Since 1972, the Crystal Vaudeville Company, made up of local amateurs, has put on three successful seasons of Old Tyme Music Hall shows in Aberystwyth. All proceeds go to charity, and in 1974, for the second time, a donation was made to the...
Category: Donations
In addition to receiving the gold badge for his services to the RNLI in 1982, Dr Sydney Peace (r) was further honoured at a gathering of his friends and colleagues in Orkney by the presentation of a pipe tune composed for him by Pipe Major... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
The Llandudno inshore rescue boat returning from the service on 3rd June, 1967 when she saved two boys from the Little Orme.. - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
MIGHTY waves! see how they're raging! How the heavens are rent in twain! Hear the shrieks from yonder vessel! Think you, are the cries in vain ? Launch the Lite-boat! Launch the Life-boat! Echo cries, There's none at hand ! Naught to...
Category: Poetry
THE following shipowners have sent contributions to the Institution as a result of its placing the services of the Institution before them, after the crews of their vessels had been rescued by Life-boats. The first list of such contributions...
Category: Donations
WITH the view of diminishing the serious loss of life which takes place every year from fishing-vessels both on the coasts of the United Kingdom and in the North Sea, and other fishing grounds, the Com- mittee of the NATIONAL SEA FISHERIES...
Category: Articles
BELOW will be found particulars of the services of foreign life-boat societies to British vessels during 1933 and the present figures of their fleets.
Denmark.
The Danish life-boat service did not go out...
Category: Services
National Institution FOE THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM SHIPWRECK.
ESTABLISHED IN 1824.
SUPPORTED BY VOLUNTARY SUBSCRIPTIONS.
PATRONESS.
HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE...
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ENGLISHMEN do not, as a rule, realise the perishable and perishing nature of the land on which they live. Although more than fifty years have now elapsed since Sir Charles Lyell collected and emphasised the evidences which showed that the...
Category: Articles
COURTMACSHERRY, CO. CORK. On the j 1st January, 1904, the Life-boat Kezia Gwilt rendered very useful service to the barque Faulconnier, of Dunkirk. ' During a strong breeze from E.S.E. and rough sea, with somewhat hazy weather, • the...
Category: Services