Workington, Cumberland - At 7.35 p.m. on 5th January, 1969, the coastguard reported that distress flares had been sighted off Workington. The life-boat Manchester and Salford XXIX slipped her moorings at 8 o'clock. It was low water. The...
(Above) Children from Coxheath Infants School raised £200 for Sheerness lifeboat station with a sponsored walk around their school field. When they visited the station they brought with them a painting of a lifeboat by six-year-old... - View image in PDF
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Fenit, Co. Kerry. At 1.10 on the after- noon of the 3rd of March, 1961, the honorary secretary was informed that a small fishing boat was in danger of being driven on to the rocks in upper Tralee Bay. The wind was of gale force from the...
Drawing the crowds The RNLI's 67th national lottery draw took place at the Institution's Poole headquarters on Monday 31 October 1994 when Miss Millvina Dean, aged 82 and the youngest survivor of the Titanic tragedy, drew the winning...
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Grimsby and district Boys' Brigade battalion gets a warm reception from Cleethorpes tifeboatmen at the end of the sponsored lifeboat push. - View image in PDF
Photo: © Grimsby Evening Telegraph.. - View image in PDF
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Celebrating the RNU family, past and present
Interrupted nuptials
When Littlestone-on-sea RNLI volunteers Matt and Heather Crittenden decided to hold their wedding ceremony at the...
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A CONFERENCE of Life-boat workers was held at. Folkestone on 2nd May.
The delegates were welcomed by the Mayor of Folkestone and Major Sir Philip Sassoon, Bt., G.B.E., C.M.G., M.P., Under-Secretary of State for Air, and...
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LOBSTER FISHING VESSEL TOWED TO SAFETY Fenit, Co. Kerry. At 7.15 on the evening of the 3rd June, 1963, the honorary secretary intercepted a radio call from Valentia radio reporting a lobster fishing vessel broken down off Kerryhead. At 7.30...
1st February to 30th April, 1937.
Greater London.
BARNEHURST.—Bridge and whist drive.
Address by the district organising secretary.
BEXLEY HEATH.—Whist drive.
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DECEMBER 31ST. - BALTIMORE, CO.
CORK. At 2.25 in the afternoon the civic guards at Goleen reported that a boat was sending up flares off Alderman Rock, and the motor life-boat Shamrock was launched at three o’clock. A...