Damian Rohdich (left) and Anthony Chambers Photo: Courtesy of Coleraine Chronicle. - View image in PDF
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Pushing the boat out (above and left} ~ In September Bundoran branch organised a sponsored 'boat push' from Ballyshannon to Bundoran which raised £2,500 for lifeboat funds,. - View image in PDF
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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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JANUARY 25TH. - TORBAY, DEVONSHIRE.
Shortly after two in the afternoon the resident naval officer reported that owing to the north-north-west gale, which was blowing, small motor boats were unable to maintain communication...
JANUARY 26TH. - NEWBURGH, AND ABERDEEN, ABERDEENSHIRE. On the 25th January a very heavy storm of wind and snow broke on the coast. All roads and railways became blocked with snow, making traffic impossible, and telephone wires were broken....
JULY 16TH. - WHITEHILLS, BANFFSHIRE.
At 12.25 in the afternoon the Banff coastguard telephoned that a small rowing and sailing boat appeared to be in difficulties about one mile north-north-east of Banff. A fresh south-east...
CARNSORE, Co. WEXFORD.—The 30-feet 6-oared Life-boat placed here some years since was found to be not powerful enough for service to vessels on the dangerous outlying rocks off this coast known as the "Tuskar," and the NATIONAL...
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STAITHES, YORKSHIRE.—The NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has recently formed a Life-boat establishment at Staithes, near Whitby, where it was con- sidered that a Life-boat would be most useful, especially in helping the fishing boats, which...
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Carrickfergus, co. ANTRIM. — The ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has formed a new Life-boat station at Carrickfergus, on Belfast Lough, it being considered most important, in view of the great shipping...
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He’s cooked around the world and applied make-up to Hollywood stars – but Hairy Biker Dave Myers never forgets his roots in a small lifeboating community
What’s your first memory...
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