MARCH 26TH. - APPLEDORE, AND ILFRACOMBE, DEVON. At 11.15 in the morning Croyde coastguard reported to Appledore that an aeroplane had crashed into the sea. The same information was given to Ilfracombe by the resident naval officer. The...
John Corin, president of Coverack Branch since the early 1970's. He joined the committee in 1951 and was appointed branch auditor. He was chairman and deputy launching authority from 1956 to 1979 when the lifeboat was withdrawn.
Category: Obituaries
Jon Jones, The Lifeboat's editorial assistant, looks at the work of George Rawlinson, Divisional Inspector {Dl) of lifeboats for the South .
The title 'inspector' had always caused me to form a mental image in...
Category: Articles
AUGUST 23RD. - CADGWITH, CORNWALL.
An R.A.F. aeroplane had been reported down in the sea, but nothing was found. - Rewards, £25 19s. 6d..
Thursday, 8th April, 1868: THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq.,F.R.S., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance and Corre- spondence, and Wreck and Reward Sub-Com-...
Category: Committee
In June a Spanish life-boat delegation, led by the Conde de Toreno, president of the Spanish Red Cross Society, visited England. Here the party is pictured at Life-boat House, London, with (left to right) Captain Nigel Dixon, Secretary of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK.
THE beautiful obverse of this medal, executed by L. C. WYON, Esq., represents the bust of QUEEN VICTORIA, Her Majesty's locks gracefully waving and gathered in a knot behind...
Category: Medals
Freedom of Swansea The officers, committee and crew of The Mumbles lifeboat station were honoured with the Freedom of the City of Swansea on April 23, 1987, when the Lord Mayor of Swansea, Councillor Mrs Lilian Hopkin, presented the freedom...
Category: Articles
A total of 400 RNLI lottery tickets sold by one person is a record set by Stuart Maggs of Hythe branch. Well done Mr Maggs—but are there any challengers? How about individual flag day collectors? Roger Cope, a member of Birmingham branch...
Category: Donations
North Berwick ILB Blue Peter III crew meet BBC 'Blue Peter' team when they received their 'Blue Peter' gold badges during the programme on December 20, 1973. (Left to right): Peter Purves, Benjamin Pearson, James Pearson,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs