LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Colonel Kenneth L. C. Wright
November 1996 Colonel Kenneth L. C. Wright MBE TD, former chairman of the Portishead branch. Ken joined the branch in March 1976, serving as chairman until October 1976 but remained an active member of the committee until his death. He was...
Category: Obituaries
(Left) Jon Jones.
while (left) Jon Jones. The Lifeboats Editorial Assistant dispenses ballooons between stints on the Information and Storm Force desks. Jon took a lot of the pictures on this page too, but he doesn't get a 'credit' as he works for... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Coxswain Hewitt Clark
Pilot Boat skipper. Joined the crew in 1965 and Coxswain Mechanic since 1979. Hewitt is currently the RNLI's most decorated lifeboatman with one Gold, one Silver and three Bronze medals and four Thanks on I Vellum.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Doris Derrick,
Doris Derrick, a Minehead and district guild founder member since 1931. Mrs Derrick was responsible for flag days and house to house collections and continuing to serve in the boathouse shop until late 1995 when she retired aged...
Category: Obituaries
Helmsman Ian Stringer
Silver Medal Helmsman Ian Stringer of Eastbourne for the rescue of two men trapped under Eastbourne Pier in complete darkness, heavy seas and extremely difficult conditions - see The Lifeboat Winter 1997/98 for a full report of the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mastercard Team Brave the Rapids
Mastercard team brave the rapids The team from The Royal Bank of Scotland, who manage the lifeboat MasterCard, have raised £1,450 in sponsorship for the RNLI - their team entered the RNLI's Whitewater rafting event held earlier this... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Britannia Rescue
.-' We've been voted 'Road Rescue Best Buy1 for the 4th time in a row by the UK's leading consumer testing magazine, that's just one of the reasons why the RNLI has made us their official membership motoring scheme for...
Category: Advertisement
E Class
E class 'A major benefit is that this water-driven craft has no propeller that would be damaged by Thames debris. The speed is great for traffic dodging.' Mick Nield, Mechanic,Tower Pier. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Falmouth's Severn the Will
0700 on "eclipse day', 11 August 1999, and Falmouth's Severn The Will waits to put to sea on stand-by. Already the dawn sunshine has given way to a heavy overcast sky.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Below Left - Minehead Guild
Below left - Minehead guild commissioned this display in conjunction with Minehead town council parks who arranged the plot on one of the main approaches into the town. The display also featured in the Britain in Bloom competition in which... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs