RNLB William and Laura, late of Newcastle, Northern Ireland, was taken out of retirement in Ulster Transport Museum, Cultra, to help Bangor branch in a fundraising effort last April. Over the ten days she was at Clandeboye Shopping Centre £630 was raised. The Earl of Roden (c), for many years honorary secretary of Newcastle lifeboat station, Bangor branch chairman Mr J. R.

McDowell (I) and honorary secretary George Ralston were there to greet her.

photograph by courtesy of Century Newspapers.