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Lorna Doone

Date: December 1956

Volume: 34

Issue: 378

Mumbles, Glamorganshire.—At 10.55 on the morning of the 12th of August, 1956, the motor mechanic saw a small craft in difficulties about one mile east of Mumbles Head. The life-boat Wil- liam Gammon—Manchester and District XXX was launched...

RNLI lottery and Mini draw

Date: Autumn 1980

Volume: 47

Issue: 474

DAVID WEBB, the Bournemouth Cherries football team player/coach and former centre-half for Orient, Southampton, Chelsea, Queens Park Rangers, Leicester and Derby football clubs, drew the RNLI's tenth national lottery at Poole HQ on...

Category: Articles

People and Places

Date: Summer 1990

Volume: 51

Issue: 513

Around and about the RNLI Jam on the Bread! Two stars from the popular BBC TV series 'Bread' drew the winning tickets for the RNLI's 50th national lottery, which took place on 31 July 1990.

Nellie Boswell and...

Category: Articles

News and Views

Date: Summer 2000

Volume: 57

Issue: 553

HM The Queen Mother's 100th birthday paradethought it was a wonderful day I was delighted to be involved ' Peter Woolhouse, Volunteer Fundraiser Lifeboatmen and women from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland helped to make...

Category: Articles

People and Places

Date: Autumn 1990

Volume: 52

Issue: 514

a r o u n d and a b o u t t h e RNLI A fifty-first occasion for lottery draw To mark the RNLI's 51st national lottery, Brigadier Mike Wingate-Gray QBE MC and Bar, who served with the 1st Battalion, The Black Watch in the 51st Highland...

Category: Articles

Search and Rescue at Sea

Date: December 1961

Volume: 36

Issue: 398

ALONG the top of the first page of the official instructions to H.M. Coast- guard the following words are written : " The swift emergencies of the sea call for prompt response ".

It is just that which has led to...

Category: Articles

News and Views

Date: Autumn 1999

Volume: 57

Issue: 550

The 175th year looking back After a remarkable year the 175th anniversary programme formally ends at the 2000 London Boat Show.

There was more total media coverage of the RNLI's birthday in one day on 4 March than in...

Category: Articles

Life-Boat Saturday Fund

Date: May 1907

Volume: 20

Issue: 224

LIST OF OFFICERS.

PRESIDENT.

H.R.H. The PRINCE of WALKS, K.O.

PRESIDENT OF THE LADIES' AUXILIARIES—H.E.H. The PRINCESS or WALES: CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

The Eight...

Category: Articles

The Fishing Smacks Useful and Mannin

Date: 1939

Volume: War Years

Issue: 1939

MCH. 11TH. - DOUGLAS, ISLE OF MAN.

During the afternoon a strong N.W. gale sprang up, with a heavy sea. Anxiety was felt for the local fishing smacks Useful and Mannin, which were at sea, and the motor life-boat Manchester...

Birthday and New Year Honours

Date: Winter 1974

Volume: 43

Issue: 447

BIRTHDAY AND NEW YEAR HONOURS CB Rear-Admiral I. G. W. Robertson, DSC, RN, Admiral Commanding Reserves and an ex-officio member of the Committee of Management.

CBE Commander F. R. H. Swann, RNVR, Chairman of the Committee...

Category: Awards