LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Mercurius H.
Dungeness, Kent. At 5.30 on the morning of the 26th of November, 1957, a member of the life-boat crew reported that a vessel was ashore a mile and a half west of the life-boat station.
The life-boat Mabel E. Holland was...
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Swanage, Dorset. At 2.25 on the afternoon of the 27th of July, 1958, the honorary secretary received a message from the Swanage ambulance station that a man had fallen down the cliffs near Ballard Point. At 2.41 the life- boat R.L.P. was...
Gay Crusader
Cronier, Norfolk. At 7.10 on the evening of the 6th of September, 1959, the coastguard told the honorary secretary that a red parachute flare had been fired from the motor launch Gay Crusader one mile east-north-east of Cromer. The no. 1...
A Canoe (1)
Hartlepool, Co. Durham. At 11.20 on the morning of the 30th of April, 1960, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that the police at Seaton Carew had reported that two boys and two girls in a canoe were in difficulties and drifting...
Cash Concerto
The BT Scottish Ensemble lovingly brought the genius of Bach and Bartock to the ears of 220 guests at the Three Counties Gala concert in April.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mike Mcelhatton of AFC Bournemouth
Mike McElhatton of AFC Bournemouth prepares to draw the first prize ticket from the boot of the Volvo outside the RNLI's Poote HQ.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Lenten Vow
THE life-boat service has benefited by £5 as the result of a vow by two army officers on Salisbury Plain. The}7 bound themselves to "a particular Lenten abstention," and the penalty for failure was to be a cheque for £2...
Category: Donations
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Weymouth lifeboat craw were conducting a man overboard exercise on Sunday 19 May 2002 when an unexpected guest came along to land a helping flipper.
Randy the dolphin is a popular local celebrity in the area and appeared...
New Ways of Raising Money
To celebrate the centenary of the establishment of the Walmer Life- boat station the Goodwin Sands and Downs branch of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild launched, at the suggestion of the branch secretary, Mrs. Cavell, a special campaign to...
Category: Donations
Ruby
KESSINGLAND, SUFFOLK.—On the 13th January the Life-boat Bolton proceeded to the aid of the sloop Ruby, of Goole, which had been overtaken by a snow squall, and had been dismasted while passing through Pakefield Gap. Seeing that her position...