LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE

THE annual meeting was held at the Central Hall, Westminster, on the 13th of March, 1951, with Sir Godfrey Baring, Bt., chairman of the Committee of Management, in the chair.

H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent, Presi- dent of the...

THE Lord Mayor's Procession this year was a pageant of "Transport Through the Ages." It began with an Arab water carrier and ancient Britons, a man and woman travelling on foot. It ended with British Overseas and Euro- pean...

Plymouth, Devon.—At 1.18 A.M. on the 26th November, 1938, a message was received from the King's Harbour Master that it had been reported to him that a vessel was sounding her siren and was apparently in distress inshore. A whole S.W....

Members of Stanmore branch profited well from outdoor souvenir sales last summer. Here they are in Victorian dress to comply with the requirements of a garden party staged at the Grims Dyke Hotel, the former home of librettist W. S.... - View image in PDF

Rachel and Tim Clifford, from just outside Killarney in the Republic of Ireland, decorated their house and garden with over 20,000 lights for Christmas 2000, raising a staggering f 7,000 for the RNLI.

The couple's... - View image in PDF

The wind brings us clear blue skies and storms, makes a sailboat sail and chills us to the bone. But have you ever wondered where it comes from? Here the Lifeboat gives you a beginner’s guide to wind and its extreme effects<...