In this issue News Including the naming of Falmouth lifeboat by Her Majesty The Queen and her Golden Jubilee celebrations Letters Feature Moving inland The RNLI's first inland lifeboat station celebrated its first birthday in May - Sam McCreery and Archie Birrelloi Enniskillen in Northern Ireland look back over a busy year Lifeboats in action Fergal Walsh of Ballycotton is awarded the first Silver Medal of the millennium for saving the life of a drowning man and Nick Beale of Porthcawl is awarded Bronze for helping to save the life of a fisherman The crew The annual meetings 2002 Chairman Peter Nicholson reports on year of great achievements and sets out plans for the future Feature Zetland lifeboat - 200 years Historian Dave Phillipson looks at the history of a remarkable lifeboat 10 14 27 28 38 Feature Old friends... 34 The Lifeboat Fund has been raising money for the RNLl for 140 years - we look at the story behind our longest standing supporter Fundraising How some of the money is raised Listings Central pull-out section 36 Any pfoducts or services advertised in the Lifeboat by third parties are not in any way endorsed by the RNLl and the RNLl shall not be responsible tor the accuracy of any information contained in such advertisements nor has it investigated or verified any of the information the Lifeboat is published by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

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