LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

Sir CHARLES WILSON, LL.D., has been appointed an Honorary Life-Governor of the Institution in recognition of the dis- tinguished services which he has rendered for very many years past, first as Honorary Secretary of the Leeds Life-boat...

Lottery To comply with Gaming Act requirements it was necessary to draw the 36th national lottery outside Poole headquarters for the very first time. The reason for this was that the date for the draw, January 31, fell on a Saturday. It did...

MARCH Launches 90. Lives rescued 132.

MARCH 2ND. - PLYMOUTH, DEVON. At 4.30 A.M. information was received from the King’s Harbour Master that signals of distress were being shewn in Jennycliffe Bay, and the motor life-boat...

Relief Arun, at Newhaven, September 7 A weekend of severe gales and storms was followed by a glorious sunny day on Wednesday September 7, 1983, the day on which 52-25, a new 52ft Arun relief lifeboat provided by the trustees of the late L. G...

WHO IS NADIA SAWALHA?
Actor, writer and two-time marathon runner, Nadia Sawalha has appeared in films including Slave of Dreams and Clockwise, and is a regular face on TV. She is perhaps best known for her roles in soaps such as...

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...

AT 5.2.3 on the afternoon of the 26th of July, 1954, a man at Aberdovey telephoned the Aberystwyth, Cardi- ganshire, life-boat station to say that a fishing vessel was in difficulties between Towyn and Aberdovey. Immediately afterwards the...

Luck of the draw The 45th lottery draw took place on Sunday 30 April at RNLI Headquarters and was attended by a coach party of voluntary workers from the Dudley Branch.

Mrs Felicity Irwin, Public Affairs Executive for TVS,...