LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
The Fundraisers
Raisers Car booty! Hundreds of people made money from filling their car boots with unwanted items and selling them at the sale organised by Henley branch, but the real winner was the Institution which received a staggering...
Category: Articles
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what it would take to get Carol into a flap! If you would like to start covenanting your subscriptions you may do so at any time by indicating this on your next correspondence. We shall then be happy to forward to you the necessary form.<...
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The S.S. Fal
On the 2nd October signal guns were fired by the Gull light-vessel, while a moderate gale was blowing from W.S.W.
with a very heavy sea. The Life-boat was launched at about 5.40 A.M. and found the s.s. Fal, of Falmouth,...
Fail Safe Part Ii: Upright Again - and Then What? By James Paffett Rcnc Ceng Frina Honfni Frsa Chairman of the Technical Consultative Committee
IN THE FIRST PART of this article, published in the spring issue of THE LIFEBOAT, we recalled the righting after capsize on service of four of the Institution's lifeboats and looked at the designer's work which had made possible the...
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A Weekend In September
Saturday and Sunday, September 13 and 14, 1975: 47 launches on service FOUR AWARDS FOR GALLANTRYTWO SILVER MEDALS, a bronze medal, a vellum, 47 launches on service, 34 lives rescued, nine vessels saved, 172 hours at sea. Not a record by RNLI...
Category: Services
The Belfast Life-Boat Ball
Sitting (left to right.) Lady Burke, Mrs, Henderson, Mrs. Alderman McMordie (High Sheriff), Viscountess Charlemont, Lady Dixon (Chairman), Marchioness of Londonderry (President), Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava, Viscountess Craigavon, Lady... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Some Ways of Raising Money
Despite being so far away, the RNLI's Hong Kong branch works tirelessly to raise funds for the Institution.
The committee members were thrilled, therefore, when HRH The Duke of Kent, the Institution's president,...
Category: Donations
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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A Call for the Life-Boat
Dark is the night, and fierce are the winds— , On, gallant bark! to the sinking ship, When lo, a cry Nor wind, nor wave Kings wildly forth—"A ship on the rocks, | Can daunt the hearts...
Category: Poetry
Wayne (left) And Ken Answered The Call
wayne (left) and Ken answered the call Photo: Ken Finlay, Southside People. - View image in PDF
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