LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

The thirtieth year of He/ensburgh ladies' guild was celebrated with some successful fund raising. £500 was made at a coffee morning run by Mrs Joan Robertson; a curry supper at the Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club brought in... - View image in PDF

Scotland's 1983 Holidays Galore prize draw, which grossed about £10,000 for the lifeboats by the sale of tickets by branches and guilds, took place on August 5.

First prize, a cruise to Faroes on the Smyril Line MF... - View image in PDF

It is with deep regret that we record the following deaths: June, 1984 Robert John Gammon, motor mechanic of The Mumbles lifeboat from 1947 to 1971 after serving for three months as assistant motor mechanic. Mr Gammon was awarded the Royal...

ITALIAN STEAMER DAMAGED IN COLLISION Eastbourne, Sussex. At 2.20 on the morning of the 12th April, 1962, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that two vessels had been in collision eleven miles south-east of the Royal Sovereign...

MAN AND BOY CUT OFF BY TIDE Walmer, Kent. At 3.39 on the afternoon of Saturday the 13th of July, 1963, the Deal coastguard told the honorary secretary that a boatman returning from St. Margaret's with a fishing party had seen two people...

The three medallists in London for their awards, photographed on the South Bank.

They are (I to r) Helmsman Alan Clarke of Hunstanton, bronze medal. Coxswain/ Mechanic Ron Cannon of Ramsgate, silver medal and Second... - View image in PDF

These days David Copp never complains about the time his wife spends on the phone. . .

. . .The reason is simple., the Copps have found a unique and easy way to raise money for their favourite charity, the...

Volunteers in New Brighton, Wirral, became the proud owners of a new inshore lifeboat in November 2009. This Summer, the B class will be given a special name, marking her place in a long line of lifeboats provided by The Lifeboat...