Lottery The RNLFs national lottery, which has so far raised more than £1 million for the Institution's funds, now has increased prize money on offer for the 20 winners of each quarter's draw.

The first prize remains at £2,000 but the second prize is now £1,000; the third is £500, fourth £250 and there are eight prizes of £100 and eight of £50.

The RNL1 flag was flying with the Stars and Stripes when Vice-Admiral Edward H. Martin, Deputy Commander- in-Chief of the US Navy Forces and Europe Commander of the US Fleet Eastern Atlantic drew the winning tickets in the 38th national lottery on July 31, 1987. Supervising the draw, which raised over £55,000, were Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Compston KCB and Admiral W. J. Graham.

The prizewinners were: £2,000: Miss M. J. Mungeam, London W10 £1,000:W. T. C. Donaldson, Battle, East Sussex G. Hirst, Doncaster, South Yorkshire A. L. Clark, Eastbourne, East Sussex £100: Jean Newlands, Edinburgh, Scotland; Mrs P. M. Bowman, Colne, Cambs; Dr M. Knowles, Aylesbury, Bucks; Mrs M.

Nason, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire; Chris Devereaux, London SW1; Mrs D. Fowlie, Bridlington, Yorkshire; G.

Mercer, Gullane, East Lothian; E. Laverick, East Grinstead, Sussex; Dr C. & Mrs S. Pyne, Prescot, Merseyside; I. Salkeld, Woodford Green, Essex; A. C. Kirby, Great Glen, Leics; R. Barrow, Nr Sevenoaks, Kent; A. B.

Wylie, Kirkwall, Orkney; J. R.

Wilkins, Crawley, Sussex; A. W.

Green, Marple, Cheshire; Mrs J.

Bridges, Plymouth, Devon.

£500: £250: £50:Record breaker too Alderney windsurfer Neil Marlow (31) broke the world windsurfing endurance record in August, boosting local RNLI funds by more than £1000.

Leaving Alderney's Braye Beach at 8.46 am on Tuesday, August 4, Neil returned, bronzed and triumphant, having beaten the previous record of 105 hours 40 minutes by one hour and 20 minutes.

The island's 44ft Waveney class lifeboat Louis Marchesi of Round Table was on hand to see him off, having just completed an exercise with an RAF helicopter and members of the lifeboat crew were at Alderney airport to greet Neil upon his return from Guernsey, where his record attempt ended in success on the evening of Saturday, August 8.

A f t e r w a r d s , Neil thanked his sponsors and back-up team. "It could not have happened without a great team effort," he said.Garden Party Crew members and station personnel from several lifeboat stations around the country attended one of the garden parties at Buckingham Palace, in the presence of Her Majesty the Queen on Tuesday, July 21.

Leading the 15 strong RNLI contingent was Rear Admiral W. J. Graham, the director, who retires at the end of this year.

He was accompanied by Robert Reay (North Sunderland honorary secretary), Gordon Easton (Amble mechanic), Kenneth Everard (Shoreham Harbour coxswain), David Woollven (Littlehampton crew member), John Sayle (Douglas mechanic), William Foster (Mudeford crew member), David Mitchell, (property manager based at headquarters), Richard Davies (Cromer coxswain), Barry Dyer (Bernbridge assistant mechanic), Ronald Chapman (Skegness second coxswain), Bernard Tuplin (Mablethorpe crew member), Ronald Cannon (Ramsgate coxswain), Geoffrey Horan (Blackpool crew member), John Watts (Weston- Super-Mare crew member) and John Perkin (St Ives' second coxswain).Birthday Honours Among the awards announced in the Birthday Honours list were: BEM Cyril Alcock, mechanic of Plymouth lifeboat. Mr Alcock joined the Humber lifeboat crew in 1956 serving as assistant mechanic until 1962. He was then appointed mechanic at New Brighton lifeboat station until 1967 when he became the mechanic at Plymouth. He was awarded the bronze medal in 1978 and the long service badge in 1982.

James H Kneale, mechanic of Ramsey (Isle of Man) lifeboat. Mr Kneale was the station tractor driver from 1955 to 1964 when he was appointedmechanic. He was awarded the long service badge in 1982.

On Station The following lifeboats have taken up station and relief fleet duties: Relief: 48ft 6in Solent class lifeboat ON 1008 (48- 005), James & Mariska Joicey, June 3, 1987. Baltimore: 52ft Barnett class lifeboat ON 949, Ethel Mary, re-allocated as temporary station lifeboat, June 3, 1987.

Appledore: 47ft Watson class lifeboat ON "950, Kathleen Mary, temporary station lifeboat, June 18, 1987. Angle: 47ft Tyne class lifeboat ON 1114 (47-011), The Lady Rank, June 29, 1987. Galway Bay: 52ft Arun class lifeboat ON 1118 (52-36), Roy and Barbara Harding, July 4 1987.

Humber: 52ft Arun class lifeboat ON 1123 (52-37), Kenneth Thelwall, August 13, 1987. Bembridge: 47ft Tyne class lifeboat ON 1126, (47-018), Max Aitken III, August 24, 1987.

Honorary Life Governor Mr Norman P. Clarke, who became an Honorary Life Governor of the Institution at the annual meeting in May has asked that certain errors and omissions in the personal history of him published in The Lifeboat's summer 1987 issue should be corrected, which the Editor is happy to do, with apologies for any embarrassment caused. Mr Clarke served as acting honorary treasurer of Newport (Gwent) branch from 1946-49, honorary secretary of Harwich and Dovercourt financial branch from 1949-56, committee member specialising in public information at Southampton and District branch from 1956-62, committee member Colchester District branch from 1965-68 and honorary treasurer of the same branch from 1968 to date. Since 1965 Mr Clarke has continued to work independently in public information, as a speaker assisting many branches and in other ways.

He was awarded the silver badge in 1962, the statuette for outstanding service in public relations in 1970, was designated the RNLI's Honorary Information Officer in 1974 and was awarded the gold badge in 1976..