LONG SERVICE AWARDS THE LONG SERVICE BADGE for crew members and shore helpers who have given active service for 20 years or more has been awarded to: Aldeburgh Second Coxswain J. W. Churchyard Barrow Second Coxswain A. Benson Beaumaris Crew Member J. A. Owen Eastbourne Coxswain/Mechanic R. Wheeler Crew Member G. D. Cole Winchman E. Buckland Fleetwood Crew Member B. E. Farmer Lymington Crew Member A. P. Coster Margate Coxswain D. Rowe Mudeford Crew Member W. Foster Shore Helper A. Russell Newquay (Cornwall) Crew Member M. E. Burt Crew Member M. L. Burt Crew Member J. E. HoarePorthdinllaen Second Coxswain/Mechanic K. Fitzpatrick Crew Member O. Roberts St Peter Port Motor Mechanic R. L. Vowles Skegness Emergency Mechanic G. J. Phillips Weston-super-Mare Crew Member R. Spindler Emergency Mechanic D. Phillipson is from Redcar and not Rhyl as was wrongly stated in last quarter's list of awards.

On station THE FOLLOWING lifeboats have taken up station duties: Lytham St Anne's: 47ft Watson class lifeboat ON 955, The Robert, March 10, 1985.

Calshot: 33ft Brede class lifeboat ON 1104 (33-11), Safeway, March 24, 1985.

Ballycotton: 52ft Arun class lifeboat ON 1067 (52-15), Hyman Winstone, April 27, 1985.

Fraserburgh: 48ft 6in Solent class lifeboat ON 1021 (48-016), Douglas Currie, May 18, 1985.

Relief: 33ft Brede class lifeboat ON 1105 (33-12), Amateur Swimming Associations, May 30, 1985.

OBITUARIES IT is with deep regret that we record the following deaths: December, 1984 Captain Ewan Watson, honorary secretary of the Sennen Cove lifeboat station since 1975.

March, 1985 Frederick C. Sanders, coxswain of Torbay lifeboat from 1942 to 1951 having served as second coxswain from 1940 to 1942 and bowman from 1930 to 1940. Mr Sanders was awarded a bronze medal in 1939 and a silver medal in 1944.

Mr W. H. Monk, who was a founder member of the Ashford and Staines branch in 1961. Mr Monk served as honorary secretary from 1968 and became president in 1980. He was awarded the silver badge in 1976.

April, 1985 Mrs Grace Newman, a member and former chairman of the Hounslow branch. Mrs Newman joined the branch with her husband in the late 1930s and was chairman from 1967 to 1983. She was awarded a record of thanks in 1953, a gold badge in 1960 and a bar to her gold badge in 1970. Mrs Newman was made an honorary life governor in 1975.

Harold Triggs, coxswain of Hoylake lifeboat from 1963 to 1974. Mr Triggs joined the Hoylake crew in 1932 and served as second coxswain from 1951 to 1963; he was awarded a bronze medal in 1971.

May, 1985 Arnold B. Stenhouse, JP MA FRCOG, chairman of Kingston upon Thames branch since 1969. Mr Stenhouse joined the branch committee in 1959 and was awarded the silver badge in 1980.

Mrs Jean Stothart, who had been fund raising for the RNLI since 1952 and was elected vice-president of Hawick guild when it was re-constituted in 1970. Mrs Stothart organised the flag day for many years and was awarded a silver badge in 1965..