:oyal National Lifeboat Institution rolume L Number 503 Ihe Lifeboat Spring 1988 Silver medal at Dover Spotlight on S. Ireland Long service awards

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I.il'ehoat Simians of Southern Volume L Ireland, hv Norman Hicks. Number 503 Editor. TH r. 1.1 FEBOAT 268 Chairman: Ceremonies. 272 IHI Dl.'KKOF ATH01.I Director mid Secretary: IT CDR BRIAN MII.KS Rl> MNI RNR Past & Present 275 Editor: NORMAN HICKS Shoreline Headquarters: Royal National Lifeboat Institution. West Quay Road, Poole. Dorset 151II? Letters 277 I HZ (Telephone Poole (0202) 671 133). Telex: 41328. London < '/// Advertisement Miuiuger: I'l II K 1101 M ss Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Awards to Coxswains. Crews and Shore I lelpers 281 West Quay Road. I'oole. Dorset HI 115 I HZ (Telephone: Poole (0202) d71133). Telex: 41328). Fund Raisers 2S2 Printers: The Friary Press. Bridport Road. Dorchester, Dorset. Lifeboat Services August. September and October 1987 288

Subscription: A year's subscription of of April. News items for the Autumn COVER PICTURE four issues costs £3.00, including post- issue should be sent in by the end of Si Abbs' new Atlantic 21 rigid inflatable age, but those who are entitled to July. lifeboat Kathrinc and Dorothy Burr, pictured receive IMF. LIFEBOAT free of charge will recently on exercise, will be named Idler this continue to do so. Overseas sub- Editorial: All material submitted for year. She has a/ready attracted considerable scriptions depend on the cost of postage consideration with a view to publication public interest as lite principal attraction at the to the country concerned. Write to in the journal should be addressed to RNLI's stand at the London International RNLI, West Quay Road, Poole. Dorset the Editor, THE LIFEBOAT, Royal Nation- Rout Show in January. Funding of Ihe new BH15 1HZ. lifeboat has been made possible thanks to a al Lifeboat Institution, West Quay generous dona/ion from The Karr Trust. The Road. Poole, Dorset BH15 1HZ (Tele- photograph was taken by George J (iihnottr, phone Poole (0202) 671133). Photo- of Cantick Head Lighthouse, Longhope, Next issue: the Summer issue of THE graphs intended for return should be Orkney, who kindly offered it for use in mi: LIFEBOAT will appear in July and news accompanied by a stamped and addres- I.IKKBOAT. items should be sent in bv the end sed envelope. 257 NEWS POINT HURRICANE HEROES For those who lived through it, the hurricane which hit the south and south east coasts of England during the early hours of October 16 last will forever be imprinted technical appointments in the War on their memories. Office and the headquarters of the MEF None more so than the life- 3rd British Infantry Division (1944). He boatmen who braved the most was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in severe conditions to go to the 1950 in the Ministry of Supply, Colonel help of vessels and individuals in in 1954 and Brigadier in 1957. Major- distress during that horrendous General Farrant was director of Muni- storm. tion, British Joint Services Mission in The heroism of the crews who Washington from 1955-58 and a senior braved winds of hurricane force military officer at the Armament R&D 16-plus to complete successful Establishment. In 1961 he was pro- services at Dover, Weymouth and moted to Major-General and became Sheerness has been recognised by vice-president of the Ordnance Board, the RNLI's Committee of Man- a post he held from 1961-63 until agement in the award to them of becoming president in 1963. He retired medals for gallantry, details of which can be found elsewhere in Major-General Ralph H Farrant (above), in 1964 and was created a Companion of former chairman of the RNLI, who has died. the Bath. THE LIFEBOAT. I he /ale Richard Oakley is pictured below In each case the point was with a model of the clans of lifeboat which amply demonstrated that how- hears liis name. ever highly developed lifeboats Richard Oakley, MBE, MRINA become and whatever the degree A new tvpe of lifeboat, known as the of sophistication of the equip- Oakley tvpe, came into the service of ment they carry, in such extreme the Institution in the summer of 1958. circumstances the factor which She is 37 feet in length and has a beach really counts is above all other weight of 9.12 tons. She is, therefore, still the willpower, determination light enough to be transported over a to succeed and courage of the beach on a carriage and launched by men who take them to sea. tractor. Thus, the September 1958 edition of THE LIFEBOAT recorded an event which was to have such an enormous impact station later this summer, is to be on the lifeboat service in the decades to named after the Institution's founder, follow. Sadly, Richard Oakley, MBE, Sir William Hillary. MRINA, designer of this type of self- Douglas was Sir William's home and righting lifeboat, died in March this it is there that he wrote his "Appeal to year. the British Nation" in 1823, after Major-General R H Farrant, CB He joined the RNLI in 1928, having witnessing many shipwrecks off the Isle It is with deep regret that we record originally been employed by S E Saun- of Man. His publication came to the the death in February of Major-General ders Ltd, who had built some of the notice of Thomas Wilson, MP for the R H Farrant. CB, chairman of the finest of the earlier powered lifeboats. City of London and other influential Institution from 1975 until his retire- In 1940 he became Surveyor of Life- people and at a subsequent meeting ment in 1979. boats and designed the 37ft Oakley class held in the City of London Tavern, on Major-General Farrant joined the which went into service in 1958 and the March 4, 1824, the National Institution Committee of Management of the larger 48ft 6in boat in 1963, the year he for the Preservation of Life from RNLI in 1963, becoming a deputy was appointed the Institution's Naval Shipwreck—30 years later to become chairman in 1972 and was elected a Architect. the RNLI—was formed. vice-president in the same year. He was Both these types of lifeboat employed Sir William Hillary was awarded the also a member of the SAR, Boat, TCC and the innovative self-righting technique of Institution's gold medal for being its finance standing sub-committees and transferring 1'/: tons of water ballast founder. As a lifeboatman at Douglas was closely involved with both the fast into a righting tank on the port side. he saved more than 300 lives and was slipway and intermediate lifeboat pro- So interlinked became the name of awarded a further three gold medals for jects. In 1984 he was appointed a life Richard Oakley and the lifeboats he his bravery. vice-president. designed, it is not altogether surprising He was a very keen and experienced that in an essay on lifeboats a schoolgirl yachtsman and was awarded the stated that they were constructed either Yachtsman's Award of the Royal of steel or of oakley. Mr Oakley retired Mermaid Ball Yachting Association in 1973 for his in 1966 but his name will long live on in The annual RNLI Lifeboat and Mer- eight years of service as chairman of the the Institution's history as one of the maid Ball held last December at the RYA Olympic Committee. principal architects of the modern life- London Hilton raised a record sum of Major-General Farrant was educated boat fleet. approximately £55,000. The ball, which at Rugby and the Royal Military was organised by an independent Mer- Academy, Woolwich, commissioned as maid Ball committee, chaired by Mrs a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery Robert Dean, in conjunction with the in 1929, subsequently serving in the Named after founder Central London Committee, was Field and Mountain Artillery until 1938. The new Douglas, Isle of Man, 47ft attended by 880 people. 