THE R. N.L.I, this year is offering six attractive life-boat Christmas cards. Buying life-boat cards, calendars and gifts is an easy and effective way of helping the life-boat service.

Although an informative leaflet, showing full colour reproductions, together with an order form, will be enclosed with the October number of THE LIFE-BOAT, purchasers need not wait until then as the Christmas Card Section, R. N.L.I. Depot, Boreham Wood, Herts., will be happy to accept advance orders any time. Cash with order, please.

A — A card bearing an illustration reproduced from a painting by W. L. Wyllie, R.A., entitled 'The Southsea Life-boat'. The original painting hangs in the head office of the R. N.L.I. (Card size 5J in. by 7f in.) price 6p B — A special cartoon donated to the R. N.L.I, by Giles. (Size 7 in. by 5i in.) price 6p C — A life-boat scene by Phillippa Mary Dudgeon, winner of the 1971 Look and Learn competition. (Size 4J in. by 6 in.) price 5p D — A religious/traditional theme, based on the Three Kings. (Size 6j in. by 4J in.) price 4-p E — A plain care bearing the R. N.L.I, crest. (Size 5f in by 4 in.) price 3p F — Carol singers. (Size 5J in. by 3| in.) price 1 All these cards are in full colour but are reproduced in black and white on the facing page to show more clearly the choice available.

Cards A, B, C, D and E, can be overprinted with a name and address, and the extra charge for this service on one design of card is as follows : £ p 10 up to 50 cards .................. 1 40 51 up to 100 cards ................ 1 60 101 up to 200 cards ................ 230 201 up to 250 cards ................ 2 70 251 and over, for every additional 100 or part of 100 . . . . . . 85 If overprinting is required on two designs these are treated as separate orders and charged accordingly. There is, however, no overprinting service on design F. There is a postage and packing charge of 20p per order on all cards.

The life-boat pictorial 'Coastal' calendar, complete with special envelope, will cost 37p, post free. As in the past the months will be spread over both sides of six pages and the emphasis this year is on attractive coastal scenery. Holiday tidal information will again be included.

The small pocket calendar bears an illustration of one of the R.N.L.I.'s new 28-knot 'Atlantic 21' inshore life-boats at speed. The cost of the calendar is 2p.

The range of quality gifts is being extended to three items. For men there is an attractive set of hand-made cufflinks with the R. N.L.I, motif in gilt and enamel and mounted in a presentation box, selling at £1.75 per pair, postage and packing 5p.

For the ladies, there is an R. N.L.I, cookery book compiled from recipes which have been contributed by members of our branches and guilds, selling at 45p, postage and packing 5p. There is also an attractive matching mini apron, oven gloves and tea towel set, selling at £1.30, postage and packing lOp..