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Lifeboat Institution irnal of the yal National Lifeboat Institution lume 52 Number 521 The LifeboaA t utumn 1992 Gold Medal Rescues As The Young See Us Open Days at the Inshore Lifeboat Centre NATIONAL MOTOR INSURANCE F/TsAVE SAVE SAVE S AVI I IAVE SAVE SAVE SAVE SI 1 YE SAVE SAVE SAVE SAVI J AVE SAVE SAVE SAVE SI /E SAVE SAVE SAVE SAVI AVE SAVE SAVE SAVE SI i/E SAVE SAVE SAVE SAVI THATS RIGHT. YOU'LL SAVE RATHER A LOT WITH FRIZZELL MOTOR INSURANCE For a start, you'll save money. Get Frizzell to give you a New car replacement facility quote now and we'll freeze that quote for the next three Efficient claims service months. That means that even if prices go up in the meantime, we positively guarantee that the price you're A FREE Green Card for up to 30 days foreign use quoted is the price you'll pay. 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Registered Office: Fnzzcll House. 14-22 Elder Street, London, El 6DF The Autumn 1992 Lifeboat RNLI News 254 Royal National ^C^JJTX What's happening in and around the Institution As The Young See Us 257 Lifeboat Jamie Gaskarth investigates the way young children perceive the RNLI Institution Your Letters 260 Your views on all aspects of lifeboats and related subjects Contents Ceremonies 261 Volume 52 New all-weather and inshore lifeboats named and dedicated Number 521 Lifeboat Services 264 Notable launches around the coast Chairman: Open House! 268 MICHAEL VERNON 3 1 July and 1 August were Open Days at the Inshore Lifeboat Centre, Cowes Director and Secretary: LT CDR BRIAN MILES RD FNI RNR The Gold Standard 270 Paintings and text from a major new book about RNLI Gold Medal services The Fundraisers 274 Fundraising events across the British Isles Editor: MIKE FLOYD Assistant Editor: CLAIRE JUDD Membership News 279 Editorial Assistant: MARY GYOPARI Our citizens of the future and a request for your help Advertisement Manager: People and Places 280 BARBARA TROUSDELL Around and about the RNLI Classified Advertisements: MARION BARDSLEY Past and Present 281 From THE LIFEBOAT of 1967 and one of today's lifeboatmen Headquarters: Lifeboat Services 282 Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Services for March, April and May 1992 West Quay Road, Poole, Bookshelf 284 Dorset BH151HZ. Books of RNLI and maritime interest reviewed Telephone Poole (0202) 671 133 Telex 4 1328. Around the Fundraising Regions 285 A list of branches and guilds from the South East and North West regions Next Issue: The Winter issue of THE THE LIFEBOAT: THE LIFEBOAT is pub- COVER PICTURE LIFEBOAT will appear in January 1993, and lished four times a year and is sent free of by Paul Ferraby news items should be received by Friday, 28 charge to RNLI members and Governors. October 1992, but earlier if possible. For further information on how to join the The Institution's fundraisers take All material submitted for consideration Institution as a Member or Governor contact advantage of the glorious June with a view to publication should be ad- the Membership section at RNLI Headquar- weather to display their wares against dressed to the Editor, THE LIFEBOAT, Royal ters, West Quay Road, Poole, Dorset BH15 the backdrop of Swanage Bay and National Lifeboat Institution, West Quay 1HZ. Subscriptions are also available - con- the town's new Mersey class life- Road, Poole, Dorset BH15 1HZ. tact the Editor at the same address for details. Photographs intended for return should be boat Robert Charles Brown. accompanied by a stamped, addressed enve- Printed by the Friary Press, Bridport Road, lope. Dorchester, Dorset 253 NEWS NEWS New lifeboats Girvan'scurrent Bredeclass lifeboat Amateur Sicimnting Associations is to be re- placed with a 12m Mersey class in 1993. The announcement was made following a coast re- view led by Air Vice Marshall John Tetley, a member of the committee of management and deputy chairman of the search and rescue committee. Also in 1993, Swanage station will be allocated an HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen inshore lifeboat for evalua- Mother is