The following awards appeared in the New Year Honours List: M.B.E.
Mr. H. Morrison, who is the local postmaster, became honorary secretary of the Barra Island life-boat station in 1946.
B.E.M.
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Category: Awards
Through the death in the early summer of Mr. Eric H. Taylor, F.R.G.S., president of the St. David's branch of the R.N.L.I, and past secretary of the local life-boat station, the St. David's life-boat received donations in lieu of...
Category: Obituaries
A 'Mayday' Fair held at the Palmer home, Sarisbury Green, Fareham, in August brought in £600 for the RNLI. It was the idea of teenagers Stuart Palmer and David Peagram who, with the help of Stuart's sister. Carmen, set up a... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Coxswain Albert Brown of Workington joined the lifeboat crew in 1971, becoming coxswain in 1972. He was awarded the bronze medal in 1974 for the rescue of seven people from the fishing vessel Kia Ora, dragging her anchor half mile east of... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Corrections The Spring 2007 centre-spread picture of the rescue team at Tenby included representatives of the local Police, Ambulance, Fire and Coastguard services, though these were omitted from the caption. Sincere apologies to all...
Category: Articles
JAN. 2ND. - SCARBOROUGII, YORKSHIRE.
Some of the local motor fishing boats were caught at sea by bad weather. A N.E. breeze was blowing, with a rough sea.
The Eagle came in and reported that the boats...
What is involved in running a successful RNLI branch and how does it work? Lifeboat speaks to two branch officials from very different corners of the Institution - John Dennison, chairman of Uckfield and Heathfield branch in Sussex, and...
Category: Articles
JULY 29TH. - HASTINGS, SUSSEX. At 11.23 in the morning the Fairlight coastguard reported that a Mustang aeroplane had come down in the sea two and a half miles from Hastings. A light south-west wind was blowing, with a slight sea. The motor...
MARCH 8TH. - TOBERMORY, ARGYLLSHIRE.
At 2.30 in the afternoon the local doctor asked for the services of the life-boat to take to Oban a young girl who was ill with appendicitis and in a critical condition. The motor...
SEPTEMBER 10TH. - DUNBAR, EAST LOTHIAN.
At 9.35 at night the Dunbar coastguard reported that the local motor fishing boat Jacinth was overdue. She was believed to be in difficulties east of North...