LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Boat and a Dinghy
Tynemouth, Northumberland. At 1.55 p.m. on i8th April, 1965, the bowman informed the honorary secretary that a small boat under oars was making poor progress about three-quarters of a Bile east of the station. The honorary lecretary...
"Private benevolence, energy, and zeal."
The following paragraph first appeared in THE TIMES on 20th February, 1866.
It was printed again in THE TIMES on i$th February, 1966: (Royal National Life-boat Institution) Nothing, in fact, that the Government could do...
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A Rowing Boat and Dinghy
Llandudno, Caernarvonshire. — At 11.15 on the morning of the 7th of September 1957, the police reported that a rowing boat with two girls and two young men on board was in diffi- culties in Colwyn Bay. The life-boat Tillie Morrison,...
Abbe Hardiquet and Mont Casseo
Ramsgate, Kent. At 7.15 on the morning of the 20th of May, 1958, the Deal coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a trawler was aground on Broadstairs Knoll, with another trawler standing by. The Dover life-boat Southern Africa,...
New Dawn and Silver Coquet
Amble, Northumberland - At 7.21 a.m. on i8th April, 1967, two cobles were reported at sea with conditions on the bar bad. At 7.58 the cobles were seen to be approaching the harbour, and the life-boat Millie Walton slipped her moorings five...
Chesterfield Branch and Shoreline Members
Chesterfield branch and Shoreline members met at Stevington House, Brookside, the home of Harry and Sybil Lin/ev, on July 18 for a wine and buffet supper in the garden. Nearly all the food was given by the committee who also prepared and... - View image in PDF
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Suzanna D. and Trawler Speranza
Double call-out SHOREHAM COASTGUARD informed the honorary secretary of Newhaven lifeboat at 1634 on Sunday January 22,1984, that a trawler, Suzanna D had broadcast a MAYDAY. She was swamped and sinking two miles south west of Beachy Head and...
Lifeboats from Sweden and Norway
Lifeboats from Sweden and Norway visited Poole in May on their way to the 15th International Lifeboat Conference at La Coruna, Spain (a full report of which will appear in the Autumn journal). Pictured (left) are Norway's Skomvaer III,... - View image in PDF
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RNLI lottery and Mini draw
DAVID WEBB, the Bournemouth Cherries football team player/coach and former centre-half for Orient, Southampton, Chelsea, Queens Park Rangers, Leicester and Derby football clubs, drew the RNLI's tenth national lottery at Poole HQ on...
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Wimborne and District Riding Club
Over 100 horses and riders took part in a sponsored ride organised by the Wimborne and District Riding Club. The ride was over a 15-mile course starting from the ancient monument of Badbury Rings. Each rider to complete the course was... - View image in PDF
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