LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
36 Years a Coxswain
Coxswain George Parkhill, of .Kirkcudbright, has retired on account of illhealth.
The Institution has awarded him a certificate of service and, at his own choice, a gratuity in lieu of a pension. He is 59, and was appointed...
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Birthday fundraiser is flush with donations
When Connie Richards, President of Redruth Ladies’ Lifeboat Guild, celebrated her 90th birthday, she requested donations to the RNLI instead of gifts. Together, they totalled £654 with Gift Aid. Pictured here is Connie’s birthday cake,...
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Margaret is a lifeboat legend
‘She’s got more wrinkles than me!’ joked Margaret Paterson (pictured centre) on receiving her 100th birthday card from HM The Queen. Whether it’s down to good humour, good living or good works, the remarkably youthful centenarian is an...
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M.V. Andoni
Tow by tug IN VERY BAD WEATHER on the evening of Thursday December 9, 1982, the 500 ton coaster MV Andoni suffered engine failure and anchored 2Vz miles south of Shoreham Harbour. She was seen by Coxswain Kenneth Everard of Shoreham Harbour...
NORTH OF ENGLAND AND ISLE OF MAN: Community news
Dewsbury
YOUTH DIVE IN TO DROWNING PREVENTION
In 2017, Kumon Y’all, an organisation mobilising young Muslim people to give back to the community, approached the RNLI to seek safety advice for an upcoming...
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Obituary
Mr. C. ]. Temple-Lynes, J.P., Honorary Secretary and Treasurer of the Blakeney Branch; Mr. Philip NichoIIs..
Category: Obituaries
A Trawler
31st July. A trawler stranded but got off on the rising tide.—Rewards, £4 19s. 6d..
A Yacht (1)
Ramsgate, Kent.—1st May. A yacht had capsized, but a motor boat picked up the crew.—Rewards, £4 8s..
A Small Boat (1)
Selsey, Sussex.—15th May, 1938. A small boat had capsized, but the three people on board got ashore.—Rewards, £5 17s. 6d..
A Steamer (1)
30th April. A steamer had grounded on the Shipwash Sands, but refloated without help.— Rewards, £15 8s..