During his year in office the Mayor of Kirkham, Councillor Keith Beckett, offered his services to raise money for charity. Not to be left out Freckleton RNLI branch roped Mr Beckett into visiting nine pubs in Kirkham last October, collecting... - View image in PDF
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Aberdovey, Gwynedd June 2 (twice), 15, July 12, 22 (twice), 26, 28, 29, August 15, 26 and 30 Abersoch, Gwynedd June 22, 27, July 21, 30, August 2 (twice), 7, 9, 16, 23 and 26 Aberystwyth, Dyfed July 6, 29, August 19 and 29 Aldeburgh, Suffolk...
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Angler in the water WHEN, on the evening of Friday November 30, 1984, Mr Michael Morris, honorary secretary of Newquay (Cornwall)lifeboat station, was informed that a sea angler had fallen off the rocks at the western end of Fistral Beach,...
As reported on page 108, 46-foot 9-inch and 47-foot Watson class life-boats are being fitted with two selfinflatable bags which will bring them back to the upright position if they should capsize once. The pictures, beginning left with a... - View image in PDF
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THE LIFEBOAT Anjn class lifeboat OM-1150 Hibtrntt Built 1989 Cost £600.000 Funding A very generous donation from the Irish Sailor* and Soldier* L*nd Truft. which also provided funding toward* th« running of lifeboat* in Ireland THE...
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Artist Tony Hart of BBC TV's 'Vision On' programme spent almost two hours making lightning sketches at a coffee morning organised by Guildford branch in the city's Guildhall last September. The sketches were sold for £1... - View image in PDF
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List of the Services of the Lift-boats of the Royal National Life boat Institution during the year 1881.
Lives Saved Agnes, schooner, of Llanelly .... 5 Albion, schooner, of Southampton 4 Aldebaran, schooner, of Lanrvig...
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Welcome! Between the crew of Cromer lifeboat station and our station Ijmuiden a friendship has flourished for some years. This culminated in a visit of our lifeboat Johanna Louisa to Cromer from May 8 until May 11.
The...
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Putting the finishing touch, a thin red line, to one of the ' Year of the Lifeboat' commemorative mugs made by Wedgwood. On show at Earls Court, they are available from Wedgwood Shop, 249 Oxford Street, London, Wl, price £4.20... - View image in PDF
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Three saved — • , — --. -—— from grounded yacht in rojjgh conditions The three crew members aboard St Bees' Atlantic earned a letter of thanks from Michael Vlasto the RNLI's Chief .of Operations following a difficult service to...
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