WE deeply lament to record the death of Mr. LYALL, the much-respected Deputy- Chairman of the NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, which event took place on the 12th October.
Mr. LYALL was the son of the late Mr. GEOEGE LYALL,...
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Well's new Mersey class lifeboat Doris M Mann of Ampthill ties off the quayside during her naming ceremony. (Inset) HRH The Duchess of Kent waves a greeting as she takes a short trip on the lifeboat . (Photos Jeff Morris). - View image in PDF
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By the death of Miss M. E. Taylor, of Clapham; on 17th May last, at the age of ninety-five, the Institution lost a friend who, in spite of her great age and the loss of her sight fifty years ago, found means to help it until her...
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Flying the flag - Chris 0 'Neill of Padstow crew 1 mile from Nordkapp.. - View image in PDF
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'fundraising without Peeks does/ft bear thinking about' If you're organising a fund raising event. a copy of our free catalogue will pul you on the road to success. And because of our no financial risk service you don't even...
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The ship Maria, of Dunedin, came ashore here during a fresh wind from the 8.E., on the 22nd Jan. An effort was made by the crew to get her off; but a gale springing up from the E., ac- companied by a heavy sea, placed their lives in great...
THE ANNUAL MEETING of the RNLI this year was split into morning and afternoon sessions at the Royal Festival Hall, London, the first being for the governors and the second for the presentation of medals for gallantry and awards to voluntary...
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Portsmouth lifeboat volunteers Peter Slidel and Tina Parkinson were going about their daily lives on 27 February when a drama started to unfold before them.
Peter says: ‘I was enjoying a coffee at Tina’s burger van when I...
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For the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck.
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PATRONESS — Her Majesty the Queen.
List of the Two Hundred and Forty-two Life-Boat Stations...
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Courtmacsherry Harbour, Co. Cork.— 24th June, 1938. The Spanish steam trawler Baron of Vigo had run ashore near the Old Head of Kinsale, but got help from another trawler.—Rewards, £11 8s..