During the Show, John Meakes, Managing Director of J. G. Meakes Ltd, presented a cheque for £105 to Captain Nigel Dixon, KN, Director of the RNLI. - View image in PDF
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A Christmas pantomime, 'Aladin', performed by the Little Theatre Charity Pantomime Company raised £2,000 for Teesmouth lifeboat. Mr R. E. H. Winterschladen, manager of the company, together with members of the cast, presented... - View image in PDF
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Steve Vince, the coxswain of Poole's Brede class lifeboat holds one of the winning tickets in the draw for the RNLI's 69th quarterly lottery.With him are members of the Poole crew and Anthony Oliver, the Institution's deputy head... - View image in PDF
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A SUPERB PAIR OF FINE ART PRINTS Signed by the Artist "FORM LINE OF BATTLE" The English and Firnrh llrris men and brt»in lurming their battle lint's in preparation tor the coming all ray.
"VICTORY IN...
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Shetland Coastguard contacted Lerwick Lifeboat Operations Manager Malcolm Craigie at around 1.45pm on the afternoon of Saturday 25 October 2008. Two large fishing boats were in trouble in Baltasound, 40 miles north of the station – could the...
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Your itinerary Day 1 Harwich Take advantage of our special offer coach travel to ihe porl for just £ 10 per person. The ship sails at 6'pm.
Day 2 Cruising Day 3 Kirkwall, Orkneys £ Visit historic Scapa Flow or...
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THE new life-boat being built for Aith, Shetland Islands, will be exhibited at the International Boat Show, sponsored by the Daily Express, at Earls Court in London, from the 4th to the 14th of January, 1961. Space to exhibit this boat has...
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Ramsgate, Kent. At 3.28 on the afternoon of the 12th of October, 1959, the east pier watchman told the honorary secretary that a yacht was unable to make Ramsgate harbour and was dragging her anchor and in danger of going ashore. Six minutes...
At 3.55 on the afternoon of 17th November, 1962, the honorary secretary of the Seaham life-boat station, Captain R. Hudson, was informed by the coast- guard that, according to a report from a local fisherman, a small boat was still out and...
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One man's courageA young man swept into the sea and crushed against rocks would surely have died were it not for the brave actions of lifeboatman Fergal Walsh. With no regard for the risk to himself he plunged into the sea to save the...
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