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259 (Continued from page 258) its front wheels hung over the pier's The committee of management was attending were Peter de Savary and edge. They both held on to the car to represented by deputy chairman Mr Rear Admiral W J Graham, the then prevent it falling over the edge. Milne Michael Vernon. Rear Admiral W J director of the RNLI. slipped and would have fallen into the Graham, the then director, also The first prize in the raffle was a harbour if Duncan Murray had not attended the service. holiday in Barbados and there were caught hold of him. Mr Baird, his niece £8,500 worth of tombola prizes, plus and the schoolboy got out of the car, lucky programme prizes. which was eventually towed to safety. The ball has been an annual event for many years and has raised thousands of Royal meeting pounds for the lifeboat service. Guest of honour at this year's annual presentation of awards at the Royal RHS Awards Festival Hall will be Her Royal High- Three members of Anstruther life- ness Princess Alexandra, the Honour- boat crew have received Royal Humane able Mrs Angus Ogilvy, GCVO. The Society Certificates of Commendation ceremony takes place at 2.30 on the for their part in rescuing a local school- afternoon of Tuesday, May 10, 1988, boy who was swept into the sea while when the Princess will be presenting playing at the water's edge close to bravery medals to lifeboatmen and Anstruther's East Pier last July. other awards to long-serving voluntary Coxswain Peter Innes Murray, Assis- workers. tant Mechanic George Milne and Crew Member Peter Duncan Murray helped Seafarers' service 26-year-old Colin Andrew Baird after Three lifeboatmen attended the he had dived into the harbour and annual national service for seafarers in brought the boy to safety, placing him St Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, presi- dent of the RNLI, pictured at the helm of in his car, which he had earlier parked October 21, 1987. Martin Woodrow, Tynemouth's 52ft Arun class lifeboat George 40ft from the end of the pier. crew member of Bude lifeboat, was the and Olive Turner during a tour of the Milne and Innes Murray arrived as a Institution's colour bearer at the ser- north-east last November, large wave washed over the pier and vice, escorted by fellow crew members photograph by courtesy of the Newcastle Chronicle car, dragging the vehicle along so that Terence Archer and Paul Westaway. and Journal

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260 South East Division chimney stack had demolished its roof and so, at about 0657, in darkness and and so he ran to the lifeboat, dodging still with no harbour lighting. Rotary flying portions of wooden bill board, Service set off at full speed down the Three rescued in torn from their locations by the hurri- inner harbour. cane force wind. Visibility there was 50 to 100 yards hurricane At 0545 the crew, monitoring the VHF and the fouled propeller was causing the radio on the lifeboat, heard that the lifeboat to vibrate (a condition which Sumnia, which was in ballast, had worsened the longer the service con- declined a tow from the harbour tug tinued). Deft, which reported at 0551 that due to As Rotary Service rounded the Prince the violent conditions it would in any of Wales pier she encountered confused case be impossible to put men on deck seas of some 20ft in height. Visibility SILVER MEDAL to man a tow line. varied from frequently almost nil in the IN THE EARLY HOURS of Friday, October Acting Coxswain Couzens decided spume and spray to, very occasionally, 16, 1987, hurricane force south-south- to clear the lifeboat berth and await 500 yards. westerly winds of force 16-17, gusting at further orders nearer the harbour's The lifeboat was rolling heavily and times to more than 100 knots, left a trail western entrance after learning from shipping sea and spray overall, such that of destruction along the south and VHF transmissions that the Sumnia had after only a few minutes the entire crew south-east coasts of England and, to a struck the easternmost breakwater arm were soaked save for Crew Member lesser degree, affected most parts of the there, was ranging and rolling violently, Geoffrey Buckland in the wheelhouse. British Isles. creating an extremely hazardous situa- The Sumnia's green navigation light At 0503 HM Coastguard Dover tion in which there was imminent risk of was sighted before visibility closed Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre loss of life. down once more. The lifeboat con- received a Pan message from the However, as Dover's 50ft steel tinued to roll heavily, shipping beam Bahamian bulk cargo vessel Sumnia Thames class lifeboat Rotary Service seas, with the crew on the weather deck (1595 grt and 299ft in length), to warn attempted to clear her pontoon berth, a frequently being up to their waists in that she was dragging both anchors and combination of the violent wind and water. drifting in the extremely severe weather ranging alongside caused the forward Visibility improved briefly and, at conditions, some 3'/2 miles east of back spring mooring to be swept into the about 100 yards distant, almost on the Folkestone. water, fouling the starboard propeller. lifeboat's starboard beam, Sumnia was At 0506 this warning was upgraded to The lifeboat was eventually re- sighted hard up against the breakwater, a MAYDAY and Dover Coastguards con- secured, using the anchor warp attached ranging some 30ft up and down it tacted Dover lifeboat station honorary to an adjacent pontoon and winching and—as reported by Deft—rolling up to secretary. Captain Peter White, asking alongside using the capstan. The help of 80 degrees with capsize imminent. for Dover lifeboat to be placed on divers was then requested. At 0700 Dover lifeboat reported her standby. They arrived at 0620 and entered the position as 2()ft from the casualty's port Crew pagers were activated im- water at great personal risk. At about bow, Couzens having with great skill mediately and Captain White also 0655 they reported that the mooring manoeuvred the lifeboat in the heavy telephoned Acting Coxswain, Second rope was clear from the starboard and confused seas, past the wreck buoy Coxswain/Mechanic Roy Couzens to propeller shaft, but still wound around and as close as he could to the Sumnia ask that the crew be mustered to the starboard propeller. to see if any of her crew were visible. standby and await further instructions. Nevertheless, Acting Coxswain In the half light which had replaced Outside Dover Harbour, seas were Couzens decided that the lifeboat the total darkness, two figures in life- up to 60ft in height. The breakwaters should proceed without further delay, jackets were seen on deck. However, as were suffering much severe damage (50 such was the urgency of the situation Couzens, having again used great skill ton stone blocks were being broken away and hurled into the sea by the wind) and a 17 ton bowser full of diesel fuel had just been washed off the Inner Pier into the harbour. Inside the harbour, seas were some 20ft in height and visibility varied, but was at best 50 yards and frequently nil, due to spume and spray. The crew mustered at 0529, having travelled in total darkness as there was no electric power in either the town or the harbour. Dover's 50ft Thames Crew Member Christopher Ryan class lifeboat Rotary found his car undrivable as a fallen Service 261 in the confused 2()ft seas to manoeuvre the seaward side of the harbour's west- in the intensive care unit. Rotarv Service around to the casualty's ern entrance. Deft managed to drag this The search for more survivors from starboard bow, was appraising the situa- third survivor aboard. the Sumnia was called off by Dover tion with Acting Second Coxswain At 0714, among the vast amount of Coastguards at 1215. The lifeboat crew Michael Abbott, the Sumnia was en- floating debris and diesel fuel (leaking had been stood down by the coast- gulfed by a huge wave. from the wrecked bowser) Abbott spot- guards, after landing Couzens, but re- When it had passed there was no sign ted a lifejacket and the lifeboat was mained at immediate readiness in the of either of the two crew members expertly manoeuvred astern towards it. crew room sighted earlier and it was obvious that Crew Members Eric Tanner and Following this service and in recogni- they had both been washed overboard. Dominic McHugh in the starboard waist tion of his excellent seamanship, out- The lifeboat crew on deck made their recess, aided by Abbott, started to standing boathandling, tremendous way with considerable difficulty up the bring the apparently empty lifejacket courage and determination to carry on lee side onto the foredeck to effect a inboard, only to find that it was being despite serious injury, resulting in the better lookout, but were forced back by worn by a fourth survivor, who was successful recovery of three survivors in the seas being continuously shipped given immediate first aid by Crew weather conditions of unparalleled forward. Member Robert Bruce, who succeeded severity. Second Coxswain/Mechanic One person was then spotted in the in restoring the apparently lifeless (Acting Coxswain) Roy Couzens has water some 15 feet from the casualty's man's breathing. been awarded the Institution's silver bow. Acting Coxswain Couzens skilful- Rotary Service, meanwhile, was taken medal for gallantry. ly manoeuvred the lifeboat alongside back towards her pontoon berth, land- For their considerable courage, disre- him at the first attempt, amid much ing