LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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MAY 28TH. - RAMSGATE, KENT. On the instructions of the naval authorities the life-boat went to an allotted berth, ready if necessary to help in the landing of refugees from vessels which were expected, but her help was not needed. - Rewards,...
Selling Like Hot Cakes
Schoolgirl Robynne Stenner cooked up a novel way of helping the lifeboats. Ten-year-old Robynne, together with her family, helped the Midsomer and Radstock branch to man the stall at the Bath and West show in May.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Parachute (2)
JULY 3RD. - SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK.
A parachute with something attached had been seen to fall into the sea, but the life-boat was recalled as it was thought certain that no person was attached to the parachute and that the...
Life-Boat Calendar for 1941.
There will be no life-boat Christmas card this year, but the life-boat calendar for 1941 is now ready. It has a reproduction in colours of a painting of a war service. The cost u I/-., including the envelope, or 12 for 10/-., and it can be...
Category: Articles
RNLI plan
The RNLI plan 2010–14 is now available to view online, at rnli.org.uk/fiveyearplan.
The plan sets out clearly how the RNLI intends to carry on its proud tradition while addressing potentially difficult times ahead. See...
Category: Articles
H.M. Minesweeper Canton
— H. M. Mine- Sweeper Canton ran aground on the Newcome Sands in a strong E.N.E.
breeze and rough sea, on the 27th May.
j Signals of distress were made as the sea was breaking over her...
A Religious Service on a Life-Boat
The annual service at Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Hunter Aircraft (2)
Tenby, Pembrokeshire. At 5.48 on the 7th of November, 1957, the coast- guard reported that a Hunter aircraft had crashed into the sea and that the pilot had baled out ten miles north of Lundy. The life-boat Henry Comber Brown was launched at...
Mr. John Bayes, M.B.E.
MB. JOHN WILLIAM BAYES, who has been honorary secretary of the Flam- borough life-boat station for thirty years, was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours List, in recogni- tion of his distinguished...
Category: Awards