News and Views The latest news from and about the RNLI At the Sharp End Lifeboat services - some seen through the eyes of the casualty The Annual Meetings 14 The Annual General Meeting and the Presentation of Awards were held at the Barbican in May...

Past and Present 18 A look at the RNLI's appeal to the younger generation in the Twenties -and in the 'Nineties Building up to the Millennium 20 Shoreworks Manager Howard Richings looks at the RNLI's lifeboat houses and the demands on them as we move towards the next century Inside the Trent A double-page look inside the new 25-knot lifeboat High Seas...

More lifeboat stations from the air Bookshelf A look at some of the latest books on lifeboats and the sea Your Letters Readers put pen to paper on lifeboats and related subjects The Fundraisers How some of the RNLI's funds are raised People and Places Around and about the RNLI Lifeboat Services 24 26 28 29 30 34 37 Station-by-station lifeboat launches for November and December 1996 and January and February 1997.