the three survivors at 0724 from gard for personal safety and outstanding flotsam and, despite the violent motion alongside the tug Deft's berth. Three efforts in performing this successful of the lifeboat, the conscious survivor minutes later the lifeboat returned to service, the Institution's bronze medal was hauled on board and placed beside the Outer Harbour to resume the for gallantry has been awarded to the wheelhouse door. search for more survivors. Several emp- Emergency Mechnic/Emergency Cox- At 0704 a second person was spotted ty lifejackets were found but nothing swain Michael Abbott and Crew Mem- in the water 20 feet away and again with more. bers Geoffrey Buckland, Dominic only one attempt Couzens put the During this search Acting Coxswain McHugh. Christopher Ryan, Robert lifeboat alongside, allowing this second Couzens asked Abbott to take over at Bruce and Eric Tanner. conscious survivor to be brought in- the wheel as he was feeling unwell. A framed letter of thanks from the board. Both survivors were placed in Shortly afterwards Couzens collapsed Institution's chairman, the Duke of the wheelhouse and strapped in. and Abbott asked Crew Member Buck- Atholl, has been accorded to Shore They confirmed that the Sumnia had land to inform the coastguard that the Helper David Moore for his help to the a crew of six. As the bow section had lifeboat was returning immediately to divers during their hazardous task and now apparently broken off and sunk the tug haven and that an ambulance in landing the survivors. and the remaining part of the vessel was was required urgently. Similar letters go to the master and on her beam ends to seaward of the The crew then carried the 40-year-old crew of the Dover Harbour Board tug breakwater end, Couzens decided to Couzens (who it later transpired had Deft and letters of thanks signed by the search outside the harbour for further suffered a heart attack) to the weather RNLI's director, Lt Cdr Brian Miles, possible survivors. deck in readiness for being landed. No have been sent to the crews of the The crew on deck all secured them- ambulance had been able to get through launches George Hammond II and Ver- selves by their lifelines to a strong point because of fallen debris blocking roads ily and to Universal Marine Divers of on the lifeboat and, with exemplary and so Deputy Launching Authority Dover, naming the two operators, Mr boathandling and excellent timing the Ken Miles drove Couzens by car to M Cook and Mr D Gill who cleared the acting coxswain turned Rotary Service Buckland Hospital where he was placed lifeboat's fouled propeller shaft. to starboard to line up for the western entrance to the harbour. During this manoeuvre the lifeboat was hit by several huge waves, knocking her off her heading in the hurricane force winds. One 60ft sea saw the lifeboat drop 30ft from the crest into the trough, landing extremely heavily. Her bows were buried into the bottom of the next oncoming sea such that she was totally engulfed in green water and almost immediately knocked down to port. Some of the crew thought the lifeboat was about to capsize. It was during this encounter that Couzens found himself landing very heavily between the throttles and the wheel, despite still being secured in his harness. Two harbour launches, George Ham- mond II and Veritv. were braving condi- tions in the outer harbour also searching for survivors and at 0709 Deft reported JF.RSKY, Channel Islands, November 17, 1987: Helmsman Tony Able, seeing a man in the water just inside the on board St Catharine's C class inflatable lifeboat, towing home the eastern entrance and sought urgent States Fire Service Zodiac inflatable rescue craft which had become lifeboat assistance. swamped and suffered engine failure during a cliff rescue the previous While Couzens, again using great day. Then, firemen had senl up a red flare to alert the lifeboat, which skill, brought the lifeboat into the stood by while they scaled the 200ft cliffs to safety. The Zodiac was relative safety of the outer harbour, secured above the high water line and recovered the next day. having spent some time searching on photograph by courtesy of Jersey Kvening Post 262 South West Division This request was seemingly made without the consent of the skipper. He Catamaran five rescued sat in the conning seat on the starboard 321 side, looking fixedly ahead, apparently not acknowledging the presence of the lifeboat. The crew of the catamaran, three men, a youth and a woman asked to be taken on board the lifeboat. RFA Black Rover could not get close enough to BRONZE MEDAL provide an effective lee and the cata- AT 0100 ON OCTOBER 16, 1987 Portland maran skipper continued running with Coastguard contacted Lt Cdr B F Mor- the sea on his starboard quarter, which ris, honorary secretary of Weymouth caused the craft to corkscrew wildly. lifeboat station, to inform him that a On board the lifeboat Coxswain Sar- 40ft catamaran, 12 miles south of Port- gent went to the upper steering position land Bill, was stationary under bare and the crew ranged fenders down the Coxswain Derek Sargent poles. She was experiencing engine and lifeboat's starboard side. Four crew Throughout the operation the skipper steering problems but the owner/ members clipped themselves to the ignored the lifeboat despite appeals skipper said he did not want lifeboat safety wire in the starboard waist, one through the coxswain's loud hailer. It assistance. to the starboard quarter and one stood was, therefore, a skilful display of In view of the weather, south south ready by the after door to transfer the seamanship by the coxswain that not westerly storm force 10, with rain re- casualties into the main cabin. only resulted in the rescue of five ducing visibility and the forecast of The coxswain then approached the people but ensured that no damage was increasing wind strength, Lt Cdr Morris casualty's port quarter and started eas- done to either boat. decided to assemble the lifeboat crew. ing the lifeboat up to the catamaran, The skipper, by his silence, made his While he was doing this the catamar- which was still corkscrewing wildly and intention to stay with the catamaran an. Sunbeam Chaser, requested lifeboat veering away whenever the lifeboat very clear. The five survivors were assistance. Her mast was being severely came close. The coxswain was very wet and cold, one suffering from shaken and one engine was faltering. conscious that if the casualty veered to shock and the coxswain wished to get The lack of engine power meant that port the lifeboat could have driven over them ashore as quickly as possible. the skipper could not keep the vessel's the top of her. * However, he could not leave the owner/ head to sea so he turned and started After 15 minutes the coxswain got skipper, so remained to escort him into running with the sea on his starboard alongside and one man was grabbed Weymouth. quarter. before the catamaran once again veered The skipper did not follow the life- At 0120 Weymouth lifeboat, the 54ft away. After another five minutes the boat nor did he acknowledge radio Arun class Tony Vandervell, slipped her three men and the woman were trans- instructions that he was getting too moorings and proceeded under the ferred to the lifeboat. close to the Shambles. The catamaran command of Coxswain/Mechanic Derek During the whole time the lifeboat- took the route between the Shambles Sargent. The normal track to the casual- men were constantly up to their waists and Portland Bill and passed east of ty would be between the Shambles and in water, swamped by the following sea. West Shambles buoy. The coxswain Portland Bill. However, weather condi- tions that night prevented such action and a course was set to go outside the Shambles. During this passage the VHP aerial was washed away and a windscreen motor became jammed. Nine foot of starboard spray rail was damaged, the Decca Navigator lost lock, the plastic clips securing the inflatable Y boat carried on board were torn loose and two crew members went on top to lash the boat down. Two perry buoys and a boathook were also washed overboard. To further distract the coxswain, the small amount of water in the bilges was thrown up and constantly set off the bilge alarm. The coxswain set a VHF/DF course for the casualty's area, where HMS Birming- ham and RFA Black Rover were standing by. Radar contact was made with the warship at a range of nine miles and as the lifeboat closed the casualty's lights could be seen. HMS Birmingham had laid oil in an attempt to minimise the breaking sea and RFA Black Rover attempted to form a lee for the casualty. CAMARTHEM, October 19, 1987: Crew members of Tenby's 