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The Mumbles Lifeboat Appeal
Darren Grainger, 11, is a seasoned fund-raiser. He has run all types of events, including jumble sales, to help charities. His latest effort; a teddy bear's picnic, was for The Mumbles lifeboat appeal. It was held at Treboeth Public Hall... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Listings
Blue Peter IV is centre stage CBBC 8/ue Peter presenter Konnie Huq named the latest addition to the RNLI's fleet of Blue Peter-funded lifeboats at the 2005 London Boat Show in January. Gathered round the RNLI exhibition stand, the crowd...
Category: Articles
Summer reads
Will you choose an adventure story to enjoy by the pool, or a handy guide to prepare for a sailing trip?
World Cruising Destinations:
An Inspirational Guide to All Sailing Destinations by Jimmy and Doina...
Category: Articles
Warnford Tea
Drinking Tea Saves Lives! BOAT TEs BOAT! TEA TEA BAGS No, this is not a new medical discovery.
But it is true, because every time an 80-tea bag packet of Lifeboat Tea is sold, four pence is contributed to the Royal National...
Category: Advertisement
(Above) Atlantic 21:
(above) Atlantic 21: length overall 22ft 6in; beam 7ft 6in; draught, including engines, 2ft 6in; displacement I ton; maximum speed, 29 knots; range at full speed, 70 nautical miles.
The Atlantic 21, introduced in 1972, has... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Raf Brawdy 202 Squadron Challenge Trophy
There was a definite air of inter-rescue services co-operation when Tenby lifeboat crew won the RAF Brawdy 202 Squadron challenge trophy in a darts competition between Pembrokeshire rescue organisations. The £128.31 raised in the raffle... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Garry Windehunk—You Can Only See His Legs—Is Not Only Supporting a World Record Number of 76 Lyres Tit a Garage In Ramsey His Weightlifting Feat Is Also Supporting the Mountbatten of Burma Li
Garry Windehunk—you can only see his legs—is not only supporting a world record number of 76 lyres tit a garage in Ramsey, his weightlifting feat is also supporting the Mountbatten of Burma lifeboat appeal to the tune of £500 in... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Choosing An Oak Crook for the Stem of a Life-Boat
The Institution's two timber-converters at work.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Edam, of Rotterdam
NOVEMBER 18TH. - WALMER, KENT. At 4.10 in the afternoon a steamer had been seen to go ashore on the Goodwin Sands. A moderate north-east wind was blowing, with a moderate sea. The motor life-boat Charles Dibdin (Civil Service No. 2) was...
An Aeroplane (22)
MAY 2 9TH. - MARGATE, KENT. An aeroplane had been reported down in the sea two miles N.E. of Broadstairs, but the lifeboat could find nothing, and later it was learned that the crew had been rescued.- Rewards, £5 11s. 6d..