Mrs P Whateley Bude chairman. Mrs Whateley served the guild for over 40 years, becoming secretary in 1971 and treasurer in 1976.
She was president of the station branch from 1982 until her death. She was awarded the Silver...
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Captain Ramsay of Mar With regret we report the death of Captain Alexander Ramsay of Mar MA FRICS DL, honorary life governor and vice convener of the Scottish lifeboat council 1965-1989, who died on 19 December...
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Aberdovey helmsman Phil Nicol recovered from his brush with death (see page 8) In time to travel in style to his wedding on Easter Saturday. This caused quite a stir in the village. However, the boat was never more than 150m from the... - View image in PDF
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Mrs Marjorie Sanders, president of Walsall branch. She was secretary of the ladies' guild from 1956 to 1965 and then chairman from 1965 to 1967,1970 to 1971,1976 to 1978 and 1983 to 1984. In 1984 the guild was reformed into a branch of...
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BY the death on the 16th of February, 1950, at the age of 73, of Mr. W. W.
Harris, M.B.E., of New Brighton and Liverpool, the Institution has lost one of its most energetic and devoted honorary secretaries. Mr. Harris, who...
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The Duke of Kent, who is President of the R.N.L.I., made his first trip in a life-boat and took part in a life-saving exercise at sea during his visit to the Isle of Wight on 21st October.
The boat was the Jack Shayler and...
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DECEMBER 9TH. - AITH, SHETLANDS. A message was received from Dr. Cruickshank, of Walls, that he had had an urgent call to go to Foula Island. The weather was too rough for the ferry boat to make the passage, and no other vessel was available...
Hythe and Dungeness (Kent).
At 6.30 in the evening of llth November, with a 70-mile an hour gale blowing from the S.W., a very heavy sea running, and poor visibility on account of heavy rain, the Coxswain at Hythe received...
Committee EXCELLENT SUPPORT has continued this quarter for the various projects of the Central Appeals Committee. Captain Phelps, master of John Biscoe of the British Antarctic Survey, on arrival at Southampton handed over more than £31...
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Whitby, Yorkshire.—During the morning of the 15th November, 1937, the local motor fishing boats Noel II, Venus, Galillee, Pilot Me and Success were caught at sea by bad weather.
When they were seen approaching harbour the...