LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Last of the Sailing Life-Boats
As the last of the sailing life-boats was replaced by a motor life-boat on the 12th of December, 1948, the term motor lifeboat will no longer be used. " Life-boat" will mean "motor life-boat." The one boat remaining which...
Category: Inaugurations
Ships' Logs
AMONGST the many appliances which con- tribute to the safe navigation of a ship, none is of more importance than the small instrument termed " a log," by which the distance run can be approximately ascer- tained from day to day, or...
Category: Articles
Main Photo Left- Vistors Queue for a Guided Tour
Main photo left- Vistors queue for a guided tour of the lifeboat.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
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FEATHERLIGHT POWERS "You'll love this vac and . how it effortlessly devours dirt! 8 times lighter than most upright vacuums you simply plug in, switch on and watch while it glides effortlessly over all...
Category: Advertisement
Letters
Safety at sea Having just received my summer copy of THE LIFEBOAT and read the reported speech of John Archer at University College, London, on 'Safety at Sea', I feel that I cannot let it pass without making a few comments on it.<...
Category: Correspondence
The Sea Fisheries of Scotland
THE recently published Annual Report of the Scottish Fishery Board is full of interesting and useful information on this very important part of the national industries and food supplies.
This Board, as at present...
Category: Articles
A Harbour Fete at the Little Northumbrian Coastal Village of Craster Last July Raised £1531 for the Lifeboat Service It Was Opened With Charm and Wit By Joyce Grenfell
A harbour fete at the little Northumbrian coastal village of Craster last July raised £.1,531 for the lifeboat service. It was opened with charm and wit by Joyce Grenfell who also sang snatches of her songs, everyone joining in... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Noble Memorial
GIFTS or bequests for any purposes are always most gratefully received by the Committee of Management. The most acceptable and most generous of all is a gift or bequest for general purposes, which leaves the Committee free to apply it in any...
Category: Advertisement
Swimming in style
The evolution of the humble swimsuit tells an interesting story of wider social conventions …
Daft costumes are the order of the day when it comes to a festive fundraising dip for charity but,...
Category: Articles
St.Bees 17Ft 6In C Class Inflatable Lifeboat
Left: villagers and guests from all over Cumbria attending the service of dedication of the new St Bees 17ft 6in C class inflatable lifeboat on Saturday October 26, 1985. The lifeboat was paid for out of the bequest of the late Mrs Peggy... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs