LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
What's on this Spring
The RNLI is out and about this Spring. There’s a fascinating exhibition on tour, our big annual awards ceremony, and lots of fundraising fun to be had – see you there!
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Category: Articles
In a New Year's Day's Tug-Of-War Beaumaris Lifeboat Crew (Left) Beat the Royal Anglesey Yacht Club for the Second Year Running As the Two Teams Got Their Breath Ba
In a New Year's Day's tug-of-war, Beaumaris lifeboat crew (left) beat the Royal Anglesey Yacht Club for the second year running. As the two teams got their breath back John Berry presented a cheque for £1,200 to Mrs Nancy Lomax,... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Faced With the Problem of Transporting a 35Ft Mast Ten Miles from Venton to the Yacht He Is Building at Oreston Peter Compton Turned the Exercise Into a Fund-Raising
Faced with the problem of transporting a 35ft mast ten miles from Venton to the yacht he is building at Oreston, Peter Compton turned the exercise into a fund-raising event. The sponsored marchers, who raised £125 for Plymouth lifeboat... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Additional Stations and New Life-Boats
FALMOUTH. — The NATIONAL LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION has recently formed a life-boat establishment at this port. Although the harbour of Falmouth is of a land-locked character, yet there are occasions when disasters occur in its immediate vicinity...
Category: Articles
Sailboards
Local knowledge vital in rescue of two missing boardsailors Helmsman Martin Icke of Portsmouth's Atlantic inshore lifeboat has been awarded the Thanks of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution inscribed on Vellum after the lifeboat...
March (1)
BARRA ISLAND, HEBRIDES. On the evening of 16th January, 1942, the steamer R. J. Cullen, of St. John’s, Newfoundland, was blown ashore at Leanish Point, on the S.E. side of Barra, by a S.E. gale, and on the 16th January, 1942, the Barra...
Category: Services
Portrait on the Cover
THE portrait on the cover is of Cox- swain James Wilson of St. Abbs, who first joined the St. Abbs crew in 1947.
He was assistant mechanic from 1951 to 1953, when he was appointed cox- swain. Since he joined the crew...
Category: Articles
A Lifeboat Queen : 16-Year-Old Jane Wilson Was Crowned By Ronnie Hilton at Flamborough Ladies' Guild Gala In July With Her Are Three of Her Attendants Pat Wilkins
A lifeboat queen . ..: 16-year-old Jane Wilson was crowned by Ronnie Hilton at Flamborough ladies' guild gala in July. With her are three of her attendants, Pat Wilkinson and Bridget and Andrea Waud; the fourth attendant, Stephanie... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Naming Ceremonies
St Ives - Mersey class The Princess Royal (Civil Service No. 41) The importance of the naming ceremony for St Ives' Mersey class lifeboat The Princess Royal (Civil Service No 41) was recognised by the weather, which slipped in a warm,...
Category: Inaugurations
Fishy Goings-On
The recent fish quay festival at North Shields was graced by the presence of old King Neptune! Dressed in his self-created green, seaweedy raiment, Bill Lodge collected £208 for the RNLI. (Photo courtesy The Gazette). - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs