As a memorial to Motor Mechanic R. F. 'Bob' Appleby of Filey, who collapsed and died on June 23, 1974, just as the lifeboat was about to be launched on service, Filey lifeboatmen are adding a rest room, changing room and look-out to the boathouse. Donations which have come in, unasked, from all parts of the country provided finance for materials. The crew, who include a builder, bricklayer, plumber, electrician, two joiners, a publican and a schoolmaster, are doing the work themselves.

Photograph by courtesy of Paul Hines..