Drawing the crowds The RNLI's 67th national lottery draw took place at the Institution's Poole headquarters on Monday 31 October 1994 when Miss Millvina Dean, aged 82 and the youngest survivor of the Titanic tragedy, drew the winning tickets from the drum.

Miss Dean was just nine weeks old when the ill-fated liner struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic on her maiden voyage in 1912 and sank with great loss of life. Her father went down with the ship but Miss Dean, her mother and two-year-old brother survived.

Supervising the draw was Anthony Oliver, deputy head of fundraising and marketing, and the prize winners were: £2,000 Mrs K. Stewart, Peebles, Scotland.

£1,000 C. Fairfoot, Cranbrook, Kent.

£750 Mrs Bassett, Cirencester, Glos; D.J.

Whitney, East Ham, London.

£500 A.D. Owen-Evans, Totnes, Devon.

£250 R. Maine, Wimbledon.

£100 Mrs S. McCready, Plymouth; J.

Boyd, Glasgow; K. Harrison, South Wirral; Miss L.A. Forbes-Robertson, St John's Wood, London; R.M. Gumming, Rutland, Leics.

£50 Mr and Mrs J.C. Munn, Teignmouth, Devon; Mrs H.R. Body, Sidmouth, Devon; Mrs P.A. Harvey, Lincoln; P. Heffernon, Sidcup, Kent; D.J. King, Northampton.Long Service Badges The Long Service Badge for crew members and shore helpers who have given active service for 20 years or more has been awarded to: Abersoch - Crew Member G. Hughes- Jones Aith - Second coxswain V.A. Gray Appledore - Shore attendant/assistant winchman E. Wartnaby Arklow - Crew member M. O'Reilly Berwick upon Tweed - Second coxswain W.M. Ross, Crew member B.J.

Cowan Isle of Arran - Crew member D.M.

Crawford Kinghorn - Crew member G. TullochLyme Regis - Crew member T.J. Zair Mablethorpe - Crew member R.A.

Mayfield Macduff - Crew member G.J. Philip New Brighton - Head launcher B.M.

Aves, Launcher F.L. Brereton Newbiggin - Mechanic R. Dent, Shore helper R. Martin North Berwick - Crew member E.I. A.

Hill Porthdinllaen - Second coxswain G.

Roberts Ramsgate - Crew member L.A. Goldfinch Rhyl - Assistant tractor driver JJ.

Draper Scarborough - Assistant mechanic C.

Sharp Selsey - Crew member W. Pledger Southwold - Crew member S. Borrett St Marys - Assistant mechanic C.P.

Ridsdale Staithes & Runswick - Crew member S. Porritt The Mumbles - Crew members H.

Mathias, G.R. Wright Walmer - Crew member A. W.

Worwood Wells - Crew member R.E. Golding Workington - Mechanic W. Matear Birthday Honours The MBE awarded in the Birthday Honours to Mr Albert Brightwell, of the Tilehurst and Purley branch, was for services to the RNLI and not as recorded in the Autumn 1994 issue of THE LIFEBOAT.Penlee's Memorial Garden Close to the old lifeboat house on Penlee Point near Mousehole, from which Solomon Browne was launched on that wild December night in 1981, never to return, there is a memorial garden. Even now, more than 13 years later, holidaymakers still make their way to the garden to pay their respects to the eight lifeboatmen who lost their lives.

The garden is always in the public eye and needs constant attention. This has been provided through the years and out of the kindness of his heart and without reward by Mousehole resident Graham Pledger. Eight rose bushes were originally supplied by Harry Wheatcroft to commemorate the eight lives lost and not long ago, when one of the bushes began to wither, a replacement was ordered from Harry Wheatcroft - it arrived free of charge and by return of post.

Dobies' Sales have donated a wide range of perennials to boost the garden's stock. The gardener at the local Mount's Bay School regularly provides cuttings, Mr Hodges at the nursery at Paul contributes regular supplies of bedding plants and other local nurseymen, as well as gardeners, residents and visitors have done their bit to make sure the memorial garden continues to do credit to the RNLI and its crews.On Station The following lifeboats have taken up station and relief fleet duties: INSHORE Relief - D466 Phyllis Mary II on 31 August 1994.

Sunderland - D470 Landlubber on 7 September 1994.

Relief - D467 Kathleen Scadden on 13 September 1994.

Happisburgh - D468 Colin Martin on 13 September 1994.

Relief - D469 Winifred & Cyril Thorpe on 6 October 1994.

Burry Port - D472 Kip & Kath on 18 October 1994.

Arbroath - D471 Coachmakers of London on 19 October 1994.

Minehead - Atlantic 75 B708 on 13 November 1994.

Death of 'Quiet Hero' September 1994 saw the death at the age of 87 of Hugh Owen of Moelfre, or Hugh Morawelon as he was known. One of the quiet heroes of the lifeboat service Hugh had taken part in three Gold Medal rescues and been awarded three Bronze Medals, all with Moelfre lifeboats. Remarkably his medals spanned the era of pulling and sailing lifeboats and motor lifeboats, the first being in 1927, the year in which he joined the crew, the second in 1959 and the third in 1966 A stonemason by trade and occasional fisherman, Hugh typified the unassuming bravery of the lifeboatman. In his youth he was a member of the lifeboat crew when the only means of power were oar and sail, with all their inherent dangers.

During his lifetime he witnessed great developments in lifeboat design and went on to become one of the oldest members of the Moelfre crew.

He was involved in famous rescues in both the old and modern lifeboats. In the age of oar and sail (aboard Charles and Eliza Laura) Hugh received his first medal for the famous rescue of Excel in 1927, a service also recognised by the Royal Humane Society.

In 1959 he was involved in the rescue of the Hindlea crew, and was awarded another Bronze Medal and the prestigious Queen's Silver medal. In 1966 he was awarded his third Bronze medal when the lifeboat was involved in the dramatic Nafsiporos rescue.

Hugh Owen retired as second coxswain of the Moelfre lifeboat in 1972..