16ft D class inflatable lifeboat crew The lifeboat arrived on the scene at found themselves afloat several miles from the sea when they were called in by police and 0420 and the catamaran could be seen coastguards to help with flood relief at Camarthen, following the severe gales and storms of last October. Helmsman Roy Young and Crew Members Clive and Peter Thomas spent all of running east with a jib roller reefing and Monday, October 19, assisting other emergency services. Among their duties that day they towed reefed nearly home. The lifeboat radio a fire service inflatable across the flooded River Towi; picked up the local postmaster and helped operator spoke with the casualty and him to remove several bags full of money from his post office to safety and towed a big fuel tank a request was made from Sunbeam from the office of a garage, where it was causing damage as it floated in the water. Chaser that the crew be taken off. photograph by courtesy of Ralph Carpenter 263 reported that if the casualty had been 100 yards further east he would have broken up on the Shambles. When the shelter of Weymouth Bay was reached seamen from HMS Birming- ham transferred to the casualty to assist as crew for entry into Weymouth. At 0930 Weymouth lifeboat secured alongside to land the five survivors. Following this service the bronze medal for bravery was awarded to Coxswain Derek Sargent. Medal service certificates went to Second Coxswain Christopher Tett, Assistant Mechanic Colin Pavey and Crew Members David Pitman, Robert Gray, Robin Blues and Graham Keates. Letters of thanks signed by the direc- tor, Lt Cmdr Brian Miles, were sent to the Commanding Officer, HMS Birming- 2120 and established that the three SHERINGHAM LIFEBOAT Crew Member David ham and the Master, RFA Black Rover. occupants were all right. The yacht's Williams is pictured with his son Robert and engine was started, the sails were daughter Caroline, who helped him in coming stowed and the Charles Brown escorted to the aid of a drowning man while on holiday Scotland (North) Division her to Macduff Harbour, at about six in Minorca in September last year. Mr Alan Redhead, of Leeds, was also on holiday at the knots, arriving at 2200. Spanish island resort when he became trap- Called out twice When assured that all was well ped between rocks in heavy seas and lost aboard the Samphire, the lifeboat sailed consciousness. Mr Williams, who was stroll- FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1987, found Scotland's for her station at 2220, arriving at 2330. ing along the beach with his wife Audrey and Banffshire coast in the grip of force 6-7 Two hours later, the Charles Brown the two children, spotted Mr Redhead, east-south-easterly winds and rough was at sea again, this time to go to dashed into the sea to his rescue and was seas, with overcast skies and rain squalls the aid of the 50ft Swedish topsail himself battered against the rocks, receiving adding to the wintry scene. schooner Monsoon of Ekero, reportedly several bad cuts. He found Mr Redhead At 1939 the station honorary secre- broken down five miles north east underwater and, when he realised that he had stopped breathing, applied artifical respira- tary at Buckle, Mr John Fowlie, in of Portknockie. tion before dragging the 13 stone man to the response to his pager signal, telephoned The sky remained overcast and visi- beach. Robert and Caroline, meanwhile, HM Coastguard MRSC in Peterhead and bility was again limited to one mile raced for a mile across soft sand to fetch a was asked to launch the station's 52ft between rain squalls. The easterly wind, doctor. Both Mr Williams and Mr Redhead Arun class lifeboat Charles Brown to force 6-7, showed no signs of abating are now fully recovered. In a letter to Mr the aid of the auxiliary yacht. Samphire and the sea state continued to be rough Williams, the then director of the RNU, Rear which had suffered sail damage in the with a pronounced swell. Admiral W J Graham, said: All of us here at heavy weather. An hour after low water neaps the headquarters were very impressed by your The yacht's approximate position was tide was flowing from the east at less immediate response to the situation. Without hesitation and regard to your own safety you given as 20 miles north of Macduff. than one knot. On clearing the harbour went to the rescue. Mr Redhead owes his life to Mr Fowlie was already at the boat- Coxswain Murray set course at full you and your two children . . . house, in discussion with Coxswain speed for the casualty's reported posi- John Murray and other key crew mem- tion. The yacht was called on VHP radio, bers and was, therefore, able to reply but her reply was weak and broken and that Charles Brown would launch no DF bearing could be obtained. immediately. On reaching the datum position a The lifeboat slipped her moorings at search was carried out, but nothing was 1943 and, having cleared Buckie Har- found. bour, steamed to one mile clear of land Moray MRSC was asked to relay to the to be able to receive a VHP signal from Monsoon that the lifeboat was about to the Samphire, so that a course could be fire off a white paraflare. Coxswain obtained from the DF equipment. Murray asked the yacht to look for it The casualty's position was fixed at and take a bearing. four miles north of Troup Head. Her When the casualty reported no sight- skipper had been instructed by the ing, the coxswain stopped the Charles coastguard earlier to proceed south- Brown and obtained the best VHF/DF wards with caution and Coxswain Mur- bearing he could get. The bearing ray set his course to intercept the yacht. indicated that the Monsoon was be- The strong winds, gusting above 40 tween west and west north west of the RNLB Charles Brown knots, were causing a swell of 30 feet at lifeboat and the coxswain set a course of Burghead, with her anchor down, at full times and the tide was one hour after 280° at full speed, informing the MRSC of scope, in approximately 100 feet of high water neaps, giving a 0.8 knot set his actions. water and dragging. to the east. Between rain squalls maxi- The coxswain then asked Moray MRSC She had only a small scrap of sail mum visibility was one mile, but the for their best DF bearing of the casualty hoisted (it was learned later that she motion of the lifeboat, with heavy and crossed this with his own to give an had suffered rigging failure). Her en- driving spray, was making the task of approximate position of six miles north gine was unusable and she was pitching the lookouts difficult. Coxswain Murray of Burghead. Another bearing from the heavily in the rough seas and heavy therefore reduced speed to 10 knots as coastguard aerial at Thrumston con- swell, burying her long bowsprit. he approached the search area, detect- firmed the approximate position of the At 0316, as the Charles Brown ing the Samphire by radar at three miles Monsoon. approached the yacht, her anchor line range and seeing her at a mile, on a The casualty was detected by radar at was cut free. Coxswain Murray learned southerly heading under reduced sail. three miles range and seen at one mile. that the four occupants were not injured The lifeboat went close alongside at She was seven miles north west of and did not want to transfer. A towline

264 was passed from the lifeboat and. after the area was waved across. diver reported missing, but he was some initial diffieulty by the yachtsmen The inflatable, a 14ft Domino 6. found ashore and they were called back in securing it, was taken up at dead slow powered by an Evinrude 40hp engine to The Will and Fanny Kirby at 1425. speed. with remote midships control, came The lifeboat and inflatable returned The sheering of the yacht in the heavy alongside with the owner. Mr David to Fiamborough, where the lifeboat was weather made progress slow, despite James, of Basford, Nottingham aboard. rehoused, refuelled and ready for ser- the use of a long line. Moray Coast- He agreed to help and Second Cox- vice at 1500. The casualty was landed guard reported the wind speed as force swain/Mechanic Leslie Robson and on the beach and delivered to the care 9, but the coxswain estimated it as only Assistant Mechanic Robin Sunley of the coastguards. He did not need force 8 as he progressed at idling speed jumped aboard. medical treatment, although he was towards the land, on a course of 140°. With Robson taking the helm, the checked over by a waiting ambulance Within one mile of the land some let- inflatable started an approach through crew. was experienced and the coxswain now the broken, rock-filled water towards Following this service a framed letter had the benefit of daylight. The towline the diver at