A family occasion at West Mersea: On July 31 Michael Pennell (third from I), divisional inspector for the South East, made presentations to a father and his two sons for their long service to the RNLI. (I to r) Albert Clarke received a statuette for 20 years service, first in the lifeboat crew and then as deputy launching authority, while his two sons, Jim and Peter, both in the present crew, each received a long service badge.

photograph by courtesy of Bob Cross.