Members of Adlington ladies' guild inspect items donated for their bi-annual Christmas Fair, held in Adlington Hall, a beautiful, privately owned Tudor mansion which is open only to the public on certain days of the year. In all, this... - View image in PDF
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Aberdovey: Lieut-Commander George Cooper, divisional inspector of lifeboats, western division, introduces the crew to the president. Atlantic 21 Guide Friendship I is stationed at Aberdovey; she is one of the ILBs for which the money was... - View image in PDF
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Eric Hudson, district engineer (eastern). Mr Hudson joined (he Institution as motor mechanic at Sunderland in 1946, became a travelling mechanic in Scotland in 1950 and had been district engineer in the south east or east since...
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When the Duke of Kent, President of the RNLI, visited Cowes, Isle of Wight, on October 5 he witnessed the self-righting trial in Samuel White's yard of the 37' 6" Rather class lifeboat which will be stationed at Dungeness; he... - View image in PDF
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When Thorn EMI Woking Division held its family day, Mr K. L. Harder showed his working model of a 48ft 6in Solent lifeboat in the hobbies section and collected £14.19 which he donated to Pyrford branch. To that Mr Harder added another... - View image in PDF
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Spooner Row Football Club was the winner of a knockout football tournament held at Hethersett, near Norwich, which raised £57.29 for the lifeboats. The other teams which took part in the competition were Bunwell United, Ellingham United... - View image in PDF
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Members of the Mechanical Engineering Squadron based at RAF Stanley in the Falklands enthusiastically supported a raffle in aid of the RNLI organised Chief Technician Bob Allerston. The raffle raised £150 and a large cheque was... - View image in PDF
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March 1988 Mr Neville Ball, deputy launching authority at Skegness lifeboat station since 1985. He was previously the station honorary secretary from 1965 to 1985 and was awarded binoculars in 1975 and a gold badge in 1986..
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Jim Davidson and Cetrek MD Geoff Warde hold the cheque which funded the D class Cetrek - in which they are standing - at the London Boat Show. With them are Ian Ventham (nearest camera) the RNLI's head of fundraising and two members of... - View image in PDF
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