the cliff base. As they got of thanks signed by the Duke of Atholl. was progressively shortened as the near, a large breaking sea lifted the boat chairman of the Institution, was pre- Charles Brown approached Burghead on to a rock ledge and stranded her sented to Second Coxswain/Mechanic from the south west. there. The next sea filled the boat, Leslie Robson, Assistant Mechanic Near the entrance the swell, follow- washing her off and under the cliffs. Robin Sunley and to Mr David James, ing the contour of the headland, caused The inflatable was then manoeuvred in recognition of their resourcefulness the lifeboat and her tow to sheer as close as possible in the confused seas, and skill in effecting a difficult rescue in violently, but once this had been negoti- filling twice more before Sunley and dangerous waters. ated safely the yacht was secured along- Robson jumped over the side and side at 0549. dragged her in closer. After a hot drink and having ensured Mr James then jumped over to help Ireland Division that the survivors were not in need of hold the boat while Sunley scrambled further aid, Charles Brown sailed from up to the skin diver, persuading him to Two saved from yacht Burghead at 0615, arriving at Buckie at leave his refuge and climb into the 0725. She was moored, refuelled and inflatable. Sunley then held on to the AT MIDNIGHT ON SUNDAY. JULY 19, 1987 ready for service ten minutes later. bows as the others climbed aboard and two members of Arranmore lifeboat Following this service, in recognition Mr James started the engine. The boat crew were alerted by the sound of her of the teamwork and dedication display- was in gear and set off, carrying Sunley distress siren to the plight of the yacht ed by Coxswain Murray and his crew off his feet and seawards, hanging on to Achill Beg. which had broken from her during these two arduous services, a the bow painter. moorings and was being swept towards framed letter of thanks signed by the Robson put her out of gear and, as the rocks at a point known locally as Duke of Atholl, chairman of the Institu- another sea tilled the inflatable, lifted Gpb Dubh. tion, has been presented to Coxswain his colleague aboard. The boat was then The yacht had broken tree in a strong John Murray, Acting Second Coxswain driven out through the sea to the northerly gale, gusting force 7 to 8, Kenneth Farquhar, Mechanic George lifeboat and the survivor and Mr James which had blown up while the male Stewart and Crew Members Phillip were put on board. members of her crew were ashore for Latchem, Gordon Lawtie and Steven Robson and Sunley started a search refreshment. Matheson. around the shoreline for a second skin Still on board were the skipper's wife

East Division Skin diver missing

AT 1335 ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 1987, Humber Coastguard informed the sta- tion honorary secretary at Fiamborough lifeboat station, that a skin diver was missing off Fiamborough Head. He agreed to an immediate launch, firing the maroons at 1338. Ten minutes later Flamborough's 37ft Oakley class lifeboat The Will and Fannv Kirbv launched down the slipway and pro- ceeded on service. The weather was good with occasio- nal rain showers reducing visibility. The wind was north-easterly 3/4, giving a slight sea and there was a low north- easterly swell. It was 31/: hours before high water. KASTBOURNK: Two 11-year-old boys were rescued by Eastbourne's I6f't I) class inflatable lifeboat An immediate search was started and on the evening of Thursday, January 7, 1988, after their small dinghy filled with water and at 1400 the diver was sighted on a ledge began to sink. Their cries for help were heard by an angler, who raised the alarm. The lifeboat, inside a cave, at the foot of the cliffs, at with Helmsman Ian Stringer and Crew Members John Cooper, Malcolm Hollohone and John a point where they are about 200ft high Ward on board, launched within 10 minutes of Dover Coastguard's call-out and arrived at the with a slight overhang. The surrounding scene two minutes later at 1742. Coastguard Sector Officer Graham Russell tired a parachute water is full of rock ledges and scars. flare to illuminate the boys' empty boat. Using a battery-powered searchlight, the lifeboat crew A Wessex helicopter from RAF Lecon- spotted one of the casualties and pulled him on board, with help from Crew Member Hollobone, who entered the water. The second boy was seen 50 yards away, but then disappeared. Crew field attempted a rescue, but could not Member Hollobone let go his hold on the lifeboat to enable his colleagues to reach the boy in the conditions get close because of quickly. Both boys were landed safely and taken by Mr Russell in his Coastguard Land-Rover to the cliffs. Coxswain James Major knew hospital, where they were treated and later reunited with their grateful parents. The lifeboat, he could not get The Will and Fanny meanwhile, re-launched to pick up the fourth crew member and to recover the boys' boat. Kirbv close in a powered inflatable in photograph by courtesy of the Kastbourru1 Herald 265 FAMILY RESCUED

ST HELIER, JERSEY, August 23, 1987: the 44ft Waveney class lifeboat Thomas James King takes in tow the 48ft cabin cruiser La Belle Dame after a MAYDAY alert, when the Shoreham-based vessel hit the Hinguette reef at 1418 and began to sink. The family of four on board were transferred to the lifeboat before the tow began and La Belle Dame was taken in to St Helier Harbour and grounded on the old lifeboat slipway. The incident happened during a lifeboat open day and the Thomas James King, her crew already on board for the display, reached the casualty within four minutes of the alarm being raised. Army divers from the Royal Corps Transport vessel Arezzo put down flotation bags to enable La Belle Dame to be pumped out before being repaired. photograph by courtesy of Jersey Evening Post FAI.MOUTH, NOVEMBER 15, 1987: harnessed into a helicopter strop, WEM J R Stevenson is lowered gently from the boat davit of his ship HMS Challenger to the deck of Falmouth's 52ft Arun class relief lifeboat Ralph and Bonella Farrant after being taken seriously ill on board the Royal Naval vessel. The lifeboat, with Coxswain Vivian Pentecost at the helm, left her moorings at 1008 in a force 7/8 south-westerly wind and rendezvoused with HMS Challenger in ENGINES FAILED Falmouth Bay at 1026. The casualty was landed at Custom House Quay 21 minutes later, transferred to a waiting ambulance and taken to Truro Hospital for an operation, from which he has since fully recovered. photograph by courtesy W/IIMS Challenger

SCARBOROUGH, August 1, 1987: the 37ft Oakley class lifeboat Amelia arrives back at Scarborough with the 38ft yacht Tin Fish which she had towed 24 miles after the vessel's engines had failed. A force 5/6 north-westerly wind at the position of the casualty was creating rough PORT ISAAC, August 8, 1987: two anglers, cut off by the tide when they seas on a 6-8ft swell. The casualty had on board an elderly couple, new clambered to remote rocks north of Hole Beach are picked up by Port owners of the yacht, who were both suffering from exhaustion and sea Isaac's 16ft D class inflatable lifeboat, earlier alerted by Hartland sickness and were unable to sail the boat as a result. Having delivered Coastguards. The alarm was raised at 1631, after the casualties had the Tin Fish to the safety of Scarborough Inner Harbour, the Amelia been seen waving a red bait box to attract attention. The lifeboat was was rehoused and ready for service at 1800, more than seven hours rehoused and ready for service at 1735, having landed the pair after launching. photograph by courtesy o/Scarbonmgh Evening News unharmed at Port Isaac. photograph by courtesy of Alan Kogerson

and daughter, who had sounded the started its outboard and reached the the surface. alarm. Achill Beg, rescuing the two women 10 A letter signed by the then director of Second Coxswain/Assistant Mechanic minutes before the vessel ran aground. the RNLI, Rear Admiral W J Graham, Francis Bonner and Shore Second Cox- Arranmore's 47ft Tyne class lifeboat has been sent to Second Coxswain, swain/Mechanic John O'Donnell, hear- William Luckin was launched in an Assistant Mechanic Francis Bonner and ing the siren, had only a few minutes in attempt to recover the yacht, but she Shore Second Coxswain/Mechanic John which to size up the situation. had been holed below the water line O'Donnell, praising their quick reac- They ran to the pier, where the and sank within 30 minutes of hitting tions and devotion to duty, resulting yacht's inflatable dinghy was tied up. the rocks, leaving onlv her bows above undoubtedly in the saving of two lives.

