LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

HOLYHEAD.—On the morning of the 15th February a small schooner was seendrifting helplessly about two miles outside the Breakwater, and a telephone message was received by the coastguards from the Breakwater Lighthouse keeper stating that the...

FLAMBOROUGH, YORKSHIRE.—The coastguard having reported that a vessel was burning flares S. of the Head, near the Smithic Sands, while a whole gale was blowing from N.W., with a heavy sea, on the 26th January, the Life-boat Matthew Middlewood...

The steamer Balvenie, of Glasgow, whilst bound from Grimsby to Grangetnouth with a cargo of pig-iron, stranded on the Inner Binks on the 7th February. When the vessel first stranded the weather was moderately fine, but at about 5.45 A.M.<...

THE portrait on the cover is of ex-Coxswain Stephen Clayson, of Margate, Kent. He served as second coxswain for over seven years, from 1898 to 1905, and then as coxswain for twenty years, retiring in 1925 at the age of seventy-two. During...

Lifeboat exhibition: West Mersea Primary School is a loyal supporter of the lifeboat service, having contributed more than £1,000 during the past few years. For its latest project individual children wrote to 150 lifeboat stations... - View image in PDF

At about 1500 on Saturday February 24, the 37ft Oakley lifeboat The Will and Fanny Kirby launched down the slip for the last time, circled the harbour and headed out to sea escorted by Sunderland and Hartlepool lifeboats and with the added...

Cox/Mech Cox/Mech Neil Brockman Terry George Bronze Medal Bronze Medal Coxswain/Mechanic Neil Brockman of Penlee's Arun class lifeboat and Coxswain/ Mechanic Terry George of Sennen Cove's Mersey class were awarded their medals for... - View image in PDF

In July, chartered surveyor Paul Rocky successfully completed the Avon challenge - a 50 mile row upstream along the Avon from Tewkesbury to Stratford - to raise cash for the lifeboats.

• Paul's time (excluding stops)... - View image in PDF