Eric and Susan Hiscock (Wanderer) at Yarmouth Yarmouth's new £1.8m all-weather Severn class lifeboat was named after Eric and Susan Hiscock, whose generous legacy provided the funding.
The naming ceremony was... - View image in PDF
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DECEMBER 8TH AND 9TH. - BEMBRIDGE, ISLE OF WIGHT. A small boat had been reported in difficulties, but reached shore safely, and a motor boat had been reported adrift, but later was reported safe. - Rewards : first service, £8 8s. ;...
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Robert Wright MBE, Second Coxswain at Pwllheli Lifeboat Station. Robert was taken ill during a lifeboat launch in September and, despite the best efforts of his fellow crew and other...
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Two Irishmen, Mr. John McFadden and Mr. Michael Carr, with the curragh in which they went out in a heavy sea, on 2nd September, 1932, and rescued two men whose curragh had capsized.. - View image in PDF
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TWO MEN had been spending Sunday January 16 fishing off the western end of the Isle of Wight in an open 17ft dory. When, at 1530, they started to prepare for the return passage to Poole, their outboard engine failed. They were reported...
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Mrs Betsy Willcocks, chairman of Horley & District ladies' guild. She first joined the committee in 1959 holding various offices until her election as chairman in 1973 and was awarded a Gold badge at a special ceremony in February...
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In March Caterbury and District branch decided to collect in all the pubs in their area. What they hadn't realised was that there were 110 pubs in their patch so they enlisted local supporters to help.. - View image in PDF
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. . . and on her way to the 'casualty' . . .. - View image in PDF
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. . . and fitted into the engine room.. - View image in PDF
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Coxswain Duncan Munro And Helmsman Aileen Jones. - View image in PDF
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