LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

The RNLI's 1998 Annual Meetings For the fourth year running, the RNLI's Annual General Meeting and Presentation of Awards, held on 21 May, took place at the Barbican Centre in the City of London.

Displays were set...

The Mayor of Dunstable was the guest of honour at the Dunstable branch pie, punch and carols event. The Toddington Band (pictured above) gave their time free of charge and the committee members made the pies and the punch. A most enjoyable... - View image in PDF

The following drawings show the general outline and principal fittings of the different types of Life-boats used in the Institution's service. Figure 1 gives the profile or broadside view. Fig. 2 the "plan" or deck view. Fig. 3...

Cheques totalling £4,000 were presented to three charities at St. Martin's School, Walton, Surrey, in October. This sum was raised at the school fete in July—and was nearly double the amount raised at the late fete three years ago....

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FOR THE first time, we are introducing two items which we hope will be more than souvenirs and fall into the category of suitable gifts. For men, there is an attractive set of hand-made cuff-links with the R.N.L.I. motif in gilt and enamel...

AT 9.25 on the night of the 21st of September, 1953, the Tenby coast- guard learnt that the pumps in the St.

Gowan lightvessel had stopped work- ing and that she was in danger of sinking. There were seven men on board the...

Famous five In May 1995 I was rescued by Swanage lifeboat, with a helicopter and an inshore Atlantic standing by, from a yacht aground on the Kimmeridge ledge off the coast of Dorset. The tide was falling and the yacht in danger of breaking...