LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Song of the Life-Boat
I sing a song of the Life-boat crew, Sons of the sturdy oar! Whose hearts are steadfast, firm and true, When angry billows roar.
Who flinch not when the raging gale Sends forth its deadly breath; Whose spirits ne'er a...
Category: Poetry
Marathon Effort
The Flora London Marathon is one of the UK’s most breathtaking fundraising events and this year 200 people ran as part of Team RNLI. Their combined and considerable efforts raised approximately £300,000, most of which will go towards...
Category: Articles
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 11th January, 1900.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the minutes of the previous meeting.
Also read those of the Building, Finance and...
Category: Committee
A Broadcast from Walmer to America
IN July, 1948, Coxswain Frederick Upton, of Walmer, recorded a talk for the National Broadcasting System of Ke y York, to be broadcast in America.
"Hullo, America! "This is Freddy Upton, coxswain of the Walmer...
Category: Articles
Yachtsman David King Comes Face-To-Face With His Lifesaver
Yachtsman David King comes (ace-to-face with his lifesaver. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
"Leave Me to Drown."
AN Irishman who was asked to help the Life-boat Service to form a Branch has replied that he has so many other things to subscribe to that he can do no more, and adds, " the only way the Life-boat can retaliate is when they see me...
Category: Articles
Built for life
10 years ago, we opened our training centre of excellence. A decade on, what difference has RNLI College made?
There’s a small but unusual entry in the Winter 2012 launches feature of the...
Category: Articles
Shore-Boat Services Rewarded By the Royal National Life-Boat Institution In 1899
Jan. 4.—Five men put off in a boat at night and rescued the crew of seven men from the fishing - boat Mary Anderson, of Broughty Ferry, which had stranded off Arbroath, For- farshire, in a strong S.W. gale and a rough sea.
Category: Articles
Lottery
Lifeboat Lottery Leap into Spring! Tickets for the Spring 2007 Lifeboat Lottery are available from 16 January–16 March 2007, with the draw taking place on 30 March 2007 First prize is a Citroen C1 and the second, sponsored again by...
Category: Articles
Sweet William By Rosemary Whitten
A MARATHON 278-MILE DONKEY TROT FROM ST IVES TO LONDON 'Hey, what's that Freisian donkey doing staked out on your grass?' The cheerful farmer's voice stopped the conversation in the comfortable bar of The White Hart,...
Category: Articles