LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
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Birds Eye Foods Limited Inside Back Cover Cogswell & Harrison Limited 71 Evett Sailwear Limited 68 Functional Clothing Inside Front Cover David Jolly (Tiller Master) 72 Manuscript Limited Back Cover Maritime Book Society (Readers Union)...
Category: Advertisement
Bridlington: Late on the Evening of Wednesday July 26 Arthur Dick the Honorary Secretary Saw a Small Trawler Pass the Harbour Entrance and Go Ashore on North Be
Bridlington: Late on the evening of Wednesday July 26 Arthur Dick, the honorary secretary, saw a small trawler pass the harbour entrance and go ashore on North Beach. The Harbour Office was informed and Bridlington's 37ft Oakley lifeboat... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Drum Has Been Spun and Anita Harris Draws a Winning Ticket Watched B\ (I to R) Barry Bright Deputy Appeals Secretary Joyce Pearce
The drum has been spun and Anita Harris draws a winning ticket watched b (I to r) Barry Bright, deputy appeals secretary, Joyce Pearce of the appeals department, who keeps the record, and Anthon Oliver. appeals secretarv. The RNLI is a... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Long Service Awards
THE LONG SERVICE BADGE for crew members and shore helpers who have given active service for 20 years or more has been awarded to: Abersoch Crew Member B. D. McGill Clogher Head Motor Mechanic J. Garvey Eastbourne Coxswain G. Cole Fishguard...
Category: Awards
The Merry Cobbler:
The merry cobbler: Fakenham shoe mender Chris Thomas, who is also a member of the re-formed Fakenham and District branch, dressed his mechanical shoe-mending dummy in lifeboatman's gear to attract attention during the town's flag... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Bournemouth Gilbert and Sullivan Accompanist Mrs Jean Hancock
Music to the RNLI's ears! Bournemouth Gilbert and Sullivan accompanist Mrs Jean Hancock tries to find the tune on a £500 cheque presented by the society's chairman Mr Gilbert Clayton to Mr Doug Reeves, honorary secretary of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Eastbourne Lifeboat Jane Holland
The Eastbourne lifeboat Jane Hollandwas one of several RNLI boats involved in the Dunkirk evacuation. She was later found, adrift and badly damaged, and is pictured under repair. Mark Child of Collectors' Books would like to locate more... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Geoffrey Flint,
FEBRUARY 1993 Geoffrey Flint, chairman of Weston-super- Mare station branch from 1976 to 1992 and chairman of the financial branch from 1971 to 1986. He was assistant treasurer for the station from 1949 to 1958 and was treasurer of the...
Category: Obituaries
Albert Haines,
March 1996 Albert Haines, ex-coxswain of Dungeness lifeboat. Albert's service with the Institution began in 1941 as a crew member of Dungeness lifeboat, becoming bowman in 1947. In 1965 he was appointed second coxswain with promotion to...
Category: Obituaries
Triumph over trailer
Burnham-on-Sea’s lifeboats were returning from their regular Wednesday night training session on 18 June when the Coastguard asked their crews to investigate a sailor who looked to be in trouble. The man was having difficulty recovering his...
Category: Articles