As Doctor George Middleton MBE retires as deputy honorary medical adviser (HMA) of St Davids lifeboat, he reflects back on his first service with the station shortly after his appointment as HMA in 1956.
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Our cover photo and the images in our piece about Shetland life were made by Jack Lowe using a Victorian process called wet plate collodion
Jack plans to visit all 237 RNLI crews as part of the Lifeboat Station Project,...
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THE gales at the end of October and November were followed by rough weather at the end of December, with heavy gales on Christmas night and the following day. During the seven days of the Christmas week, from 21st December to 27th December,...
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National Lotteries YOU WILL FIND in this journal eight tickets for our fifth national lottery, also a reply paid envelope to use if you wish to take part. The tickets can be sold to any member of the public and not necessarily to members of...
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THE following is a list of the cases in which the ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIP- WRECK have voted Honorary or Pecuniary Rewards, to persons who have been instru- mental in saving lives during the year 1852...
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On the afternoon of the 24th October the Curracloe coastal watch reported that a boat in North Bay was flying a distress signal. A moderate S.S.W.
gale was blowing, with a rough sea and driving rain. The motor life-boat K.E...
The theme for decoration at Blackburn's Fish Market Bi-Centenary in May was the RNLI, and collections, amounting to £62, were given to the lifeboat service.
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PORTHOUSTOCK, CORNWALL. A Small fishing boat of Porthallow with one man on board capsized and sank off Porthallow Cove when returning from fishing at about 1.30 P.M. on the 6th April. A strong N.W. breeze was blowing with a rough sea....
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Tough, Reliable, When rescue services are called out in extremely rough weather conditions, confidence is assured when supported by a lifeboat thats tough & reliable. FBM have been building tough and reliable boats for many years, since...
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