LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Life-Boat In the Highland Show
THE Royal Highland and Agricultural Show day was held in Paisley from the 20th to the 23rd of June, and the Watson cabin life-boat from Portpatrick, the Jeanie Spiers, a gift to the Institution from Miss E. S. Paterson of Paisley, was on...
Category: Donations
Helmsman; Crew
helmsman; Crew Members John Ashford, Brian Gaunter and Derek Winning were taken ashore together with a bucket stretcher (itself on trial) and an Ashford first aid pack. The best ledge from which to embark the boy was 35ft above the sea, but... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Some Ways of Raising Money
A total of 400 RNLI lottery tickets sold by one person is a record set by Stuart Maggs of Hythe branch. Well done Mr Maggs—but are there any challengers? How about individual flag day collectors? Roger Cope, a member of Birmingham branch...
Category: Donations
People and Places
Around ana about the RNLI Just the ticket! Upon retirement from 23 years RNLI service, Assistant Manager of Depot General, Angela Miller (right), drew the winners of the 88th Lifeboat Lottery.
The draw, held in January at...
Category: Articles
International Lifeboat Conference By Patrick Howarth
THE NETHERLANDS, APRIL 22-26 MORE NATIONS were represented at the thirteenth International Lifeboat Conference, which was held in the Netherlands from April 22 to 26, than ever before at one of these occasions. In the early days the...
Category: Meetings
Feature: Going for Gold
Not only is The Lifeboat College a centre of excellence for lifeboat crews and staff - it provides a base for other organisations to learn about the RNLI's work. Regional Education Officer Dave Cooling looks back on a lively week when 14...
Category: Articles
Pulling power
When a man was washed off Whitley Bay promenade into a very lively sea on 20 June, the B class lifeboat from Cullercoats was sent to help.
The man was being repeatedly thrown against the promenade, but the water was too...
Category: Articles
"The Book of the Life-Boat."
THIS interesting work, which is beauti- fully illustrated, is, as its title indicates, well calculated to fulfil the object for which it was written. Any seeking information relative to the LIFE-BOAT INSTITUTION, its operations and its work,...
Category: Articles
A Steam-Launch
SIDMOUTH.—On the morning of the 23rd May H.M.S. Lively, with the DUKE and DUCHESS of EDINBURGH and suite on board, arrived off Sidmouth, and came into the bay, in order that his Royal Highness might land and inspect the Coastguard Station....
Bookshelf
Lifeboat station histories The History of the Sheerness Lifeboats by Jeff Morris published by the author at £2.50 This, the latest of the author's comprehensive booklets on RNLI stations, was published in late 1996 when Sheerness...
Category: Articles