Lady Tollemache, joint donor with her late husband, Major General Sir Humphry Tollemache, of the Eastbourne D class lifeboat The Humphry and Nora Tollemache..
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Robert Brutnell, a life governor, who was formerly Editor of the local newspapers at Eastbourne for 17 years, giving publicity to the RNLI at every opportunity, before retiring to Potter Heigham, Norfolk..
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Weymouth lifeboat Tony Vandervell returns to Weymouth Harbour with the Poole-based yacht Piepenhannes in tow. The yacht fouled a propeller on a pot line at Lulworth Cove on September 6, 1987 and ran aground. A local fishing boat helped her... - View image in PDF
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PORTPATRICK, January 8, 1988: with her propeller fouled by her fishing gear, MFV Dumnonia was drifting on to a lee shore, four miles away in a force 8 gale and in darkness. Portpatrick's 48ft 6in Solent class lifeboat Douglas Carrie... - View image in PDF
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Coxswain Peter Bisson of St Peter Port joined the lifeboat crew in 1980 and became second coxswain in 1984 before being appointed coxswain in 1986. Together with his fellow crew members he was awarded a bronze medal in 1981 for the rescue of... - View image in PDF
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The ladies of Alderney lifeboat guild marked the RNLI's anniversary with a sellout Birthday Bash Dinner and Auction of Promises which raised some £5,000.. - View image in PDF
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23 May 1999 - Sharon Parke anoints the new Hunstanton Atlantic 75 with Champagne as she names the €71,000 lifeboat, DJS Haverhill, in memory of her late uncle, David James Sisson.. - View image in PDF
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Jean Rowe, the new Mayor of Restormel Borough Council in Cornwall (below), chose the RNLI as one of three charities which will benefit from an official programme of fundraisng during her year in office.. - View image in PDF
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Right: Eileen Dallaglio, whose daughter was a victim of the Marchioness disaster, talks to fifeboatmen (Ir) Phil Julian, Steve Simmonds and Gary Payne at the launch.. - View image in PDF
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An honorary Record of Thanks was presented to the Association of Inner Wheel Clubs in Great Britain and Ireland. Collecting the award were Anne Fryer and Ann Koh. - View image in PDF
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