Lifeboat Royal National Lifeboat Institution Contents Volume 54 Number 532 Chairman: SIR MICHAEL VERNON Director and Secretary: LT CDR BRIAN MILES CUE RD FNI RNR Editor: MIKE FLOYD Editorial Assistant: MARY GYOPARI Advertisement Manager: JOHN FARNHILL Classified Advertisements: MARION BARDSLEY Headquarters: Royal National Lifeboat Institution, West Quay Road.

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Registered Charity No. 209603 RNLI News What's happening in and around the Institution The Annual Meetings A new venue for the RNLI's Annual General Meeting and Annual Presentation of Awards - but the same atmosphere Lifeboat Services 7 A Silver medal and six Vellums in three services...

Ceremonies 12 Lifeboats and boathouses named and opened Past and Present 16 From THE LIFEBOAT of 1970 and one of today's lifeboatmen In Conference 17 Edward Wake-Walker concludes his report from the International Lifeboat Conference in Uruguay Your Letters 18 Your views on all aspects of lifeboats and related subjects Membership News 19 for Shoreline, Governors and Storm Force members Lifeboat Services 20 November and December 1994, January and February 1995 The Fundraisers 25 How some of the money is raised People and Places 30 Around and about the RNLI.