Three lifeboat volunteers from Port Isaac, Cornwall (pictured, above), will be awarded RNLI Medals for Gallantry, after saving a man’s life on 8 April.

Helm Damien Bolton will receive the Silver Medal, while Crew Members Nicola-Jane Bradbury and Matthew Main will be awarded Bronze Medals.

Sadly, despite the crew’s best efforts, a second man did not survive. We’ll give you a full report in the Winter issue of the Lifeboat.

Meanwhile, St Abbs Helm Darren Crowe is the recipient of this year’s Walter and Elizabeth Groombridge Award. This award is presented annually for the most meritorious rescue carried out by a B class lifeboat crew. Darren saved the life of a fisherman trapped in a flooding cave on 6 June 2011. See a reconstruction of this Bronze Medal-winning rescue at RNLI.org/stabbsvideo.

We’re also pleased to congratulate the Porthtowan lifeguard team of 2 November 2011, who are the recipients of the latest Alison Saunders Lifeguarding Award. Marcus Lascelles, Josh Ward, Chris Lowry, Ben Sowter and Adam Bunt are the named awardees. Marcus saved the life of a bodyboarder on the day, and has already received the Thanks of the Institution inscribed on Vellum. This rescue was featured in our Winter 2011–12 issue.