266 East Division Helmsman Peter Hodge then trans- ferred the casualty to Teesmouth's 47ft Stranded swimmer Tyne class lifeboat Phil Mead, which had arrived to offer any possible assis- R LIFEBOAT CREW were paged at tance. Wildenrath Wizzer then returned 1428 on Saturday, August 8. 1987, to station and was beached at 1642. following a report of a man having been The D class could not be recovered cut off by the tide below Hunt Cliff, until the tide had ebbed considerably. Saltburn. By 1910, with the welcome help of The station's Atlantic 21 rigid in- Redcar Beach Patrol, who helped with flatable lifeboat Wildenratli Wizzer a four-wheel-drive vehicle, the crew launched six minutes later, followed in were able to return D 237 to her trolley. another five minutes by the D class The engine suffered considerable inflatable lifeboat D 237, on temporary damage, as did the VHF radio. Various station duty at Redcar. items of equipment were missing but \ C oxswain David Keniu'tl The swimmer — an American visi- the hull, which was still inflated, tor — was located by the Atlantic 21 at seemed to have survived its battering approximately 145(1. He was standing remarkably well. lifeboat a 52ft Arun class. Jov and on a fall of shale, clear of the water and Following this service, a letter of John Wade, around the north of the about 30ft wide, at the base of the 25()ft commendation, signed by the then island to Bembridge to await further cliffs. director of the RNLI, Rear Admiral developments. At the scene, 10ft swells were break- W J Graham, was sent to the station, The crew were contacted and told to ing against the cliffs and for some commenting that the entire operation report to the boathouse. This proved to distance offshore. was carried out in an cxemplarv manner be no easy task for them, as many roads Wildenratlt Wizzer attempted to veer bv crervone concerned . . . adding that leading to Yarmouth were blocked by down to the casualty, but could not find the fate which befell the D class in no fallen trees, brought down in the storm. a hold for the anchor and after three way reflected upon anyone involved in However, this did not deter them and attempts had to abort. D 237 arrived the service. by 0620 all had mustered. and, with a line to the Atlantic 21 also The lifeboat left her moorings at attempted to veer down, but without 0623, proceeding east and. despite the success. South East Division worst conditions in the Solent in the The Atlantic 21 then approached as experience of Coxswain Rennet!. ar- near to the casualty as possible, enab- Cargo vessel alert rived off Bembridge at 0745, where she ling Crew Member Anthony O'Donnell moored off the lifeboat slipway. to enter the water and, with a line, swim AT 0450 ON FRIDAY. October 16, 1987— •Meanwhile, the Union Marx had re- to the base of the cliff. the day Britain was hit by the worst paired her steering and by 0855 had The lifeboat was rearing in the heavy storms for 200 years—the coaster Union fought her way to six-and-a-half miles swell, however and the line was lost. Mars reported to coastguards that she south of St Catherine's Point and was The D class, which had been standing had suffered steering failure three miles turning towards the Nab. by. transferred Crew Member Ernest south south east of St Catherine's Point. By 1147 she had gained the lee of the Bennett to Wildcnrath Wizzcr and a Isle of Wight. island and was deemed to be out of further attempt was made to send a line Although the vessel had not sought danger. The lifeboat was therefore re- ashore, using Bennett as the swimmer. assistance it was feared that she could leased to return to her station. The heavy swell and side sweep of the be driven ashore in the prevailing south- She returned at 1345. having picked tide carried the line to leeward where it south-easterly storm force 10 winds. As up a stranded dory off the beach at became foul of some underwater ob- a result the station honorary secretary Cranmore en route. This boat it was struction. There was a growing danger at Yarmouth, was asked by the coast- established immediately had broken of Bennett, who was by this time also on guard to have the lifeboat crew called to away from her moorings off Bouldnor the shale, being dragged into the water a state of immediate readiness. during the night and no-one was towards the obstruction and so he was Bembridge lifeboat was also standing missing. forced to let go of the line. by to launch and the coastguard rescue Following this service a letter of At this juncture the D class was teams, too. were on alert. thanks, commending the Yarmouth driven ashore on to the shale in a heavy After further discussion between the crew members' determination and de- breaking swell. The boat was turned station honorary secretary, the opera- votion to duty was sent by Lt Cdr Brian head to sea and, with the American tions staff at Poole RNLI head- Miles, then the RNLI's deputy director/ swimmer on board, was held by three quarters and Coxswain David Rennet!, chief of operations, to the station hon- crew members while 1 lelmsman Steve it was agreed to take the Yarmouth orary secretary. Morris attempted to re-start the engine. This attempt failed and the boat was torn from the grasp of the three crew- men in the water by the weight of three much larger swells. Helmsman Morris was thrown against the engine and sustained a deep cut below the left eye. Both he and the casualty had to leave the boat quickly as she was being swept from the shale and was about to be dashed against the base of the cliffs. It was now 1514 and this last incident was observed from the top of the cliffs by coastguards who asked for assistance from a Sea King helicopter from RAI Boulmer. The helicopter arrived at 1005 and winched the four crew members and the swimmer on board, transferring them to the Atlantic 21 lifeboat. Yarmouth, Isk' of Wight's Anm class lifeboat Joy and John Wade

267 Lifeboats of Southern Eire

IREI.ANDS LINKS with the RNLI are almost as old as the Institution itself and the tradition of lifesaving around its rugged coastline stretches back to the turn of the century. Guarding the busy shipping lanes bringing transatlantic traffic into the Irish Sea. via St George's Channel, are nine of the country's 25 (soon to be 26) lifeboat stations, of which four are featured here.

Baltimore Furthest west of the four lies Balti- more, established by the Institution in 1919. The first lifeboat to be stationed there—a 45ft Watson motor lifeboat— the Shamrock, was provided from the institution's funds and remained on station until 1950, launching 43 times Baltimore's new 47ft Tvne class lifeboat Hilda Jarrett and saving 34 lives. Presiding at her naming ceremony on April 19. 1920 was the Venerable By Norman Hicks, Editor of THE LIFEBOAT Archdeacon J H H Becher who, in 1916, was awarded the RNLI's silver medal for his part in the rescue of 23 lifeboat at Baltimore came from Mr guardsmen and boatmen here often run men, by means of lines from the shore, H P F Donegan of Cork, who knew very great risk in rescuing by means of of the ss Alondru of Liverpool, which every creek on the coast, prepared their own open boats the crews of ran ashore on the Kedge Rocks in dense charts and furnished valuable informa- wrecked vessels. tog and bad weather on December 29. tion, which was irresistible to the Com- Indeed, in 1842 the Chief Officer of The Archdeacon also took part in the mittee of Management when they came Coastguard, one B E Quadling, was service on January 2, 1917 to the ss to consider the claims of Baltimore to a awarded the Institution's gold medal for Nestorian after she ran ashore at Cape lifeboat. rescuing, with five of his colleagues the Clear Island, also in dense fog and in a Sixty years after the establishment of crew of 14 of the brig Latona. very heavy westerly swell. the station many of the yachtsmen Two years earlier the silver medal Archdeacon Becher was in charge of taking part in the ill-fated 1979 Fastnet had gone to the same man for the rescue the lifesaving apparatus, which was Race had good cause to be grateful to in an open boat of the crew of four of carried two miles over a mountain to Mr Donegan for his foresight, the the sloop John and Ellen. Seven other the wreck. Baltimore boat having joined with seve- men were given monetary rewards for John Daly, Tim Daly, Michael Cado- ral other Irish lifeboats to assist numer- their part in that rescue. gan and Tim Cadogan, who put off in a ous yachts in difficulties during the Since 1867 lifeboats at Courtmac- small boat and at great risk to them- storms of August 13/14. sherry have launched on 212 occasions, selves to rescue two of the stranded Today, Coxswain Christy Collins and saving 172 lives. crew of the ss Nestorian. were awarded his crew are the proud custodians of a From 1969 until last year, the 47ft silver medals. new £560,000 47ft Tyne class lifeboat, Watson lifeboat Helen Wvcherlev was The year before the Shamrock''-, arri- the Hilda Jarrelt. which arrived on stationed there, but has now joined the val at Baltimore the silver medal was station in February this year. relief fleet and has been replaced by the awarded to John Hart and the bronze But it was in the 48ft 6in Oakley class 48ft Solent class R Hope Roberts. medal to Timothy Murphy and Jere- lifeboat Charles Henry that the Balti- Hopes are high among the crew of miah McCarthy for their gallant con- more crew came to world attention eventually being allocated one of the duct in saving five people from the when, in September 1985, they rescued RNLI's new generation of fast modern fishing boat Thomas Joseph of Dublin, Mr Charles Haughey, then leader of lifeboats, with a Tyne class in the afloat which was wrecked in a strong north Eire's Fianna Fail opposition party and mode the favoured class, because of the westerly wind, with a very heavy sea, on now the Republic's Prime Minister, bad bar at the harbour's entrance. Shirkin Island on the night of