Five lifeboat stations in North Cornwall were visited on June 27 by our president, HRH The Duke of Kent. Such great interest did His Royal Highness take in all he was shown and in all the lifeboat people he met—crew members and their wives,...
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September 1996 Mrs Pat Roche, treasurer of the Whitburn guild from 1986 until her death..
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Newbiggin, and Blytb, Northumberland, —At about 10.50 A.M. on the 24th January, 1938, the coastguard telephoned that a fishing boat had been reported in difficulties off Old Hartley Bay and a little later that she was off Seaton Sluice Point...
RAMSGATE.—During a fresh gale from the E.N.E., with snow and hail, on the 20th November, signals were fired by the Goodwin Sands Lightships, and a barque was seen ashore on the Sands. The Bradford Life-boat proceeded to her assistance, in...
(continued from page 166) breeding ground of many severe squalls and walls of white squalls were whistling across the firth, bringing'snow and stinging spray in their path.
Outside the firth, in the open sea, the south...
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Minehead's new D class lifeboat, George and Christine, was named during a ceremony held outside the boathouse on 10 October 1999.
The new lifeboat, funded by George Stnbling of Axminster, replaced the previous D class...
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Lifeboat Services (from page 281) The divers were landed at Horton at 1441 and the ILB was rehoused and ready for service by 1516.
For this service the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum were accorded to Helmsman...
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End of the road: Hyde Park Corner, Saturday May 27.. - View image in PDF
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from page 86 in the boat, that is the main thing. To get them back out of the water is the problem. If you keep them in the boat you will not have to pick men out of the water in seas that are still liable to capsize you. The crew should be...
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from page 87 Miss F. M. Coleman Honorary secretary of Shipston-on- Stour branch since 1940; awarded record of thanks in 1948 and silver badge in 1963.
Mrs A. L. Kenyon President of Bramhall and Woodford ladies' guild...
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