LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Launches
LAuncHes laUNCheS 3,112 LiFeBoAt AnD HovercrAFt LAuncHes JuLY–septeMBer 2007 ABERDEEN on-1248(17-24):Jul16, Aug15 D-536:Jul2,12,16,30,31, Sep4,23 ABERDOVEY B-758:Jul15,Aug4,5,12, 22(x2),24,26(x4),29 ABERSOCH B-790:Jul6,23,24,25,27,29,...
Category: Services
Weston-Super-Mare:
Weston-super-Mare: On Wednesday July 25, 1984, the station's Atlantic 21 rigid inflatable lifeboat, Weston Centenary, was on stand-by for the town's air day. She was waiting to carry out a helicopter lift demonstration when a crew... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Greatrail.
SWEDEN & THE GOTA CANAL BY TRAIN FROM LONDON Explore the contrasting tandscopes of Scandinavia on this wonderful 13-day tour with the UK's leading specialist in holidays by rail. One of our friendly and pro/esswna/ Tour Managers will...
Category: Advertisement
Barmouth: Crew Member John H Stockford Honorary Medical Adviser and Crew Member Dr Robert Airdrie Haworth and Motor Mechanic Colin Pugh Are Presented to The
Barmouth: Crew Member John H. Stockford, Honorary Medical Adviser, and Crew Member Dr Robert Airdrie Haworth and Motor Mechanic Colin Pugh are presented to the Duke of Kent. They were the first ILB silver medallists: the awards were made for... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Duke of Kent
The Duke of Ken!. President of the Institution, visited Whitby, Staithes, Redcar and Teesmoulh lifeboat stations on Wednesday July 22. Travelling in a helicopter of the Queen's Flight, he arrived at Whi/bv Abliev where he was received b ... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Call for the Life-Boat
Dark is the night, and fierce are the winds— , On, gallant bark! to the sinking ship, When lo, a cry Nor wind, nor wave Kings wildly forth—"A ship on the rocks, | Can daunt the hearts...
Category: Poetry
Inshore Lifeboat Services June July and August 1977
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire July 16.
Aberdovey, Gwynedd June 5 (twice), 9 (twice), July 3 (3 times), 7, 10, 26, August 4, 17 and 20.
Abersoch, Gwynedd June 5, 10, 16, 30, July 11, 18, 21, August 11, 20, 21 and...
Category: Services
Joint Helicopter-Life-Boat Exercise
ON the 1st of September, 1955, the Humber life-boat City of Bradford III carried out an exercise in conjunction with a helicopter of the Royal Air Force station at North Cotes.
In the morning the pilot of the air- craft...
Category: Articles
Some Ways of Raising Money
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....
Category: Articles
Past and Present
75 years ago From The Life-Boat of 1920 The great difficulty in the way of Life-boat launches on flat beaches is the difficulty of the horses. It is becoming increasingly hard to get the use of horses and the men to manage them, and they...
Category: Articles