Novem- after his 40ft yacht struck a rock and Before any new boat can be allocated ber 10/11, 1918. sank in thick fog near Mizzen Head. there, however, the harbour will need The boat was on a trial trip with 11 to be dredged, at an estimated cost of people on board when she struck some Courtmacsherry IR£5(),00(). rocks and six were drowned. The res- Station honorary secretary, Mr Des cuers put off in a yawl and, at great Although a lifeboat had been sent to Bateman, said support on the dredging personal risk, saved three men who Courtmacsherry Harbour in 1825, it was issue was very strong locally. The coun- were clinging to the mast and a man and never housed and ultimately fell into iv council is 100 per cent behind us, but a girl from the rocks. decay. The Institution sent another boat the problem is just below high water, The RNLI's district organising secre- there in 1867, building a boathouse for which makes it not their responsibility, tary for Ireland, Herbert G Solomon, it at a cost of £170. THE LIFEBOAT of July he said. RTE (Eire's national television speaking at the 1920 naming ceremony that year records: A life-boat establish- and radio network) and the Press have for the Shamrock, reminded those pre- ment has been founded b\ the Institution given us good coverage and the local sent that the original idea of placing a at Courtmacsherrv. . The Coast- TDs (Members of the Irish Parliament or Dial) are pressing as hard us they can to get it done. The main problem is a lack of cash, hut Mr Bateman is confident that, with support from the local community and businesses in the area, this problem can be overcome. One of the main local industries is fishing and the Courtmacsherry lifeboat is often called out to assist trawlers in difficulties, as well as taking sick sea- men off bigger ships passing by, helping yachts in trouble and answering a wide range of other calls. Full time mechanic Jeremiah O'Ma- hony recalled one of their most unusual call-outs, which occurred one new year's eve. We were told that a car had driven over cliffs at Kinsale and that the cliff rescue ropes weren't long enough. We got the lifeboat in as close as we could, but could not see the car because it was hidden by rocks. We tried veering down with the boarding boat but could not get in close enough with that. Eventually we got the mountain rescue team from Killarnev, Co. Kerry and they went down. We stood by to illuminate the scene. Unfortunately, when they got down to the driver he wax already dead. Courtmachsherry lifeboat has a young crew, all living within four miles of the village. Several of them work Exercising with the Irish away from home, as employment is at a Air Force, RNLB Helen premium in the immediate locality. Wycherley Courtmacsherry is a popular holiday spot and boasts a number of holiday said Mrs Fitzgerald. They found bodies lives on five launches—a modest start cottages and a good hotel. all over the sea. giving little hint of the heroics to follow Nearby Kinsale is a busy yachting Two days earlier, Des Bateman's in later years. harbour and Courtmacsherrv Harbour father had seen a submarine lurking in Last year was the station's busiest for is the closest lifeboat station to it. the bay. He was interviewed by the a while with the current 52ft Arun class Living in the village, almost opposite authorities who said it was not possible, lifeboat Hyman Winstone launching on the present lifeboathouse, is Mrs there could not be one there, he said. service 16 times, including a two-day Kathleen Fitzgerald, whose grandfather Also living in retirement at Court- search in November for Michael Mullin, Timothy Keohane was coxswain for macsherry Harbour is the former Dis- the 20-year-old fisherman son of Gal- more than 20 years of the former rowing trict Engineer for the whole of Ireland way Bay lifeboat mechanic Bartley Mul- lifeboat Kezia Gwilt, stationed at (before the division was split into two). lin, sadly to no avail. Courtmacsherry from 1901 to 1928. Noble Ruddock took over as DE Before the station was established the Ireland in 1963, having begun his career Institution had already recognised two 'Lucitania' with the RNLI as assistant mechanic at acts of bravery by local people, award- Courtmacsherry Harbour in 1929, upon ing the silver medal to Dennis Cronen She has a photograph of the old the arrival of the station's first motor for rescuing the master of the ship boathouse at Barry Point where the lifeboat, Sarah Ward and William David Britannia in 1826, the gold medal to Kezia Gwilt was kept and also has her Crosweller. I was on the R Hope Coastguard Officer Lt Samuel Lloyd RN grandfather's certificate of service, Roberts' passage to Rossiare Harbour and the silver to John Hennessy for dated December 18, 1924. He used to after she was built, he recalled. their part in rescuing 10 Spaniards from get into trouble with the locals for not He was awarded the thanks of the the brig Capricho. wrecked in a severe- calling them out in a storm in the middle Institution on vellum in 1965, having gale on January 25, 1829. of the night, she said, recalling how, as a taken part with the crew of Portrush The 37ft self righting lifeboat T P child with her brother, she would visit lifeboat in the search for survivors of a Hearne launched on November 15, the boathouse and ask her grandfather Norwegian frigate in a north westerly 1911, in a strong south easterly gale, for chocolate from the boat's stores. He storm force 10. / went out with the with a very heavy sea to rescue with always refused. He was very particular lifeboat and we got an awful pounding, great difficulty nine of the crew of the ss about the boathouse, she said. recalled Mr Ruddock. // hammered the Tadorna, of Cork, in distress five miles Coxswain Keohane visited the boath- bottom out of her. We didn't know she from Ballycotton. The remaining 12 ouse daily (a mile's walk) and on was full of water until we got her in the crew were rescued by rocket apparatus. moonlit nights could often be seen boathouse. Coxswain Richard Harding was descending the 3()()ft cliffs looking for awarded the Institution's silver medal wrecks. Ballycotton and other awards went to the station When the Lucitania was torpedoed in honorary secretary, the Rev E F Dun- 1915 he had been working on the land, Ballycotton lifeboat station was can and local committee member Mr P overlooking the sea. It was a beautiful, established by the Institution in 1858 to Driscoll (who went out with the life- clear summer's day and, to his astonish- give protection to the shipping plying in boat). ment, he saw the giant vessel slowly and out of the port of Cork. Ballycotton's most decorated life- sinking. He rushed back to Courtmac- The station's first lifeboat, crewed by boatman, Patrick Sliney. retired in 1950 sherry Harbour to launch the lifeboat, eight men and pulling six oars, saved 11 after 39 years' service, including 28 as 269 coxswain. He had taken part in the rescue of 114 lives and been awarded gold, silver and bronze medals for gallantry, as well as the thanks of the Institution on vellum. His most famous exploit, for which he received the gold medal, occurred in February, 1936, when the eight man crew of the Daunt Rock Lightvessel were rescued. The vessel had broken her moorings during a hurricane, with a very heavy sea, rain and snow, during the morning of February 11. When the lifeboat put out she met seas so mountainous that spray was flying over the lantern of the The famous Daunt Rock Ballycotton lighthouse 196ft high. rescue The 51ft Barnett motor lifeboat Mary Stanford did not return to her station those who served on her. / have day, the annual regatta and the new for three days, having been out on approached a lot of major companies, year's eve dance raised IR£6,()()0, to the service for 63 hours, during which time but with no success, he told me when I delight of group treasurer Mrs Blath- her crew had slept for only three hours. met him just before Christmas. It looks naid Walsh, whose husband Redmond For 25 hours they had no food and all as if we will have to get the monev is emergency mechanic on the Hvman came back suffering from colds and salt piecemeal, which will not be an easy job. Winstone. water burns. The Mary Stanford, incidentally, was To effect the rescue of the light the first RNLI lifeboat to be awarded a Youghal vessel's crew. Coxswain Sliney took his gold medal plaque, in recognition of the boat alongside the stricken craft six part she played in the famous rescue. Youghal's first lifeboat was built for times as it drifted helplessly towards the Today's lifeboat crew is led by Cox- the Harbour Trustees in 1839 by rocks. swain Thomas McLeod who, like the Taylor's of Limehouse, at a cost of £76, Each approach risked fouling the majority of his colleagues, is a met by local subscription. vessel's cable and capsizing the lifeboat. fisherman. The town's first lifeboat eventually Each plunge and roll of the lightship in The Hyman Winstone is taken out for fell into disrepair and was discovered in the huge seas threatened to crush the an engineering run every week and 1856 by an inspector of lifeboats, in a Mary Stanford beneath it. there are regular exercises in addition to sorry state at a local boatyard. First one man jumped, then none. those supervised by Divisional Inspec- The RNLI decided to take over the Five the next time. On the fourth run tor John Mankertz. station and the following year a new the lightship veered violently and her Station honorary secretary Donal lifeboathouse (costing £100) was built counter crashed on top of the Marv O'Sullivan keeps in touch with the close to the town's lighthouse. At the Stanford smashing the rails and damag- lifeboat when she is at sea via Ballycot- same time a Boydell's self acting endless ing the fender and deck. ton lighthouse. They are very good to railway was provided to enable the boat A fifth time the lifeboat went in and us. If the lighthouse is automated, which