Three new films are now available to branches. All are in colour and 16 m.m.

sound.

One of the new films. From Baltimore to Littlehampton, which runs for 12 minutes, tells the story of how the 44-foot steel life-boat came into the service of the Institution. The story begins in Edinburgh, where the ninth international life-boat conference was held in 1963. Extracts from a film shown at the conference by the U.S. Coast Guard delegation are seen. These show a new 44-foot steel life-boat in heavy seas. A delegation from the Institution is then seen in the United States visiting building yards and watching the sea trials. A detailed description of the 44-foot boat is given while she is seen undergoing trials around the coasts of Britain and Ireland. Commander L. F. L. Hill, District Inspector (North East), and Staff Coxswain Hills then give their opinions of the boat.

Ready for Service runs for 15 minutes and describes the work of the depot.

Scenes shown range between the depot and Selsey and St. Ives. The former Superintendent of Depot, Commander E. W. Middleton, V.R.D., R.N.V.R., describes the work which is carried on, and different items of equipment are shown, first at the depot and then in use aboard the life-boats. Finally, inshore rescue boats are shown at the depot and being towed away to their stations for service.

Both these films were made by Wiggins Productions Ltd. for the institution and have commentaries by Lieutenant-Commander the Hon. Greville Howard, R.N.R., M.P., a member of the Committee of Management. Music rights have been cleared only for showing to non-paying audiences.

The Ben Barvas, a 20-minute film made by Dr. W. J. Guild of Edinburgh, is available for showing to both paying and non-paying audiences. This film reconstructs the story of the rescue by the Longhope life-boat from the Aberdeen trawler Ben Barvas, which went aground on the Pentland Skerries in January 1964. For this service Coxswain Daniel Kirkpatrick was awarded a second service clasp to his silver medal.

The story is told by means of pictures of the Longhope life-boat at sea, diagrams and models, and by scenes in the Kirkwall radio station, the coast radio station and the Longhope Life-boat station.

A documentary film in colour, News in the Making, has been produced by the Portsmouth Evening News. It runs for 25 minutes and gives an insight into the production of an evening newspaper, the news item which is treated in the film being a rescue by the Bembridge life-boat. Groups which are interested in arranging showings of the film should contact Mr. J. D. Freeman at the Portsmouth Evening News, Stanhope Road, Portsmouth..