LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Your Shout
Your Shout To add your shout, write to the Editor at [email protected] or RNLI Headquarters, West Quay Road, Poole, Dorset, BH15 1HZ Dear Editor I am in my 90s but one thingI have never forgotten is when I ‘just went for a swim’. I was...
Category: Correspondence
A Hundred Years Ago
An extract from The Life-boat or Journal of the National Shipwreck Institution for May 1855 showing the Institution's income and expenditure from 1st April, 1854, to 3lst March, 1855.
To LIFE-BOATS, viz— £ s. d...
Category: Articles
Awards to Coxswains and Life-Boatmen
Coxswain's Certificate of Service.
The COXSWAIN'S CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE, and a PENSION, have been awarded to : FREDERICK J. WEBB, 27J years coxswain of the Weston-super-Mare...
Category: Awards
Services of the Life-Boats In December, 1949 and January and February, 1950. 112 Lives Rescued
DURING December life-boats went out on service 44 times and rescued 19 lives.
THE MEN FROM THE PRU Ramsgate, Kent.—At 8.5 in the morn- ing of the 3rd of December, 1949, the pier shore attandant reported that a boat in which...
Category: Services
Fundraising
Running miles but going nowhere? Why not take part in an exciting RNLI race and take your running to new horizons while raising funds that help save lives at sea...A race to suit every paceIf you're a keen runner but tired of doing it...
Category: Articles
Contents
Notes of the Quarter, by Patrick Howarth 219 Here and There 220 Lifeboat Services 221 VOlUme y .JL l V John Chapman: Honorary Secretary of the Civil Service and Post Office -v T i 0 Lifeboat Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 227 Number 458 The...
Category: Contents
Receipts and Payments Account for the Year Ended 31st December, 1966
PAYMENTS.
LIFE-BOATS:— New life-boats, including payments on account for boats for the following stations:— Anstruther, Barry Dock, Cromer, Dover, Dun Laoghaire, Gorleston, Ilfracombe, Kirkcudbright, Newbiggin, North...
Category: Accounts
A Lifeboat Queen : 16-Year-Old Jane Wilson Was Crowned By Ronnie Hilton at Flamborough Ladies' Guild Gala In July With Her Are Three of Her Attendants Pat Wilkins
A lifeboat queen . ..: 16-year-old Jane Wilson was crowned by Ronnie Hilton at Flamborough ladies' guild gala in July. With her are three of her attendants, Pat Wilkinson and Bridget and Andrea Waud; the fourth attendant, Stephanie... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Rescue (continued)
A FAMILY DAY OUT
HOLYHEAD | 7 JUNE
An experienced sailor and his 5-year-old grandson got driven aground in their 8m cruiser, after getting snagged in lobsterpot lines. They were spotted by nearby walkers, who quickly...
Category: Articles
Awards to Coxswains Crews and Shore Helpers
Awards To Coxswains, Crews and Shore Helpers The following coxswains, members of lifeboat crews and shore helpers were awarded certificates of service on their retirement and, in addition, those entitled to them by the Institution's...
Category: Awards