ALTHOUGH the progress of the Ladies' Life-boat Guild has not been as marked as we had hoped that it would be, nevertheless many Guilds have been formed, notably in the North of England and in the South-West of England; and wherever...
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Thanks on Vellum for Scarborough service A service on 12 August 1994 by Scarborough's Mersey class Fanny Victoria Wilkinson and Frank Stubbs, which was reported in the Autumn issue of THE LIFEBOAT, has led to Coxswain Richard Constantine...
(right) David Jones, divisional organiser (north west) introduced members of Fleetwood and Thornton Cleveleys ladies' guilds to the Duke of Kent, who also met the crew and their wives and branch officials. - View image in PDF
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Audrey and Warren receive the plaque and framed photographs from Mrs Richard Saunders, member of the RNLI's Committee of Management, and Sue Hennessy, personal donations manager. - View image in PDF
Picture Davifl Wilson. - View image in PDF
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Bridlington, Yorkshire.—About 12.45 in the afternoon of the 17th of Nov- ember, 1949, information was received that three local fishing vessels were at sea and that the weather was worsen- ing. The life-boat Tillie Morrison, Sheffield,...
In the distance the Longships Lighthouse.. - View image in PDF
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Not such a catastrophe! A black-tipped British shorthaired kitten named 'Oakley' shows great interest in the contents of the collecting box his owner Mike Evans, honorary secretary of Loughton and District branch, uses for the... - View image in PDF
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On the 6th March the Life-boat Elizabeth Moore Garden was successful in saving 3 men from the Dutch galliot Anna, dazma, wrecked near the entrance to the harbour. The seas were making a clean breach over this vessel when boarded by the...
Surely the oldest ladies' guild member must be Miss Violet Oswald. One of thebest loved members of Dunoon and District guild, she reached the age of 103 on October 12, 1974. At the annual general meeting at Dunoon last year she was...
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JULY 16TH. - ROSSLARE HARBOUR, CO. WEXFORD. Signals of distress wereheard, but the life-boat could find nothing.- Permanent paid crew : Rewards, £4 7s..