AMONG THE AWARDS announced in the Birthday Honours list were: Knight Batchelor: Charles Keith Frossard, Bailiff of Guernsey. Sir Charles is a vice-president of Guernsey branch.

KCVO: John Michael Moore, CB DSC.

Sir John is deputy chairman, Civil Service and Post Office Lifeboat Fund.

OBE: Thomas Edward Hall, member Bradford City Council. Councillor Hall is president of Bradford branch.

BEM: Mrs Josephine Morea Allam, for services to the RNLI in Weston-super- Mare. Mrs Allam has devoted her life to the lifeboat service for the past 32 years; she was awarded the silver badge in 1974 and the gold badge in 1980.

Berwick ladies' guild, formed at a meeting called on May 10, 1923, by Lady Francis Osborne, held its diamond jubilee celebration on April 23 this year . . .

* * * And at the other end of the time scale, the Blue Bird Gang (Katherine Bell, aged 12!/2, Amanda, 9, Katherine's brother Edward, 10, and Paul, 63/4) recently sent to the RNLI City of London office £10 which they had raised with their own summer fayre.

* * * So much has Miss Janet Bill done for Birmingham branch that on her retirement from the committee, due to ill health, the branch has done her the honour of electing her as its patron.

Miss Bill had been a member of the committee for 37 years and, among her many other services, had acted as PRO for the branch in past years; she was awarded a statuette in 1970.

It is with deep regret that we record the following deaths: October 1982 Mrs M. Kershaw, honorary secretary of Litherland branch since 1970; she was awarded the silver badge in 1980.

January 1983 Mrs M. Ashcroft-Dick, chairman of Aigburth branch from its foundation in 1965; she had been a collector since 1955 and was awarded the silver badge in 1974.

March 1983 Mrs Evelyn Caruth, president of Flamborough lifeboat luncheon club for the last three years of her life; she had been a founder member of the club in 1968 and chairman from that time until becoming president. Mrs Caruth also served as chairman of Flamborough ladies' guild from 1967 to 1969.

Cecil Percy Cavell, motor mechanic of Walmer lifeboat from 1933 to 1962; he was awarded the bronze medal in 1948 and bar to his bronze medal in 1952.

Mrs N. H. Schofield, honorary secretary of Stockport South West branch since its foundation in 1963; she was awarded the silver badge in 1975.

April 1983 'Robbie' Brooks, chairman of Moss-ley branch since it was re-formed in 1967; he was awarded the silver badge in 1981.

Dr John Leiper, honorary medical adviser of Aberdeen lifeboat station from 1948 to 1979. Dr Leiper was awarded a special certificate on vellum in 1966 and the gold badge in 1976.

Mrs Doris Sye, honorary secretary of Sale branch from 1960 to 1969 and an active committee member until her death; she was awarded the silver badge in 1970.

May 1983 Henry Charles Brown, coxswain of Walmer lifeboat from 1966 to 1973 after serving as second coxswain from 1962 to 1966; he first joined the crew in 1945.

Henry Brown was accorded the thanks of the Institution inscribed on vellum in 1972.

Bill Rawles, chairman of Southampton lifeboat board since 1981. Mr Rawles had been a founder member of Shoreline Club No 1, Portsmouth, in 1978; he had also been responsible for the inauguration of Shoreline Club No 2, Southampton, serving as founder chairman from 1980 to 1981..