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Girvan Centenary

The centenary commemoration of the Girvan branch was held at Girvan harbour on 2 ist July, 1965, when the centenary vellum was presented by Captain Alexander Ramsay of Mar, M.A., F.L.A.S., chairman of the executive committee of the Scottish Life-boat Council. Provost A. C. H. Todd, chairman of the Girvan branch, accepted the vellum on behalf of the branch and also, as Provost of the Burgh, accepted it for safe keeping. The Rev. John Walker, B.D., conducted the service of remembrance and re-dedication of the life-boat.

The present life-boat St. Andrew (Civil Service No. id) is the seventh to be stationed at Girvan since the station was established..