Padstow April 15, 1985 The strong gales that had lashed the Cornish coasts during the weekend subsided in time for Monday April 15, which dawned overcast but calm and dry. By mid-day the crowds were beginning to line the tiny harbour's edge, eagerly awaiting the naming ceremony of Padstow's new lifeboat, the 47ft Tyne class James Burrough. She looked magnificent, dressed overall and moored only a few feet from the North Quay where some 600 guests were seated listening to the St Dennis Band, under the musical direction of Captain John Brush.

At exactly 3 o'clock the platform party mounted the rostrum led by a Deputy Lieutenant of the county, Vice- Admiral Sir James Jungius, KBE, representing the Lord Lieutenant. Sadly the RAF Nimrod which was to have done a low level flypast could not undertake this as the cloud base was too low and following the National Anthem, Mr Prideaux Brune, the station branch president, opened the proceedings by welcoming all those attending and paying special tribute to Miss H. B. 'Micky' Allen, the donor who had provided the lifeboat in memory of her great grandfather.

Miss Allen then formally handed the lifeboat to the Duke of Atholl, chairman of the RNLI, who also paid tribute to Miss Allen's generosity before presenting the lifeboat to the station honorary secretary, Mr Trevor Ramsden, who pledged to uphold the traditions of the Institution and Padstow lifeboat station.

Mr Les Vipond, divisional inspector of lifeboats for the south west, gave a brief description of the design and development of the Tyne class and particularly James Burrough, only the second of her class to be placed on station.

A short service of dedication followed, led by the Bishop of Truro, the Right Reverend Peter Mumford, and assisted by the Prior of Bodmin, the Very Reverend Henry Miller, CRL, theMethodist Minister, the Reverend Peter Grose, and the station chaplain, the Reverend Martin Boxall. The singing was led by the Newquay Male Voice Choir, conducted by Mr Roy Magor.

Mr Brad Trethewey, chairman of the branch and also Mayor of Padstow, proposed a vote of thanks in which he said there would always be a hearty and sincere welcome for Miss Allen in Padstow.

He then invited her to name James Burrough which she did before boarding the lifeboat with Admiral Jungius, the Duke of Atholl, the Bishop of Truro and other distinguished guests to meet Coxswain Trevor England and his crew for a short trip around the Camel estuary.

At tea Miss Allen was invited to cut a christening cake which was surmounted by a splendid model of the lifeboat, after which the coxswain and crew presented her with another model of her lifeboat.

Invergordon May 4, 1985 Invergordon lifeboat station has a short history, having only been opera- Miss H. B. Allen (above) receives three cheers after the naming of her lifeboat, the 47ft Tyne class, James Burrough, (above I.).

Photographs by courtesy of Jeff Morris tional since 1974, and Saturday May 4, 1985, saw their first naming ceremony when the centre of attraction was the new Brede class lifeboat, Nottinghamshire.

Funded by an appeal within the city of Nottingham and the county, it was fitting that the formal naming of the boat should be undertaken by Mrs Denis Wakeling, JP, wife of the appeal committee president, the Right Reverend Denis Wakeling, recently the Bishop of Southwell, and that Councillor Carter, the appeal chairman, should hand it over to the Duke of Atholl.Dwarfed by the impressive background of oil production rigs which are now serviced at Invergordon, the boat and crew made nevertheless an admirable sight for the host of invited guests who included many representatives from inland committees and, most notably, Councillor Mrs Ivy Matthews, Lord Mayor of Nottingham.

Having been entertained by music by the Strathpeffer and District Pipe Band, the platform party processed to the site headed by Pipe Major John Burgess and on the way acknowledged an avenue of schoolchildren who had supported the station with sponsored walks.

Following a dignified ceremony and service of dedication in which representatives of the various denominations participated, all present retired to Invergordon - Academy where light refreshments were provided by the guild and the christening cake was cut.

A further formal link between the two communities was established when a City of Nottingham plaque was presented to the station and photographs of the boat were given both to the city of Nottingham and to the county of Nottinghamshire.

The presentation of a further cheque towards the establishment of a crew facility was also made on behalf of the people of Nottingham..