Whilst turning out a drawer today I came upon some pictures showing the Worthing lifeboat and crews, we wondered if readers would be interested in seeing this cutting (left).

For some time we lived in the building right next door to the old lifeboat station. What fantastic lifeboatmen they were in past days, from the station to the launching pad was quite a step, then the launch and the subsequent task at sea. The days of 'when men were men1 - not that we are not more than full of admiration for the present day crews, we read The Lifeboat avidly each time it comes through the letter box.

Irene Gillson Worthing.