LORD WINSTER, P.C., K.C.M.G., has been elected a Vice-President of the Institution.
Lord Winster, who was Governor and C.-in-C. of Cyprus from 1947 to 1949 and was formerly M.P. for Bas- ingstoke and Nuneaton, has been a...
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When Glenda Jackson CBE, Parliamentary Under Secretary for State for Transport, visited RNLI HQ in August, Director Brian Miles presented her with a photograph of her grandfather, known as 'Father' Jackson - taken when he was a... - View image in PDF
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Selling gifts and souvenirs is an excellent way of raising both funds and the profile of the lifeboat service. RNLI (Sales) provides a range of products for the wide variety of shops and events run by volunteers. In 2001 its turnover was...
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Roy and Barbara Harding at Her Naming Ceremony At Galway Bay (Photo Courtesy Lt Col Brian Clark). - View image in PDF
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AEROPLANES IN COLLISION Padstow, Cornwall.—At 12.55 in the afternoon of the llth of June, 1947, the St. Merryn Royal Naval Air Station reported that two aeroplanes had collided in mid-air off Holywell Bay and asked the life-boat to help...
Holy Island, Northumberland. - 11.45 in the morning of the 6th of February, 1948, the coxswain saw that a fishing coble was in danger of driving on to the Megstone Rock, and the motor h'fe-boat Gertrude was launched at 12.20.<...
Dungeness, Kent.—At 5.30 on the afternoon of the 18th of December, 1952, an ex-life-boat coxswain tele- phoned that a vessel had gone ashore on Newcombe Sands. The tide was very low, and at 7.45, when it had risen sufficiently, the life-boat...
NORWEGIAN APPEAL Newhaven, Sussex. At 9.15 a.m. on 9th October, 1963, the honorary secretary was told that the Norwegian tanker Stove Pet required assistance to land an injured man. There was a light northerly breeze with a smooth sea. It...
Barra Island, Outer Hebrides - At 9.20 p.m. on 25th July, 1969, news was received that a fishing boat with a crew of two was overdue from the Mingulay fishing grounds. The lifeboat The Rankin, on temporary duty at the station, slipped her...
JUNE 19TH. - BLYTH, NORTHUMBERLAND.
At 2.23 P.M the coastguard reported a fishing boat showing signals of distress off Newbiggin. As the Newbiggin life-boat was off service, the Blyth motor life-boat Joseph Adlam was...