Lerwick's new 52ft Arun lifeboat Soldian with her crew and crew reserves. She was named by HRH The Duke of Kent, president of the Institution on September 12, 1978.
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CLOUGHEY, Co. DOWN.—The Coastguard ' watchman haying reported a steamer on the North Rock on the 7th April, 1897, the Life-boat Faith was launched at 5.30 A.M., and prooeeding to the vessel found her to be the s.s. Rannoch, of and from...
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GIFTS RNLI Videos Lifeboats 24/7 £8 (XT The story of the RNLI with rescue reconstructions I Building support for lifeboats £8.00* Constructing the lifeboat shore facilities Five minutes with the RNLI plus f) Saved by a motor...
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DURING the summer the Inaugural Ceremonies of new Motor Life-boats have been held at the Lizard, Appledore, Peterhead, Brixham, Eastbourne and Bembridge. Of these, the Lizard boat went to her station in 1920, the Peter- head and Eastbourne...
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Two naming ceremonies in one day were carried out by H.R.H. Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, on Thursday, 8th July, 1965.
Arriving by a helicopter of the Queen's Flight at Cromer and landing on the playing field of...
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Redcar branch ladies guild's income for 1976 exceeded £4,000, all raised the hard way. None of the members has a car, so that large suitcases have to be heaved on and off buses in support of their various fund-raising efforts. In...
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Barry Dock, Glamorganshire. — At 11.20 in the morning of the 17th of April, 1948, the Royal Naval Signal Station at Nells Point telephoned that an aeroplane had crashed about one and a half miles south-east of the...
Members of Northampton ladies' guild man the refreshment stall at a market organised by the branch at the end of last year. Held in the town's Guildhall the event raised £535.
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