LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Resolutions Passed at the Annual General Meeting for 1906
THE RIGHT HON. LORD TWEEDMOUTH, FIRST LORD OF THE ADMIRALTY, IN THE CHAIE.
1.
Moved by The Chairman.
Seconded by the Plight Hon. The EARL PERCY, M.P.
That the Annual...
Category: Meetings
Cobles; Gloria, Seagull, Wave, Friend, Emily & May, Francis, Mayflower
The Life-boat George and Jane Walker was launched at 9.30 A.M. on 13th December to the assistance of eight of the large fishing cobles which had been overtaken by a S.E. gale when at sea.
The service occupied three hours,...
IRB Launches. Rescues by IRB's in May were Carried out by the Following Stations
NORTH WEST DISTRICT Llandudno, Caernarvonshire - At 6.40 p.m. on 3oth May, 1967, it was learned that a boy, who had fallen off the Great Orme, would have to be taken off by boat as it would be very difficult to haul him up the cliff face....
Category: Services
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 13th December, 1894.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., V.P., in the Chair.
Bead and confirmed the Minutes of the pre- vious meeting.
Also read those of the Finance and Corre-...
Category: Committee
At Tea Princess Margaret Cuts the Ceremonial Cake Made and Decorated By Crew Member Bert Addington (R) With Them Is Alan Wear Station Honorary Secretary
At tea, Princess Margaret cuts the ceremonial cake made and decorated by Crew Member Bert Addington (r.). With them is Alan Wear, station honorary secretary.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Letters
Medal rescue recalled With reference to an article in your Winter 1986/87 journal The RNLl in Ireland you may be interested in a conversation I have recently had with my husband's 104-year-old grandfather.
When he was...
Category: Correspondence
Dear Reader
When I mentioned at work that I was going to join Ballycotton lifeboat crew, they were so supportive. They know that I need to go home on the dot on training days. They also know I have to eat half an hour before I leave to ensure I’m not...
Category: Articles
Listings
Lifeboat and hovercraft launches remainder of July–September 2006 Listings ABERDEEN ON-1248(17-24):Sep 25 ON-1262(17-33):Jul 17, 31, Aug 18, 26 D-500:Jul 26,31,Aug 26,Sep 25 D-536:Jul 17 ABERDOVEY B-758:Jul 19(x2),23,29,30, Aug...
Category: Articles
The Services of Old Age. Workers of 85 and 95 Years
Workers of 85 and 95 years.
IT is no very uncommon thing to find Life-boatmen able to continue on active service until they have passed the three score years and ten ; but it is not only in the Life-boats that old age...
Category: Articles
Letters
Why do I support the RNLI? Two accounts follow of contrasting, unusual experiences on a lifeboat in answer to this question During the Second World War I served for a time in an RNLI boat The Sir William Hillary, ex Dover station. I was 19...
Category: Correspondence