Lymington: Wing Cdr Alan Roxburgh (r.), station honorary secretary, and Herbert Rand (I.), branch vice-chairman, with Clare Francis who opened the station's new ILB boathouse on June 2, unveiling a plaque commemorating a gift from Saab (Great Britain) Ltd, which gave the RNL1 a 99 Combi Coupe car for the second year running for a summer-long Southern District competition, and other donations; the overall cost of the boathouse was £12,000. Miss Francis, invited to become an honorary member of Lymington crew, was presented with an RNLI jersey. Framed pictures of Lymington's Atlantic 21 were presented to Charles Granger, representing Saab, and to representatives of the Surrey Foresters who donated Lymington ILB in 1974..