LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
A Profitable Partnership (For the Lifeboats) Was Entered Into When
A profitable partnership (for the lifeboats) was entered into when Esher branch joined forces with a local smallholder to sell fruit and vegetables as well as RNLI souvenirs at Esher Fair. The entire profit of over £100 went to the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Operation Sterndrive Is a Big Pull for Supporters
Bryan Ralph (left) starts the big pull for Operation Sterndrive. With him are, from left to right, Trevor Lee (puller), Bryan Thompson (puller), 'Maggie' (helper), Janet Ralph (co-organiser and steerer), and Ken and Ruth Cookson... - View image in PDF
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Pride of Lambay, of Dublin
JUNE 2ND. - ARKLOW, CO. WICKLOW.
Just before midnight on the 1st of June information was received that a boat had disappeared. The fishing boat Pride of Lambay, of Dublin, had towed a boat to Arklow and had been left tied...
Members of Prestatyn Swimming Club Gather Round John Owen President of Rhyl Branch for the Presentation of a Cheque for £15050 to Go Into the Asa Rnli Intern
Members of Prestatyn swimming club gather round John Owen, president of Rhyl branch, for the presentation of a cheque for £150.50 to go into the ASA RNLI international sponsored swim fund.
photograph by courtesy of Ian... - View image in PDF
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Notes of the Quarter
THE tragic loss of the crew of the Broughty Ferry life-boat was the worst disaster in terms of number of men lost since the Mumbles life-boat capsized with the loss of the whole of her crew in 1947. It occurred on the 8th of December, 1959,...
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Prince Pops In
During his tour of Wales last July, Prince Charles spent the day in Holyhead and at RAF Valley near Trearddur Bay. Following official duties and lunch the Prince made an informal walkabout amongst the public who were enjoying a 'Families... - View image in PDF
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Lady Alice
Hastings, Sussex. At 11.55 on the morning of the 1st July, 1961, the coast- guard informed the honorary secretary that there had been an explosion, followed by fire, on board a vessel about two and a half miles off the Fairlight estate....
Sitting Pretty
MFl Homeworks stores on the south coast joined forces to help the RNLI with a donation of furniture worth £900. Poole lifeboat crew members were delighted to receive 25 chairs from Vijay Mistry, regional sales manager, who was joined by... - View image in PDF
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Summary of Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 6th June 1878: THOMAS CHAPMAN, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., Chairman of the Institution, in the Chair.
Read and approved the Minutes of the previous Meeting, and those of the Finance and Correspond- ence, and Wreck and...
Category: Committee
Notes of the Quarter
THE remarkable variety of the services which life-boat crews are called upon to perform today is clearly shown in the accounts received from the stations during the spring and early summer of this year and recorded in these...
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