THE portrait on the cover is of Holden 'N. Sheader, who has been the motor mechanic at the Scarborough station for 28 years. On the 9th of December, 1951, he won the Institution's thanks on vellum for his part in the service to the...
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MARCH APRIL AND MAY 1993 Aberdeen, Grampian 54ft Arun ON 1050: March 14 D class: May 24 Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: April 13,14 (twice), 15,28, May 24 and 31 Aith, Shetland 52ft Arun ON 1100: April 15 and May 30 Aldeburgh, Suffolk D class...
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Rallying round Neil Parullo and Nairn Brown entered a 72-hour classic car rally from Land's End to John O'Groats and raised a total of £5,100 for Strathmore branch - making them the clear winners of the shield awarded to the car...
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THE portrait on the cover is of Coxswain Walter Crowther, of Plymouth.
He was appointed in 1939 after having served for more than nine years as second coxswain. In 1942 Coxswain Crowther was awarded the bronze medal for...
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Aberdeen, Grampian 54ft Arun ON 1050: Aug 1 Relief D class: Sept 8 D class: Oct22 Aberdovey, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: Aug 2, 3, 10 and 12 (twice) Abersoch, Gwynedd Atlantic 21: Aug 4,12, 23, 25 and 27 Aith, Shetland 52ft Arun ON 1100: Aug 13,...
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PORTMAGEE, Co. KERRY. On the morning of the 13th of June, 1944, the 35-feet motor fishing boat Naomh Moibhi, of Dingle, was at anchor at Portmagee, sheltering from the weather. A west-north-west gale was blowing, with high seas. The Valentia...
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THE portrait on the cover is of Coxswain Roland Moore of Barrow. He was appointed second coxswain in 1941 and after a break for war service became coxswain in 1947. In 1958 he was awarded the bronze medal for gallantry for a service in which...
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THE portrait on the cover is of Coxswain Thomas Moore Horn, of Exmouth, Devon. He was shore-signalman from 1908 until 1919. From 1920 to 1928 he served as second coxswain and since 1928 he has been coxswain. On 15th January, 1938, he won the...
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THE portrait on the cover is of Coxswain Thomas Dawson of North Sunderland, who has been coxswain since September 1955. Before that he served as bowman for twelve years and second coxswain for more than four years. He first became a regular...
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The Grosvenor Circle, a newly formed drama group of the headquarters staff of the R.N.L.I., staged their first production, Short Story, by Robert Morley, at the Abbey Community Centre Theatre, London, S.W.I, on 15th March, 1968.
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