New D class at Trearddur BayNew D class at Trearddur BayThe crew of the Treaddur Bay lifeboat have already undergone intensive training on the new lifeboat.

On average the station's lifeboat is launched over 50 times a year, many of these rescues taking place near rocky cliffs and shallow sandy bays. The extra speed and manoeuvrability of the new lifeboat will be invaluable in these rescues.

The new boat named Flo & Dick Smith was donated by Mrs Flo Smith from Chester, in memory of her late husband Dick. Mr Dick Smith was brought up near the sea in Kent and always retained a great love for the sea.

Mrs Smith herself has been a longstanding member of the RNLI. It was Mrs Smith's dream to fund a lifeboat to carry the name of her late husband, and her daughter Mrs Joan Tomlinson persuaded her to include her own name alongside her husband's, so they could sail the seas together.R G t i r© m G n t s Richard Cracknell - Wells Lifeboat Operations Manager Timothy Julian - Falmouth Station Mechanic David Mason - Great Yarmouth and Gortestone CoxswainJohn Bentley - Calshot Deputy Launching Authority Community Service Award Chris Clubbley from Filey has recently received an award from the local Rotary Club of Filey; this is their community service award to a local person who they feel does a great deal with little recognition.

Chris has been helping the RNLI for some 25 years assisting in the souvenir shop, dealing with the many boxes of lifeboat goods that arrive regularly throughout the summer. Chris works many hours a week and is always enthusiastic about his work.

He also helps the ladies guild members with their boxes at functions, and whenever the all weather lifeboat goes out he helps with the skeeting operations.

_Corrections_ Burry Port's new lifeboat is The Young Watsons not The Four Watsons as stated in the winter issue of the Lifeboat.Arranmore celebrates 120 years of saving lives Arranmore lifeboat station celebrated 120 years of saving lives last November. The first lifeboat under the auspices of the RNLI came to Arranmore in 1883. The Vandeleur was an open boat powered by sails and oars. Depending on the strength of crew and weather conditions, it was capable of speeds of up to 5 knots. By contrast today's 17m state-of-the-art lifeboat can reach a speed of 25 knots: the crew of Vandeleur would literally be all at sea.

Arranmore has a proud history of 120 years of unbroken service to the seafarers of the north west coast of Ireland. The lifeboat had to service an area between Red Bay in Northern Ireland down to Connemara in the west without the benefits of modern engines, foul weather gear or enclosed wheel houses, which were open to horrendous weather conditions, and sometimes lack of food.

A party was held for the people of Arranmore to pay their tributes to all the brave men and women who gave up their time when the call went out to those in peril on the sea.

On station .ALL WEATHER.

Lochinver Trent class ON-1 271 Julian Maynard Leonard 25 November 2003 Holyhead Severn class ON-1272 Christopher Pearce 21 December 2003 (' Troon Trent class ON-1275y/m Mo/fat 25 February 2004 Sunderiand D-608 Helen 6- Ian Tytler 24 November 2003 Blyth D-6Q6Jennie B 25 November 2003 Kinsale B-796 Miss Sally Anne (Baggy) 6 December 2003 West Kirby D-612 Dave £ Trevor Jones 9 December 2003 Calshot D-609 248 Squadron RAF 1 7 December 2003 Burnham-on-Sea New lifeboat station 23 December 2003 B-795 Staines Whitfield 7 January 2004 Trearddur Bay D-614 Flo & Dick Smith 16 January 2004 New Quay (Cardiganshire) D-616 Amy Lea 7 February 2004.