LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

During a moderate S.W. to W. gale, with a heavy sea, a message was re- ceived at 7.15 P.M. on the 10th January that at 3.15 P.M. the fishing boat L'Arguenon, of St. Malo, was in diffi- culties. The crew of the Motor Life- boat Queen...

'It's a bit big now, but you'll grow into it in a year or two'. In fact, this is Coxswain Joseph Sassoon of Kirkcudbright showing young Ian Thomson what it is like being dressed up like a lifeboatman. He brought the clothing... - View image in PDF

GAVE A COURSE IN THE FOG Cloughey, Co. Down.—At 11.45 in the morning of the 27th of March, 1947, the Tara coastguard sent a warning message that a small vessel appeared to be in danger near Butter Pladdy Buoy.

The weather...

New Brighton, Cheshire. At 10.40 on the morning of the 20th October, 1961, the coastguard informed the honorary secretary that a vessel appeared to have broken away from two tugs which had been towing her. The life-boat Norman B. Corlett...

Drinking Tea Saves Lives! 80 TEA BAGS No, this is not a new medical discovery.

But it is true, because cverv time an 80-tea bag packet of Lifeboat Tea is sold, four pence is contributed to the Royal National Lifeboat...

Holiday Cabins For Hire and Sale at [Churchwood V<ey Comfortable, quality holiday homes.

• Set in coastal preservation area • Near the beautiful River Yealm, River Tamar and Plymouth Sound 18, Churchwood, .,„,,„...

CAMPAIGN h LIH Rt AL ALL Somerset branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) held its annual festival at Minehead last year - raising over £1,000 for local good causes.

Minehead lifeboat guild was a major beneficiary...

I ! ) South By South West (Painting the Channel Islands) by Peter Collyer published by Thomas Reed Publications at £27.50 ISBN 0901281 840 This latest publication from Peter Collyer is a record of many trips to the Channel Islands that...