HISTORIC LIFEBOATS
In the winter issue, we listed some places to see historic lifeboats. There are a lot of them out there, and we couldn’t mention them all, but some of you wrote in with further recommendations:

Tina Gilbert writes: I was very interested in the article A New Lease of Life in the winter issue, though disappointed not to see the Alfred Corry Museum at Southwold (Suffolk) listed as a place to see old lifeboats. The Alfred Corry was Southwold Lifeboat No 1 from 1893 to 1918, saving 47 lives. The lifeboat returned to Southwold in 1996 and since then has been lovingly restored by a team of dedicated volunteers. The museum is fully accessible and manned by friendly, knowledgeable volunteers. If you’re in the area, please visit – you won’t be disappointed. Visit AlfredCorry.co.uk.

Jonathan Hunt from the museum adds:
In 1976, Captain John Cragie rescued the Alfred Corry, which was then being used as a houseboat in Maldon, Essex. John is the great grandson of another John Cragie, who was the lifeboat’s first coxswain. Call in on a Wednesday and you may well meet him!

Martin Upton writes:
One place you forgot to mention was the Maritime Centre in Newbiggin-on-Sea (Northumberland), where people can see the lifeboat Mary Joicey. The lifeboat was completely restored and painted by crew members here in Newbiggin. I hope readers of Lifeboat will go and see her.

NAME THAT CREW MEMBER
Keith Wheeler writes: I would like to find out more about the character featured in this sketch of a lifeboat crew member from Dungeness in 1947. My late father, like many Brummies, was a huge fan of the RNLI. Almost the first thing we did on holidays in the 1950s was visit whichever lifeboat station was nearest. My father’s first wife was a very accomplished artist and I am fortunate to have a couple of her pieces. When they went on holiday, my Dad would take his sketch pad with him and sit and keep her company while she drew or painted. I recently came across this in one of his sketch books. I wonder if any of the Lifeboat family would have any recollection of this man, his occupation, his service record and what his name was. Any RNLI sleuths out there?

HARRY IN IRELAND
RNLI superfan Harry Mascall (10) is on a mission to visit all 238 of our lifeboat stations. He told us in January that his 2018 resolution was to get to some stations in Ireland. And, unlike many of us, Harry has stuck to his new-year goal: