LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Fisheries Exhibition
IT would probably savour of exaggeration to assert that this Exhibition is entitled to the first place in the long roll of similar undertakings, of which the Exhibition of 1851 was the grand beginning; but history will give it a high place...
Category: Articles
Naming Ceremonies: Falmouth Tynemouth Campbeltown Holyhead and Harwich
Elizabeth Ann, Falmouth EXACTLY AT 2.30 pm on Tuesday June 10, two RNAS Culdrose helicopters streaming RNLI flags flew past the Customs House Quay, Falmouth, thus raising the curtain on the first of the 1980 lifeboat naming...
Category: Inaugurations
Some Ways of Raising Money
Fund-raising branches and guilds throughout the country had very good results last year. Dundee branch increased its total by nearly 50 per cent to reach £15,800. the ladies' guild contributing £8,000 towards this sum; the...
Category: Donations
RNLI News
NEWSPOINT Since the previous issue of THE LIFEBOAT appeared in January the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day has given both young and old the chance to look back at the heroic deeds and sacrifices made to...
Category: Articles
Fundraising
National appeal day The RNLI is launching a national appeal day to be held every year, beginning on 8 June 2005 - Save our Soles or SOS day.
Throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland, people at work, school or home will be...
Category: Articles
Notes of the Quarter
Two life-boats 70- foot in length, which will be larger than any at present in the Institution's service, are to be built by Messrs. Yarrow and Company Ltd.
in Scotstoun, Glasgow. Both will be constructed in steel, one...
Category: Articles
Lifeboat Services
The boat was very quickly and efficiently recovered by a horde of enthusiastic helpers, in pouring rain and gale force winds, under the expert coordination of the head launcher, Ronald White.
For...
Category: Services
The Fundraisers
An eggs-tra special gift The fabulous Faberge-style egg created for the RNLI in Chichester by Ebony Jewellers in South Street has finally found a home.
Sothebys valued the egg at £20,000, an amount which the Worshipful...
Category: Articles
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
Thursday, 13th April, 1899.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., in the Chair.
V.P., Read and confirmed the Minutes of the pre- vious meeting.
Also read those of the Building, Finance and...
Category: Committee
Your shout
My husband and I were on Newgale Beach, Pembrokeshire, on Tuesday 17 July.
We climbed to the top of the shingle bank and saw two surfers in trouble. Along with others, we stood watching the absolutely heroic...
Category: Articles