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Angle Centenary

The Angle life-boat station, on the Pembrokeshire coast, which was established in 1868, celebrated its centenary last year. During the last 100 years Pembroke- shire life-boats, it was stated at the ceremony, had saved 1,295 lives, 240 of them by the Angle life-boats.

The service was conducted by the Lord Bishop of St. David's (the Rt. Rev.

J. R. Richards), the centenary vellum was presented by Mr. C. G. Freke, C.I.E., a vice-president of the Institution, and it was received by Col. G. A. Jackson, O.B.E., T.D., D.L., honorary treasurer of the Angle branch.

Many former members of the crew were present at the ceremony, including 94-year-old Mr. Cecil Hicks who was coxswain in the 1920s..