Pupils from 15 Leicestershire schools have raised more than £8,250 to buy a lifeboat. A series of sponsored swims raised the money which has paid for an inshore boat at Happisburgh. The crew were presented with the money by three pupils... - View image in PDF
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Keith Deller, former world darts champion, assisted the Harwich lifeboat crew at the Hanover public house in counting the contents of a bottle amounting to a remarkable £1,360. The money had been raised by the landlord, Basil MacNess,... - View image in PDF
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Lifeboat Lottery The Lady Provost of Edinburgh draws the winning ticket for the Scottish Region Volvo lottery as His Grace The Duke of Atholl, convener of the Scottish Lifeboat Council looks on.
Scotland Region raised £... - View image in PDF
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Charlie Clifford from the west Midlands of England is the RNLI’s second-youngest-ever official supporter, having been signed up as a Storm Force member at just 4 hours old.
Charlie’s family has a long history of...
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Instead of beating yourself up about not writing that novel, tell a shorter story with the help of RNLI Helm and Writer Eleanor Hooker. You might even get published ...
Flash fiction has one rule: stick to the word count....
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Ramsey, Isle of Man.—13th September, 1939. A steamer had been reported ashore, but when the life-boat arrived she found that she had refloated without help and was able to go on her way .—Rewards, £11 5s..
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LIFEBOAT VOLUNTEER IS NEW LEADER
We are delighted to introduce Mark Dowie as the RNLI’s new chief executive. He succeeds Paul Boissier, who has retired after 10 years. As a...
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Standing into danger A MOTOR CRUISER, Temple Queen, unsure of her position in a dangerous area just north of the entrance to Strangford Lough was reported to Portaferry lifeboat station by Belfast Coastguard at1900 on Sunday May 17. It was a...
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INTERNATIONAL HEROES
The RNLI’s Future Leaders in Lifesaving programme has picked up a prestigious HERO Award from the International...
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NOVEMBER 2ND. - AMBLE, NORTHUMBERLAND.
At 3.45 P.M. the life-boat Frederick and Emma went out to search for the local fishing coble Treasure, which was overdue. A S.E. gale was blowing, with a heavy sea. She found her two...