LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
April
Launches 41 Lives rescued 56
APRIL 3RD. - SHERINGHAM, NORFOLK.
A message was received from the son of the life-boat coxswain, Dumble, that his father and his father’s partner were out in their crab-boat...
Category: Services
The End of H.M.S. Warspite. A Dangerous Service By Penlee
AT the end of April the famous battleship Warspite, which was built over thirty years ago. and served with great distinction in two wars in all parts of the world, was being towed from Portsmouth by two tugs to a shipbreaker's yard on...
Category: Services
The Duke of Edinburgh Took a Keen Interest In the Experimental I.R.B. Which Has Been Constructed By the Boys, When He and the Queen Paid a Visit to Atlantic College, Glamorgan, on 25th June.
The Duke of Edinburgh took a keen interest in the experimental I.R.B., which has been constructed by the boys, when he and the Queen paid a visit to Atlantic College, Glamorgan, on 25th June. He is seen here with Commander D.G.Wicksteed, R.N... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Duke of Kent Described the Decision to Establish the Head Office In Poole As Bold and Also Wise; He Was Pleased to See the Familiar Stone Lifeboatman Still at the Door
The Duke of Kent described the decision to establish the head office in Poole as bold, and also wise; he was pleased to see the familiar stone lifeboatman still at the door, now gazing out to sea. A service of dedication was conducted by The... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
(Left) Flag Day Supplies: There Is a Constant Flow of Collecting Boxes Flags and Publicity Material to and from Branches and Guilds In the South South West and Midlands
(Left) Flag day supplies: there is a constant flow of collecting boxes, flags and publicity material to and from branches and guilds in the south, south west and midlands.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
A Clear Day and a Pleasant Setting Made a Coffee Morning Run By Mr and Mrs Wilkes In Their Caravan-Type Home at Acaster Malbis York a Tremendous Event Despite
A clear day and a pleasant setting made a coffee morning run by Mr and Mrs Wilkes in their caravan-type home at Acaster Malbis, York, a tremendous event.
Despite the limited space available Mr and Mrs Wilkes were able to... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Hrh the Duke of Kent Visited the Institution's London Base In the Marine Society's Premises Lambeth Last March to Attend a Meeting of the Committee of Management the First Such Meeting E
HRH The Duke of Kent visited the Institution's London base in The Marine Society's premises, Lambeth, last March to attend a meeting of the Committee of Management, the first such meeting ever to be addressed by the President.... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Phillip Arthur May
Phillip Arthur May, a crew member of Padstow lifeboat for 27 years, serving as emergency mechanic from 1952 to 1972..
Category: Obituaries
Saved after sandbank shift
RNLI lifeguards patrolling Tenby South beach went to the aid of a group of 40 people when the sandbank they were walking on shifted on 25 July.
The 36 children and 4 adults were suddenly out of their depth. Two lifeguards...
Category: Articles
Exeter
"About time, Private Medical Insurance that won't increase our premiums simply because we get older" When it comes to medical insurance, Exeter Friendly Society never penalise you with higher premiums simply because you get...
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