A dinner dance organised by the Birmingham branch was the first charitv evening to be held in the splendidly refurbished Botanic Gardens in Birmingham and raised a magnificent £2,500 for lifeboat funds. Among those supervising the... - View image in PDF
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James Danvers, ten year old son of llford branch chairman Paul Danvers, suggested to his little sister Emily, that they help dad raise funds by entering the llford Recorder Bikeathon. This year's Bikeathon, organised by local the... - View image in PDF
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Lifeboat Lottery The Lady Provost of Edinburgh draws the winning ticket for the Scottish Region Volvo lottery as His Grace The Duke of Atholl, convener of the Scottish Lifeboat Council looks on.
Scotland Region raised £... - View image in PDF
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The new Invergordon crewroom. a purpose-built shore facility adjacent to the pier, was opened on 13 June when His Grace the Duke of Atholl, convenor of the Scottish Lifeboat Council, (pictured second left) unveiled a plaque to commemorate... - View image in PDF
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Norman Salvesen was involved in a less hazardous, but nonetheless demanding, tow on 7 April this year when she successfully brought the 450-ton cargo vessel Eilean Mo Grhidh to safety after her engines had failed and the tide was sweeping...
Weymouth lifeboat craw were conducting a man overboard exercise on Sunday 19 May 2002 when an unexpected guest came along to land a helping flipper.
Randy the dolphin is a popular local celebrity in the area and appeared... - View image in PDF
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Members of the RNLI’s Flood Rescue Team added to their existing lifeboat and swift-water rescue training commitments by running in the Virgin London Marathon on 25 April, aiming to raise £20,000 and the RNLI’s...
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Portush and Red Bay lifeboats were launched when the sail training vessel The Lord Rank ran aground off the coast of Co Antrim on 8 June.
There were six people onboard the 21m yacht – five radio DJs and the skipper. In a 4...
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26 May: Coldingham Bay Two teenagers thought they were safe paddling in shallow water, but the strong current soon pulled them far out to sea. Luckily, lifeguards Giordano Ceccarelli and Nick Campbell spotted...
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The Annual Meeting of the Committee of the Civil Service Life-boat Fund was held on the 7th of January, and was presided over by Mr. W. H. HAINES of the House of Lords. The report, which was read by Mr. CHARLES DIBDIN the Honorary Secretary,...
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