LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Notes of the Quarter
THE first three months of 1958 have offered striking evidence of the help given by life-boats to a great variety of vessels serving the commerce of the country in different ways and, in particular, to fishing boats. Of the 106 launches by...
Category: Articles
Services of Life-Boats
LYME REGIS, DORSET.— On the 14th No- vember, 1860, the smack Elizabeth Ann, of Lyme Regis, culm lade*, was driven ashore at the back of the Northern harbour wall, the Wind blowing a hard gale' from the S.W. at the time, and the night...
Category: Services
A Challenge to Branches. The Record of the Poole and Bournemouth Committee
The Record of the Poole and Bournemouth Committee.
IN the article in the last issue of The Lifeboat on the Life-boat Station at : Appledore, which celebrated its centenary last summer, was given the re-markable record of...
Category: Branches
Awards to Honorary Workers
To the Rev. K. H. MACDERMOTT, upon his ( retirement after 10 years as Honorary Secretary of the Selsey Branch, the Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum.
To the Rev. R. J. HODGES, upon his retirement after...
Category: Awards
Letters
Waves The cover picture of the winter 1982/ 83 journal, number 482, the picture of The White Rose of Yorkshire returning to sea off Whitby Harbour, depicts vividly the dangerous sea conditions our lifeboatmen continually face around our...
Category: Correspondence
The Motor Fishing Vessels Astor and Leidulf
Stronsay, Orkneys.—At 1.15 on the afternoon of the 12th of May, 1956, the Kirkwall coastguard reported that a Norwegian fishing vessel was ashore on Yasa Skerry and that another in attempting to help her had also run aground. The life-boat...
Royal National Life-Boat Institution
SUPPORTED SOLELY BY VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS.
patroness—Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen
President—His Grace the DUKE OF NOBTHUMBERLAND, P.O., D.C.L, Chairman—EDWARD BIRKBECK, ESQ.. il.P.,...
Category: Advertisement
Hard Graft And Glamour
Hard graft & glamour Her remarkable determination and bravery have won Tanni Grey-Thompson international awards and fans – but the sporting idol has her own heroes and heroines, as she explains to Rory Stamp ‘The weather was horrible,’...
Category: Articles
The Fund Raisers
Taking the plunge Thirty-six volunteers made their first parachute jump from 2,000 feet at the Al Skydiving Centre, Newnham in June and three weeks later Jim Marriott, landlord of the Ship Inn and organiser of the jump handed a cheque for...
Category: Articles
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee of Management
Thursday, 10th November, 1927.
SIR GODFREY BARING, Bt., in the Chair.
Co-opted Mr. A. MAUDSLAY, Colonel the MASTER or SEMPILL, and Mr. H. TANSLEY WITT, members of the Committee of...
Category: Committee