Thank you...for saving our lives Received by Hastings and St Leonards branch following a service to three men aboard the yacht Martina on 13-14 July 1991: Gentlemen, Having had the chance to collect my thoughts on the events of last Saturday...
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS FOR SALE Advertising pencils, superb ball pens, combs, brushes, each gold stamped Lifeboat name, etc., raise funds, quickly, easily. Bran Tub Toys: samples from, Northern Novelties, Bradford 2 (BD2...
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Canoeists rescued in unseasonal Force 9 gale The two kayaks which got into trouble off Achill Island in the early afternoon of 20 May 2002 were perhaps unlucky to experience such unseasonal weather. With visibility down to one mile, in rough...
and Coxswain Jack headed out towards Bell Rock. A few minutes later, when clear of the bar, the coxswain handed over to the second coxswain, who had injured his ankle and, as he was unable to get an answer on the intercom, went below to...
Category: Services
His Royal Highness Prince Philip, one of the first visitors to the RNLI stand, was shown the Atlantic 21 by Major-General Ralph Farrant, chairman of the Institution, and an ILB crew member from Southwold, Roger Trigg.. - View image in PDF
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Diana has a sense of humour. As we pull onto her drive she’s standing on the threshold of her Hampshire home laughing at our attempts to park. ‘Mind my rockery,’ she jokes, indicating she doesn’t give two hoots about her...
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PENZANCE.—The Life-boat stationed some years since at Penzance has been replaced by a new one provided by the ROYAL NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION.
The new boat is 36 ft. long, 8 ft. wide, and rows 12 oars double - banked....
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In Brief DURING 1993/94 Brian Davey, the box secretary of Frampton Cotterell branch collected an amazing £1,739.25 from collecting boxes placed in pubs, shops, railway stations and clubs.
THE 20th annual buffet dance...
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I.—Preliminary Remarks, IN a country bounded on all sides by the sea, whose earliest associations are connected with it, through the medium of which it has derived its civilization, its wealth, its grand political status, and probably to a...
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