The Lyme Regis flag week coincided with the World Cup. One of the attractions zuas a stall on the front selling souvenirs. But fearing a diminished attendance during the game, the local organiser telephoned the B.B.C. at Bristol to obtain permission to give a public television show on the front near the life-boat stall. In this way the attention of customers was held at a time when most eyes were glued to television sets at home.

During the first few months of July this year the Basildon Urban district life-boat branch collected over £50 from boxes in 18 public houses. Now the branch is planning to increase the collections by many more pounds. There will be a monthly competition in which, for a donation of 6d. per entry, competitors will guess the contents of the collecting boxes. A percentage will be taken for prize money and the balance will go to the Institution.

When an exhibition of Old Masters was held at the Marshall Spink Gallery from 16th May to 24th June this year, the proceeds from the sale of catalogues - £70 - was given to the Institution.

An unusual 'bottle opening'' ceremony was held at the Golden Lion, Bedford, in August. The proprietor had collected threepenny pieces from his customers in a large whisky bottle, and when the bottle was opened threepenny pieces to the value of £27 were counted. From the total was taken the money for the draw prizes. The balance was given to the Luton life-boat branch.

Mr. A.J. Hackett, of the Tulip Cafe, Staithes, Yorkshire, has arranged for a collecting box to be fixed under an old ship's bell in his cafe. 'People,' he says, 'cannot resist ringing the bell after which they are invited to contribute to the Institution.' The ship's bell, incidentally, was recovered from the Michalis Prois which went aground at Radcliffe Point, two miles from Staithes, on 28th May, 1929, in fog.

A Hove garage proprietor has sent a cheque for £5 55. to the R.N.L.I. - on the suggestion of a motorist who gave him some petrol in mid Channel in August.

Mr. John Haggman, who made the donation, was at the helm of his motor cruiser when it ran out of fuel near the Newhaven-Dieppe cross Channel route. He fired a distress signal which was seen by two ferries. They stopped and supplied Mr.

Haggman with petrol siphoned out of passengers' cars. Later, as it was impossible to ascertain who should be paid, it was suggested that the amount should be given to the Institution.

Master Simon J. Brown, of Waverley Road, Middleton, Manchester, recently sent the Institution a postal order for ten shillings. He said: "I saved the money that people gave me for opening a gate while on holiday at Arthog, near Barmouth, Wales.".