TEDDY BEARS PICNIC When your organisation holds its next fund raising effort at a carnival, fete, donkey derby, boat show or similar activity you can make an additional £200 in a few hours by running a Teddy Bears Picnic. No financial...
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Newhaven, Sussex.—At 8.20 P.M. on the 13th July, 1938, the coastguard reported that a small motor yacht about two miles S.E. of the look-out appeared to be flying an ensign upsidedown, thus making a signal of distress.
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Swanage, Dorset. At forty-five minutes past midnight on 29th July, 1965, a white flashing light was observed half a mile offPeverel Point. At 1.17 a.m.
the life-boat R.L.P. was launched. There was a gale blowing from the...
PATRICK HOWARTH When the Riviera Was Ours Patrick Howarth describes how foreigners, and the British in particular, made the French Riviera what it was, and what it is: from Tobias Smollett, who was an early visitor, through Queen Victoria...
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Amble harbour day gained magnificent support from the local community with over £5,000 resulting from the branch and guild's efforts. The North East Windsurfers' Association raised over £2,000 of this total with their... - View image in PDF
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Following a sponsored race meeting organised by York Off Road Car Club at Stockton on Forest village hall, the club secretary Jenny Curzon presented a cheque for £349 to the RNLI. The RNLI Grand Prix for radio controlled I/lOth scale... - View image in PDF
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Outbreak of fires At 4.30am on 4 January 2006, the B class Atlantic 21 Falmouth Round Table launched to a 6.7m yacht on fire on the Penryn River, Cornwall. The skipper had been asleep when the fire started but managed to escape through the...
Outbreak of fires At 4.30am on 4 January 2006, the B class Atlantic 21 Falmouth Round Table launched to a 6.7m yacht on fire on the Penryn River, Cornwall. The skipper had been asleep when the fire started but managed to escape through the...
What could be better after a hard day’s work, whether at sea or on land, than a hot bowl of soup?
This March, New Covent Garden Soup Co launches a new flavour – Chunky Chipotle Chilli Bean and Chorizo – sales of which...
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There's never been a better time to visit the UK’s National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire.
The RNLI section of the arboretum has just been redesigned, courtesy of expert garden designer Chris Beardshaw,...
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