welcomed to Walmer lifeboat station with a bouquet of flowers from tion during the summer local Storm Force members. season in addition to its all- Mrs Brian Miles. RNLI Director Lt Cmdr Brian Miles. Mrs Ian Oliver, and Dr Ian weather Mersey class life- Oliver of Grampian Police are introduced to HM The Queen, with the Lord Monday 20 July to meet the boat. The 16ft D class in- Lieutenant for Aberdeenshire. Captain Colin Farquharson. in attendance. crew, shore helpers and flatable will initially be on their families. trial from March-October. HM The Queen visits and the depot with its elec- She also took the time A new 30-knot Atlantic Fraserburgh station tronic workshop and new to meet, informally, mem- 21 class rigid inflatable life- Monday 22 June was a lift-out dock. bers of the local branch boat is to replace the 8-knot proud day for Fraserburgh Regrettably, the delay committee and the ladies Oakley class currently on as HM The Queen toured meant that the Duke was lifeboat guild. station at Flamborough. the town's lifeboat station. unable to tour the new During the course of her The move is part of the In her capacity as Pa- Headquarters extension. visit Her Majesty also took RNLI's long-term plan to tron of the RNLI, she re- Nevertheless, he was able the opportunity to view the complete the introduction ceived a cheque for to take the opportunity of newly refurbished boat- of fast lifeboats at every one £305,613, representing the his visit to Poole to tour the house and the station life- of its stations by 1993. total raised to date from the depot and inspect FAB 4 at boat, the Atlantic 21, named The new lifeboat is ex- Police Appeal which offi- close quarters. James Burgess on Saturday 5 pected to enter service at cially closed on 31 March September. the beginning of the 1993 this year. Her Majesty has been a summer season when the The money raised will Royal visit to Walmer Patron of the RNLI since current Flamborough life- help fund a Mersey class The weather was kind when 1937 and last visited the boat Tin- Will ami Fanny lifeboat to be named Her Her Majesty Queen Eliza- Walmer station in May 1956 Kirbi/, built in 1963, will be Majesty The Queen which is beth The Queen Mother to present a vellum com- withdrawn. A new station to serve in the Institution's made a special visit to memorating the station's for the Atlantic 21 will be relief fleet. The name has Walmer lifeboat station on centenary. established at South Land- been chosen by the police ing, considered a more The RNLI President HRH The Duke of Kent visited Poole HQ and depot on 9 July to mark the 40th anniver- and took the opportunity to inspect FAB 4, here in the company of Deputy Director suitable launching site on sary of the Queen's acces- Ray Kipling. Photo Evening Echo. Bournemouth Flamborough Head for the sion to the throne. new lifeboat than the existing North Duke of Kent at HQ Landing station. A planned visit by HRH Duke of Kent, The Duke of Kent, the RN LI Eastbourne's President, to Pooleon 9 July Rother class life- had to be hastily resched- boat is to be re- uled at the eleventh hour placed by a 12m when mechanical problems Mersey class boat delayed His Royal High- towards the end of ness'sdeparturefrom Lon- next year. don by helicopter. The new life- It had been planned for boat will have a the Duke to take a trip afloat speed of 16 knots, in the new FAB 4 lifeboat almost double and then visit the new ex- that of the lifeboat tension at Headquarters she will replace. 254 NEWS NEWS Services recognised MEDEX '92 Play a-ground David Wells, helmsman of This year's MEDEX - an ex- Children from the Drayton Park Alistair Turnball. joined in the fun the Clacton lifeboat, to- ercise simulating a medical Primary School are pictured cel- of the fair, even volunteering to be ebrating the relaunch of the Oakley on the receiving end of wet gether with crew members emergency - was staged by class William Henry and Mary King sponges on the 'Soak-a-Bloke' Terry Bolingbroke and the RNLI in the northern - in their playground! stall.
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