LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Thomas Cocking (Snr), full-time coxswain of St Ives lifeboat between 1976 and 1989. Thomas joined the crew in 1952, and was appointed bowman in 1955, second coxswain in 1965 and retained coxswain in 1967.

Thomas was also a...

Have you got old printer cartridges, mobile phones and gadgets that you no longer use? They could help keep our lifesavers trained and equipped. The Recycling Factory gives the RNLI a donation for every item successfully recycled and, to...

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Outdoor swimming and water safety sessions for children aged 7–14 – with Swim England and the RNLI.
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Port Isaac’s Fisherman’s Friends
Review by Carol Waterkeyn

Salty sea-dogs John, Jeremy and Julian Brown, Trevor Grills, John Lethbridge, Billy Hawkins, Peter Rowe, John McDonnell and Jon Cleave form the current...

To WM. HENRY TRIPP, on his retirement, after serving 12J years as Bowman, 3J years as Second Coxswain, and nearly 14 years as Coxswain of the Porthoustock Life-boat, a Framed Certificate of Service and a Pension.

To MATTHEW...

In a little over five years George Treadway (1), landlord of the Victoria, Shrivenham, collected nearly £2,000 for Faringdon branch, largely through collecting boxes on either end of his single bar—and through his own infectious... - View image in PDF

Lifeboat People It is with deep regret that we announce the death on June 3 of C. G. Freke, CIE.

Mr Freke joined the Committee of Management in 1953 and was elected a vice-president in 1962. He served on various...