THE YEAR OF 1891 was one well remembered for the terrible storms that caused many lives to be lost in the Channel. The Romney Marsh coast was no exception. On March 9, 1891, in a severe gale the Coastguard, with local folk, were called to a...
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Burton-on-Trent branch's annual bonfire and firework party in September was roaring success. For the grand draw there were 30 prizes, the main ones being 75, 50 and 25 gallons of petrol. By buying a ticket you also gained admission the... - View image in PDF
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At 11.30 A.M. on the 29th December the local motor fishing boats Success, Venus, Pilot Me and Galilee were expected home. A moderate easterly breeze was blowing, with rain showers and fog, and a strong sea, coming with the flood tide, was...
ON SERVICE FOR THIRTEEN HOURS At 5.18 a.m. on the 26th June, 1965, the honorary secretary was told by the coastguard that the motor fishing vessel Ros Beara was asking for immediate assistance as something had fouled her propeller and she...
TUESDAY MAY 21, 1985 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: A.M.
PRESENTATION OF AWARDS: P.M.
There was much to please RNLI supporters in what the Institution's chairman, the Duke of Atholl, had to say in his two...
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Air support During a weekend in October BBC Radio Newcastle ran a lifesaver appeal to raise money for the lifeboat service.
Listeners rang in to pledge money or to offer items for a charity auction, and many organisations,...
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Shielding themselves from the cold and wet, determined and enthusiastic RNLI supporters assemble for the naming ceremony of the Lady of Hilbre by HRH The Duke of Kent. Photo Jeff Morris. - View image in PDF
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... and (left) after the Duchess had named Thomas Forehead and Mary Rowse II, she and the Duke are welcomed aboard by Coxswain John Dare and his crew.. - View image in PDF
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Dover and Walmer, Kent. At 2.24 on the morning of the 16th of October, 1957, the Deal coastguard reported that the S.S. Flandres, of Antwerp, had been in collision with the Liberian steamer Trader four miles south-east of the Goodwin Sands,...