Brian Miles receives a copy of 'Britain's coastlines from the air' from ball committee member Lynn Hunting of Hunting Aerofilms. - View image in PDF
Left is Simon Crane, Chairman of the Seahorse ball committee. - View image in PDF
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August 1996 Mr Donie O'Sullivan, former Ballycotton station honorary secretary from 1967 until 1992. Mr O'Sullivan was previously assistant honorary secretary from 1964 and was awarded the Institution's binoculars in 1983 and the...
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November Peter Woodworth, former Port Erin coxswain from 1972 until 1982.
Peter joined the crew in 1947 and was second coxswain from 1953 until 1972. He was awarded the long service badge in 1982..
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Frampton Cotterell and district branch together with Homeworld invited actor Chris Chittell, otherwise known as Eric Pollard of television's Emmerdale to present the prizes in a local school lifeboat painting... - View image in PDF
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OCTOBER 1997 William John Arthur, former Falmouth mechanic. Mr Arthur's RNLI service spanned over 43 years - 20 years as a crew member on the Cadgwith rowing and sailing lifeboat, 12 years as mechanic at Cadgwith (at the outbreak of WW2)...
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July 1998 Peter Squires, chairman of Christchurch branch. He was founder member of the branch in 1975 and during the past 23 years has held most offices within it. He retired in May 1997 due to ill health but still remained a member and gave...
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James Macgill, chairman and deputy launching authority of the Arran (Lamlash) lifeboat station. Mr Macgill was chairman of the branch from 1976 and deputy launching authority from 1974 until his death. He was presented with a statuette in...
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In brilliant sunshine Nairn ladies guild took part in the town's harbour festival in May, selling gifts, books, bric-a-brac, and raffle tickets. Three local boat operators generously donated a percentage of their takings to the guild,... - View image in PDF
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AUG. 6TH. - ST. ABBS, BERWICKSHIRE.
A bather had been reported in difficulties by the pilots, but the life-boat could find no sign of him. He was already drowned. - Rewards, £5 11s. 6d..
SEPT. 3RD. - LONGHOPE, ORKNEYS.
A small vessel had been reported flying distress signals, and the life-boat searched a wide area but found nothing. It was learned later that the vessel had been taken in tow by a drifter. -...