LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Life-Boat Conferences
North Eastern and Irish Free State Districts.
A CONFERENCE of Honorary Workers in the North Eastern District was held at Bridlington on 18th September last. Representatives from thirty-six Branches and Guilds were present...
Category: Meetings
London International Boat Show 1979
EARL'S COURT, JANUARY 4-14 THE COMBINATION OF BLIZZARDS and transport strikes at the beginning of January might have seemed enough to scupper any exhibition—but not the London Boat Show. In spite of these difficulties and a stand which...
Category: Articles
Awards to Coxswains and Members of Life-Boat Crews
The following coxswains and members of life-boat crews were awarded certificates of service on their retirement and in addition those entitled to them by the Institution's regulations were awarded an annuity or a retirement allowance and...
Category: Awards
Portrait on the Cover
THE portrait on the cover is of Coxswain James Gall of Broughty Ferry. He was appointed coxswain in December 1959, after the disaster in which the whole of the crew of the Broughty Ferry life-boat were lost. He did in fact first join the...
Category: Articles
Co-operative Funeralcare
Funeral Pre-Payment Plan from Co-operative Funeralcare It's always a good idea to plan ahead and with a Funeral Pre-Payment Plan from Co-operative Funeralcare, you can do just that. There are three funeral packages to choose from or you...
Category: Advertisement
The Life-Boat Service In Ireland
SINCE 1924 Mr. Timothy Healy, the Governor-General of the Irish Free State, has been the Patron of the Irish Free State District of the Institution, and when he accepted the Patronship he issued an earnest appeal to the people of the Free...
Category: Articles
Naming Ceremonies (1)
EIGHT new motor life-boats were named during the summer of 1949, two on the English coast, at Swanage and East- bourne, three on the Welsh coast, at New Quay (Cardigan), Barmouth, and Porthdinllaen, two in Northern Ireland, at Portrush and...
Category: Inaugurations
Mr J P W Mallalieu MP Junior Minister Board of Trade Visited the Walton Life-Boat Station and the Harwich Life-Boat on 22Nd February 1968
Mr. J. P. W. Mallalieu, M.P., Junior Minister, Board of Trade, visited the Walton life-boat station and the Harwich life-boat on 22nd February, 1968. Here he is talking to Coxswain-Mechanic P. Burwood of the 44-foot steel life-boat Margaret... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Miss Ali Jane
Salvor rescued ON THE MORNING of Friday March 22, 1985, St David's 47ft Watson class lifeboat, Joseph Soar (Civil Service No 34), launched at 1022 following a report that a 40ft fishing vessel, Miss AH Jane, had lost power and was close...
Mrs A.E. Mason,
OCTOBER 1992 Mrs A.E. Mason, donor of the Rother class lifeboat The Davys Family which was stationed at Shoreham Harbour from 1981 to 1986 and is currently serving in the relief fleet..
Category: Obituaries