LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Lifeboat Service - Past and Present
100 Years Ago The following three items were first published in the journals of February. Mav and Aueust. 1885.CLACTON-ON-SEA.—At about 6 o'clock on the morning of the 7th September, during a gale of wind from the W., a schooner was seen...
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(Right) the Mass Start of a Mini Marathon Organised By Sodbury
(Right) The mass start of a mini marathon organised by Sodbury and District branch on September 27, 1981, when £3,000 was raised for the RNLI. A total of 329 runners ran the 15-mile course and enjoyed it so much that the marathon is to... - View image in PDF
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On June 22 the North West District of the Boys' Brigade Presented to Blackpool Crew a Cheque for £500 to Go Towards Blackpool Inshore Lifeboat House Frederick Bur
On June 22 the North West District of the Boys' Brigade presented to Blackpool crew a cheque for £500 to go towards Blackpool inshore lifeboat house.
Frederick Burton, honorary secretary of the station, is at right... - View image in PDF
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Harwich's New Atlantic 21 Dedicated on Saturday May 27 By the Reverend J Chelton the Branch Padre Was Provided By Dudley Hunt; Mr and Mrs R Aitken Member
Harwich's new Atlantic 21, dedicated on Saturday May 27 by the Reverend J. Chelton, the branch padre, was provided by Dudley Hunt; Mr and Mrs R. Aitken, members of the family, were present. Also present were members of Harwich and... - View image in PDF
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Recognise Him? He Is Mr. Kenneth H. H. Baily, of Queensbury Mansions, Bournemouth, the Leading England Football Team Supporter Who Is Also a Keen Supporter of the Life-Boat Service at Bourn
Recognise him? He is Mr. Kenneth H. H. Baily, of Queensbury Mansions, Bournemouth, the leading England football team supporter who is also a keen supporter of the life-boat service at Bournemouth. It was expected that he would find... - View image in PDF
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Shore-Boat Services Rewarded By the Royal National Life-Boat Institution In 1896
Jan. 9. — Voted 42. to four fishermen for putting off in a boat and saying four men whose boat bad been capsized while returning to tbeir vessel, the Baron Hill, of Liverpool, which was lying off Exmouth, in a strong W. gale on the 4th...
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The Life-Boat Stations of the United Kingdom
XII.—GROOMSPORT.
The Florence, 32 feet long, 7 feet 6 inches beam, ! 10 oars. j A LIFE-BOAT was first stationed at this small i fishing port by the Institution in 1858; in 1867 it ! was replaced by the present boat, the...
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SERVICES: Exhausting Cliff Service
THK Barmouth, Merionethshire, IRB on 21st June, 1971, was requested to help in evacuating a badly injured woman who had fallen down cliff's at Friog. In view of the prevailing weather conditions the life-boat was ordered to be launched...
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