Frances Scott, honorary secretary of the Bournemouth branch, sailed to Swanage in his yacht Eulali to attend that station's centenary. On the return passage, when entering Poole Harbour, he saw a 14' skiff, Addio, which had capsized, throwing its five occupants, a man and four children, into the water.

He immediately went to the rescue and, with the assistance of two other boats, all five people were saved. Mr Scott landed the four children at Poole. On board Eulali were John Abbott, a member of Poole lifeboat crew, his wife and John Atterton, deputy director of the RNLI.

* * * During the summer Newquay, Cornwall, ladies' guild started a Saturday club for old-time and modern sequence dancing, which is proving both popular and great fun. It is held every Saturday evening from 8 p.m. to 10.45 p.m. at the W.I. Hall, Crantock Street, and anyone visiting Newquay who would like to join in will be made most welcome.

Admission for non-members, 25p.

* * * Flares were sighted in the night of January 10 and the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston lifeboat crew were called out for the first time in 30 years during their lifeboat ball. An extensive search revealed nothing and the boat returned to station.

Just before their hasty departure, Coxswain John Bryan had presented a personal gift from the crew to Mrs Theresa Smellie, president of the local ladies' guild, in appreciation of her lifelong work for the lifeboat service; it was a ship-shore radio.

* * * The Alexandra Towing Co. generously makes an annual donation of £50 to the RNLI in each of the ports where it operates: Liverpool, Swansea and Southampton..