LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Pinta
JULY 23RD. - THE HUMBER, YORKSHIRE.
While returning to Hull after a visit to Spurn, the small sailing yacht Pinta, of Hull, manned by five sea scouts, was forced to put back by a rising wind. The sea was moderate, but a...
Yacht Colleen
GREENORE, Co. LOUTH.—The schooner yacht Colleen, of Leith, lost one of her anchors and had the other disabled in a very heavy squall on the 27th August, and stranded about fifty yards W. of the Earl Kock, in Carlingford Lough. In response to...
Clacton Queen
Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.—On the 10th August the paddle steamer Clacton Queen, of Rochester, left Clacton to visit Chatham, where Navy Week was being held. She carried a company of several hundred people. She did not return as expected, and...
The Longest Loaf In the World: Coventry Mercia Round Table Giving Effect to An Idea By Tom Commander Was Responsible In 1975 for a New Entry In the Guinness Book Of
The longest loaf in the world: Coventry Mercia Round Table, giving effect to an idea by Tom Commander, was responsible in 1975 for a new entry in the Guinness Book of Records, and for the raising of about £4,000 for the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mudeford Ladies' Guild
How could anyone refuse to buy an apple or an orange from these irresistible sellers'.' Gabrie/le Blunden and Tamrnv Skan were he/ping Mudeford ladies' guild to raise more than £500 at its 1983 annual fete, which included... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Lifeboat Lottery
Summer 2009 winners
1st prize: Peugeot 107 Urban 3-door hatchback, Mr D Lowman, London (pictured on his VIP visit to Tower lifeboat station)
2nd prize: 13-night cruise onboard Balmoral to the Canary...
Category: Articles
Money for old clothes
Look out for RNLI textile collection bags coming through UK letterboxes this Summer. Fill them up with your unwanted clothes and Local Community Recycling Services Ltd will recycle them on our behalf.
A 5-month pilot and a...
Category: Articles
EXTREME COASTAL WALKING
One fundraiser’s epic trek
After 3 years, 9,500 miles and 7 pairs of boots, fundraiser Alex-Ellis Roswell has completed his walk around the coasts of Britain and Ireland – calling in at every lifeboat station along the way. He...
Category: Articles
The Duke of Kent Has Accepted the Institution's Invitation to Become Its Next President. This Was Announced Formally at the Annual General Meeting of the Governors of the I
The Duke of Kent has accepted the Institution's invitation to become its next President. This was announced formally at the annual general meeting of the Governors of the Institution on 25th March (see page 618). The Duke of Kent thus... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Jubilee Support
I thought you might enjoy seeing this rather different picture of the Dungeness lifeboat.
I took it during the Parade of the Services that was part of the Queen's jubilee celebrations on 4 June. A great day and it was... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs