to record my apprecia- tion of the Life-boat Service in general, and of the Sheringham life-boat in particular.
I was unfortunate enough to be wrecked recently in S.S...
Category: Correspondence
The Fundraisers
FORTHCOMING EVENTS We regret that we are unable to include notices of forthcoming events in THE LIFEBOAT as the number involved would soon swamp the journal. We endeavour to report as many fundraising events as possible after they have taken...
Category: Articles
Civil Service Life-Boat Fund
The 36th Annual Meeting of the Committee of the Fund was held on the 16th ultimo, and was presided over by Sir RALPH H. KNOX, K.C.B. Mr.
CHARLES DIBDIN, the honorary secretary, reported that the Fund continued to receive...
Category: Meetings
Resolutions Passed at the Annual General Meeting for 1904
THE RIGHT HON. LORD BRASSEY, K.C.B., IN THE CHAIR.
Moved by The Eight Hon. LOBD BRASSEY, ILC.B.
Seconded by the Eight Hon.
LORD CLAUD J. HAMILTON.
1. That ...
Category: Meetings