LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Recycling Cash
Barbara Robinson, waste recycling officer for West Somerset district council, came up with a novel fundraising idea which was both profitable to the RNLI and friendly to the environment.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Life-Boat Days In 1938
DURING 1938 life-boat flag days were held by 772 of the 1,072 branches of the Institution, seven fewer than the record number of 1937. The amount collected on those days was £43,839 which was the largest total since 1930, and an...
Category: Articles
The Botnere Romanies
The Botnere Romanies, one of the more unusual entries in she 1981 Shrewsbury branch raft race on the River Severn, an event held on the last Saturday in Julv each vear. More than 60 craft took part in the mile-and-a-quarter race, raising... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Array of Bottles and Other Prizes (Below)
The array of bottles and other prizes (below) proved an irresistible draw to those who bought a ticket in a raffle organised by Shoreline member John Regin of Ottershaw, Surrey. Ever since he joined Shoreline he has been planning a... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Other IRB Launches
Ramsgate, Kent - March 24th, April 19th, 22nd, 26th, May 13th and 26th.
Redcar, Yorkshire - March 4th and May 9th.
Rhyl, Flintshire - April 7th.
St. Helier, Jersey - March 28th, April 4th...
Category: Services
Ballycotton
BALLYCOTTON, CO. CORK On the 30th January, 1941, the Ballycotton life-boat rescued the eight survivors of the crew of the S.S. Primrose, of Liverpool.
COXSWAIN PATRICK SLINEY was awarded the bronze medal..
Category: Medals
Life-Boat Calendar and Christmas Card
THE stock of life-boat Christmas cards, with a coloured reproduction of a life- boat returning from the rescue, of which particulars were given in the last number of The Life-boat, is now exhausted. The life-boat calendar for 1936, with...
Category: Advertisement
Biscuits and Chocolate
THE Institution desires to express its cordial thanks to Messrs. Huntley and Palmer, Ltd., Messrs. W. and R. Jacob, Ltd., and Messrs. Peak Frean and Co., Ltd., for gifts of biscuitsj for use in the Life-boats; also to Messrs. Cadbury...
Category: Donations
Latch & Batchelor Ltd
STAINLESS STEEL J ROPE FOR RIGGING ffj[ NOMINAL "• [ DIAMETER STANDING RIGGING RUNNING RIGGING f) Milli- Inches / metres (approx) MINIMUM BREAKING LOAD (LBS) 5/64' 705 1100 1590 2820 4410 6350 8646 10200 10500 .534 1200 2130 3330...
Category: Advertisement
Jessie, of Liverpool
The schooner Jessie, of Liverpool, was stranded off Rhyl, dur- ing a gale of wind from N.N.E., on the 22nd December. She had been observed running before the wind with masts gone and sails flying about in all...