LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
They Did It
They did it. They, (I to r) Steve Huntley, Mike Ogwo, Paul Savage, Tony Jeffery, Gary Brooks, Peter Cowup and Mick Newman, ran in relays the 80 miles between Margate lifeboat station and Islington fire station. The time taken by these seven... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Rug Making In Aid of the Institution
THE Honorary Secretary of the Branch at Cobham, Surrey, Miss Margaret Power, has very kindly -offered, in addition to the work which she is doing for the Branch, to make woollen hearth- rugs and slip-mats in aid of the Institu- tion's...
Category: Articles
Young Members of the Isle of Anglesey Swimming Club Lining Up After Their
Young members of the Isle of Anglesey Swimming Club lining up after their successful sponsored swim which raised £478 for the RNLI. The three standing directly behind the children are (I.) Mr L. Coates, honorary secretary of the... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Mrs Anne Armstrong United States Ambassador Was Guest of Honour at the Reception at the Mansion House In the City of London on December I Which Launched the Ame
Mrs Anne Armstrong, United States Ambassador, was guest of honour at the reception at the Mansion House in the City of London on December I which launched the American! British lifeboat appeal. With her are seen (r. to I.) the Lord Mayor and... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Anne, of Plymouth
On the 14th September, the brig Anne, f Plymouth, and the schooner Betsey, of Peterhead, during a heavy gale from the S.W., were compelled to anchor in an unsafe position near Holy head; on the 15th, the wind shifting, they dragged their...
Book Reviews
O There cannot be many works of fiction based on the lifeboat service and of these few are likely to ring true to the men who man the boats. Although the majority of people would say that they are well acquainted with the RNLI, its lifeboats...
Category: Articles
November
Launches 49 Lives rescued 31 NOVEMBER 2ND. - NEW BRIGHTON, CHESHIRE.
At 8.33 in the morning the Hoylake coastguard reported that the naval authorities wanted a life-boat to go out and stand by a vessel high and dry on the...
Category: Services
Book Reviews
• A new volume in the Wreck and Rescue Series is always welcome and in The Life-boats of Cardigan Bay and Anglesey (D. Bradford Barton Ltd., Truro, 32s.) Mr. Henry Parry has maintained the traditions of accuracy and thorough- ness of the...
Category: Articles
Below: Mrs Maud Russ of Portishead Branch Receives the Congratulations of Her Fellow Supporters Her 100Th Birthday
Below: Mrs Maud Russ of Portishead branch receives the congratulations of her fellow supporters on her 100th birthday.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Small Boat (7)
NOVEMBER 3RD. - ST. IVES, CORNWALL.
A small boat had been reported in difficulties, but she reached Hayle without help. - Rewards, £22 18s..