LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Annual General Meeting and Presentation of Awards
ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL, LONDON, THURSDAY MAY 22 'The RNLI . . . the finest club in the country . . .' MORE PEOPLE THAN EVER BEFORE gathered at the Royal Festival Hall on the South Bank of the River Thames on Thursday May 22 for the...
Category: Meetings
The Crew of the Helicopter That Rescued the Sole Survivor from the South Goodwin Lightship
The crew of the helicopter that rescued the sole survivor from the South Goodwin lightship Left to right: Captain Curtis E Parkins (awarded an RNLI Silver Medal for Gallantry), Major Paul L Park, Airman First Class Elmer H Vollman and... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Councillor K J Holland Mayor of Skegness and a Former Coxswain and Jack Roughton Chairman of the Lincolnshire Appeal Lay Foundation Stones for Skegness'
Councillor K. J. Holland, mayor of Skegness and a former coxswain, and Jack Roughton, chairman of the Lincolnshire appeal, lay foundation stones for Skegness's new lifeboat station. (Photo Bob Lawrence). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Via
Bed port fires having been observed on the outside part of the Middle Scroby Sand, while a moderate gale was blowing from the N. accompanied by a heavy sea, on the 4th July, the crew of the Lifeboat Beanehamp were summoned and at 3.5 A.M....
Wick's Present Day 48Ft 6In Oakley Class Lifeboat Princess Marina
Wick's Present Day 48Ft 6In Oakley Class Lifeboat Princess Marina. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Fundraisers
A WORKOUT on an assault course was one of the services offered in an Auction of Promises organised by Bangor branch. Others included advice on gardening, French language lessons and even flying lessons.
The event realised...
Category: Articles
There Was No Way of Mistaking for Which Cause This Brighton
There was no way of mistaking for which cause this Brighton sponsored walk was organised. A scaled-down replica of a pulling lifeboat was hauled along the route by some of the walkers.
Their long, hard pull brought a haul... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Percy Garon MC GM : Honorary Secretary of Southend-On-Sea Lifeboat Station from 1952-1975
THE LIFEBOAT SERVICE, fire brigade, his family, Southend, the Thames . . .
they are all as much a part of Percy Garon as he is of them; nor would he have it otherwise. Ask him about his life, and he will tell you about the...
Category: Articles
Launches
ABERDEEN ON-1248(17-24):May5, JunSJul 12,Aug3,11,17 D-536:May 5,Jun 3,13,19,24, Jul 3,10,11,13,Aug 3,6 ABERDOVEY B-758:May 22,Jun 19, Jul 16(x3),18(x2),24,27,31 B-767:Aug 9,15,16,17,20(x2) ABERSOCH B-79&May 28,Jun 3,4,24, Jul 10,15,24,27...
Category: Services
Life-Boat Saturday Fund
THE Life-boat Saturday workers have required to use all their energy and zeal during the past year in pressing on their campaign on behalf of the fund. What with the South African War, and an increased Income Tax, followed by Peace...
Category: Articles