At their Army Air Day 1973 last July at their base in Middle Wallop, Hampshire, the Army Air Corps raised more than £2,000 for the RNLI. The money is to be used at the inshore lifeboat station, Yarmouth, Isle of Wight. In appreciation... - View image in PDF
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The Late Charlie Cocks Recently. - View image in PDF
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THURSDAY, 13th December, 1894.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bart., V.P., in the Chair.
Bead and confirmed the Minutes of the pre- vious meeting.
Also read those of the Finance and Corre-...
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Tall orders Although somewhat dwarfed by the largest "tall ship" in the world, the 386ft Russian Sedov, volunteers manning the stand from branches and guilds in the Tyne area were thrilled to sell over £2,000 worth of...
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Three Alderney lifeboat volunteers received top honours at the Daily Express Vodafone Life Savers Awards in October for their rescue of three people swept out to seaLifeboat Operations Manager David McAllister and Lifeboatmen Phil Murray and...
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Contents RNLI News.
Volume L Number 496 Chairman: THE DUKE OF ATHOLL Director and Secretary: REAR ADMIRAL W J GRAHAM CB MNI Lifeboat Services.
Editor: EDWARD WAKE-WALKER Headquarters: Royal National...
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TtrE day is spent ; the ied sun sinks Beneath the Western wave; The light bark gaily holds her course With her crew so stout and brave.
A few short hours, and all is changed; For loudly howls the Wast, And o'er the...
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50 Years Ago The following two items were first published in THE LIFEBOAT of February, 1935.
Stories of a Life-boat Day.
ST. ALBANS, Hertfordshire, has the distinction of the help of many of its ex-mayors...
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HM The Queen opened the new Cowes Lifeboat Station on 25 July.
The new station is 4 minutes closer to the Solent than the previous building. These 4 minutes could be the difference between life and death in an area like...
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THE LIFEBOAT SERVICE, fire brigade, his family, Southend, the Thames . . .
they are all as much a part of Percy Garon as he is of them; nor would he have it otherwise. Ask him about his life, and he will tell you about the...
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