LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
News from the Branches. 1st February to 30th April, 1936
1st February to 30th April, 1936.
Greater London.
On 1st March the following branches in the South-East of England were transferred to Greater London : Southend, Romford and Hornchurch, Upminster and...
Category: Branches
The Insurance Boating Picture
BOATING is rapidly growing in popularity.
Thousands have gone afloat for the first time this year. Doubtless next year thousands more will be doing likewise. In all the excitement of selecting and buying a craft of one kind...
Category: Articles
Rotary Service the 50Ft Thames Relief Lifeboat on Temporary Duty at Falmouth at Sea In Easterly Storm Force Winds When on February 19 She Stood By the Indian Carg
Rotary Service, the 50ft Thames relief lifeboat on temporary duty at Falmouth, at sea in easterly storm force winds when, on February 19, she stood by the Indian cargo ship State of Kerala/or nearly four hours awaiting the arrival of a... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Life-Boat Carol Singers
LAST Christmas a number of Branches again arranged carol-singing parties, and they were even more successful than before, particularly in Sussex. East Grinstead (Sussex), which has led the way with this method of helping the Life-boat...
Category: Donations
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 11th April, 1895.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the minutes of the previous Meeting.
Also read those of the Finance and Corre- spondence,...
Category: Committee
(Above) Last December the 52Ft Burnett Euphrosyne Kendal on Temporary Duty at Yarmouth Isle of Wight Rendezvoused In the Solent With Air Commodore Brian Mac
(above) Last December the 52ft Burnett Euphrosyne Kendal on temporary duty at Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, rendezvoused in the Solent with Air Commodore Brian Macnamuru's yacht, Tamare, to pick up festive fare and deliver it to the Needles... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Fire at Cowes
The remains of the Watson cabin motor life-boats from Yarmouth, Isle of Wight and Selsey, Sussex. Nothing is left forward but the keels, deadwoods and iron floor-straps. On the left can be seen the forward steel bulkhead of the engine-room... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Central Appeals Committee
OPERATION LIFEBOAT has been a great success judging by the various reports that have already come in. The Scouts have set about raising the money in their usual energetic way by walking, swimming, rowing, cycling, clearing up rubbish,...
Category: Committee
Books
• No one could be better fitted to write Mayday! Mayday!: A History of the Guernsey Lifeboat Station than Jurat Guy Blampied, QBE, who, an RNAS seaplane pilot himself in the first world war and an RAF officer in the second, has been an...
Category: Articles
Gallant Life-Boat Services In 1899
GORLESTON, SUFFOLK.
AT about 12.5 a.m., on the 30th September, 1899, the Coastguard on duty reported to the Coxswain of the Life-boat that a vessel was showing signals of distress off Great Yarmouth.
At...
Category: Services