Pile of pennies Jeff and Tina Kelly, proprietors of The Albert in Llandudno invited customers to donate to their lifeboat penny pile. The pile, which was demolished in July by Llandudno lifeboat crew members, raised £325 for lifeboat... - View image in PDF
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SEPTEMBER 16TH. - CLACTON - ON - SEA, ESSEX. At 11.45 A.M. an aeroplane was seen to crash into the sea, and at 11.52 A.M. the motor life-boat Edward Z. Dresden was launched. A light northerly breeze was blowing and the sea was calm. Four...
LAUNCHES AND LIVES SAVED BY LIFE-BOATS AND IRBs 1st March to 31st May: Launches 359, lives saved 156 MARCH SOUTH-EAST DISTRICT Walton and Frinton, Essex - At 11.8 a.m. on 4th March, 1966, a message was received that the tanker Blandford had...
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Let Not The Deep by Mike Lunnon-Wood published byHarper Collins at £4.99 (paperback) ISBN 0 00 647590 6 Novels which centre around the lifeboat service are rare enough, but one which is well constructed, gripping and also moving is a...
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Wordage: £5.50 per single column centimetre (minimum charge £16.50. NB: The minimum of 3cm takes about 45 words at 15 words per cm). With illustration: £12 per single column centimetre (minimum charge...
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The History of the Blyth and Cambois Lifeboats The History of the Eyemouth Lifeboats by Jeff Morris Published by the author - prices in text Jeff Morris, the Honorary Archivist of the Lifeboat Enthusiasts Society continues his self-imposed...
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1932.
Jan. 1.
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Time of Launching.
2.40 p.m.
9.30 a.m.
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How many teddy bears does it take to buy a Neil Robertson stretcher? One hundred! Mary Woods of Test branch knitted and sold 100 teddies and paid for the stretcher now being used at Beaumaris lifeboat station. One obviously satisfied... - View image in PDF
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HOLYHEAD.—During a gale of wind from the N.W. by W., and a very heavy sea on the 20th January, the No. 2 Lifeboat Joseph Whitworth was called out by signals of distress exhibited by two vessels lying in the outer anchorage which were...
Pilgrimage to Barmouth My wife-and I return home to America tomorrow and take pleasure in sending you a traveller's cheque for £50.
With it we extend our grateful thanks for the kindness and hospitality which you...
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