to be carried along the soft beach. again no-one jumped. The two men left they say will happen in 1992, it will be a The present boathouse, built closer to on the lightvessel had become transfix- sad loss for us, he said. the town in 1876 at a cost of £275, ed, clinging to the rails and seemingly Coxswain McLeod agreed: The light- houses one of the fastest classes of unable to jump. house keepers are a great help to us when lifeboat in the RNLI's fleet, the 29-knot Coxswain Sliney sent some of his we are at sea. Atlantic 21. crew forward, at the risk of being swept Coxswain McLeod has no problems The arrival in 1984 of B561 Marjory overboard, with orders to seize both recruiting crew members, despite Bally- Turner followed a year's evaluation of a men as the lifeboat came alongside. cotton's small size. There are plenty of similar rigid inflatable lifeboat at The strategy worked and at llpm on enthusiastic voungsters coming through, Youghal. which in turn replaced the Friday 13 February, the Mary Stanford, he told me. station's Liverpool class lifeboat Grace her gallant crew and the eight survivors Enthusiasm is also in abundance Darling, on station since 1971. arrived at Queenstown after one of the among Ballycotton's RNLI fund raisers, A pool of 18 regular crew members, most exhausting and courageous res- led by chairman Mrs Betty Murray, wife divided into six teams, attend weekly cues in the history of the lifeboat of the branch treasurer, Mr John practice sessions and take part in a full service. Murray. exercise once a month. Coxswain Sliney's grandchildren are Last year their efforts, including flag An active ladies' guild organises flag currently trying to have restored the boat which featured in the Daunt Rock rescue. The Mary Stanford was bought by Limerick Harbour Board in 1961 and was in service in the Shannon Bay Estuary until four years ago. Brendan Sliney, who works for a Limerick bank, was told she was there and, after negotiating with the harbour board, bought her back for £1. The cost of restoration is likely to be in the region of IR£18,()0() and the Sliney family are hoping to attract both corporate sponsorship and public sup- port for their scheme to return the Mary Stanford to Ballycotton to be put on Yougha/'s Atlantic 21 in permanent display as a memorial to full cry 270 days, raffles, jumble sales and numer- When the lifeboat reached the about 0830. Both lifeboats attempted to ous other activities under the leadership schooner she was taken over the sunken hold the trawler off the rocks but they of president Miss Ada Donohoe and vessel and rescued three of the crew were unable to do so and had to secretary Mrs Mary Harvey-Williams, from the rigging where they had taken abandon their efforts. The Helvick raising around IR £2000 annually. refuge. Head lifeboat was then recalled and The local angling and sailing clubs are Coxswain Michael Hannagan was reached her station at 1315. also very supportive, raising further awarded the Institution's silver medal The trawler, meanwhile, pivoting on funds at their own summer events. following this gallant service. a rock, slewed around 120° to port and Branch honorary secretary Tadgh The most recent medal service drove towards the shore into more Kelleher works for the Department of performed by Youghal lifeboatmen rocks, her port side exposed to the sea Health (Southern Health Board) at a occurred on October 27, 1963, when she was holed and began listing danger- training unit for the mentally handicap- Coxswain Richard Hickey and the crew ously to port. The master then decided ped. He took over his lifeboat duties in of the station's 35ft 6in Liverpool class to abandon ship. 1983 when the Grace Darling was re- lifeboat Herbert John went to the aid of Youghal lifeboat veered down on to placed. Before that his only connection the French trawler Fedes Ondes, re- the weather side of the casualty, which with Youghal lifeboat was via his ported to have run aground in Youghal was still rolling heavily. Coxswain Hick- membership of Youghal Sailing Club. Bay. ey found his task was made even more Other crew members are drawn from Having headed to the search area difficult by the trawl boards, which were the fishing community and many walks following her launch at 0629, Herbert swinging from the gallows. There was of local industry and commerce. Some John received fresh instructions via considerable danger from rocks, over are unemployed, reflecting the higher- Ballycotton lifeboat once the trawler which in places there was less than a than-the-national-average level of un- had been found in Ardmore Bay, 300 fathom and a half of water, and the employment in Youghal. Their yards from the beach and rolling heavily lifeboat was in fact damaged by the sparetime seaborne activities are the with her bows towards the shore. trawl boards. common link between all of them. After a rough passage of seven miles About 11.15 four men jumped into In one of her final rescues before the Youghal lifeboat reached the traw- the lifeboat, which then hove off and leaving Youghal, the self righting 10- ler at 0740 to find that of the crew of weighed anchor. She had a rough return oared lifeboat Mary Luckombe went to nine, seven had already landed on the passage to Youghal, which she reached at the aid of the schooner Annetta at 1800 beach in an inflatable dinghy. The 1230. On her return it was found that on December 17, 1905. master and one member of the crew had the stemhead fitting belting, guardrail The vessel, laden with coal, had run remained aboard. stanchions and rudder were all damaged. ashore opposite the town's railway sta- There were two other men on board, For this service the bronze medal for tion and was being swamped by heavy a Youghal skipper and a member of the gallantry was awarded to Coxswain seas in a strong SSE gale. While the rocket brigade, who had boarded the Richard Hickey. 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271 CEREMONIES

Glasgow, October 23/24, 1987 On a bright but cool autumn morning the new 52ft Arun class lifeboat Citv of Glasgow III. now on station at Troon, arrived on the River Clyde in readiness to play the starring role in proceedings which, the following day. would end with a handing over ceremony in the city of Glasgow itself. At a pre-arranged rendezvous at Gourock and with the Lord Provost of Glasgow Dr Robert Gray on board. Coxswain Ian Johnson joined the flotilla of Royal Navy. Naval Auxiliary. Pilot. Clyde Port Authority. Clyde Shipping tugs and river police vessels and other small craft, to be escorted upriver in state. The passage up the Clyde was re- corded from above by Royal Navy photographers in an accompanying Sea King helicopter, paying its own particu- lar tribute to the occasion. Arriving at Yorkhill Basin in Glasgow promptly at 1pm—where the Royal Navy frigate HMS London, dressed over- Troon lifeboat City of Glasgow III alongside the frigate IIMS London on her wuv to the handing all, presented a splendid backdrop—the over ceremony. photograph by courtesy of D C Thomson & C'o Lid lifeboat was welcomed by an admiring crowd, including the press and Scottish Dr Gray was thanked by Captain Cowes, December 11, 1987 television to record the occasion, which Alexander Ramsay of Mar. chairman of A new 47ft Tyne class lifeboat, funded included the presentation by Tennent the executive committee of the Scottish through a promotion by Matthew Gloag Caledonian Breweries of a cheque for Lifeboat Council. & Son Ltd., distillers of The Famous £5.00(1 to the City of Glasgow lifeboat A framed vellum was presented to Grouse whisky, was named at Fairey appeal. the Lord Provost by Captain Ramsay to Marinteknik (UK) Ltd. Cowes, Isle of By 2pm the following day the lifeboat, acknowledge the generosity of the city Wight, the boatyard where she was built. looking immaculate, was in position to and all who had supported so successful In her role in the Institution's relief welcome the 400 seated guests attend- an appeal, completed over such a short fleet. The Famous Grouse (as she was ing the formal handing over ceremony. period. named) will stand in at stations operat- Music was provided by the Band of the The Rev Dr W J Morris, Minister of ing Tyne class lifeboats all round the 1st Battalion 52nd Lowland Volunteers Glasgow Cathedral, conducted a service coast, while the station lifeboats are and the platform party arrived in proces- of dedication; Mr T S Wyllie, chairman away for survey and maintenance. sion, led by two pipers from Strathclyde of Troon station branch, expressed his She was funded outright by a special Police Pipe Band, for the start of a community's appreciation of the en- competition organised by Matthew unique RNLI ceremony in Glasgow. deavour which they themselves had Gloag & Son Ltd., which raised With Mr Bernard Large, chairman of substantially supported; and the pro- £466.000 from customers at pubs, clubs the appeal committee, presiding, the ceedings ended when Captain Martin and off licences around the country and Lord Provost, appeal president, most Frame, appeal committee secretary, fittingly and with understandable pride proposed a vote of thanks to all who handed over the Citv of Glasgow III to had helped make the day such a success- the RNLI. ful occasion.—KT Troon, August 22, 1987 The splendid new crew facility at Troon was officially opened and dedi- cated in the presence of a gathering of the station's personnel, supporters and friends who had supported the venture. With funding for the building, its furnishings, fitments and equipment having been provided substantially from the Darroch bequest and Mrs Elizabeth Brechin, it was a great pleasure for all present when Mrs Brechin unveiled the dedication plaque and officially de- clared the building open. Tfnnent Caledonian Girl June Lake, Dr Robert G'rav, Coxswain Ian Johnson and Mr Thanks were expressed to all con- Ken Mills, director of Tennent Caledonian at cerned by Sir Charles McGrigor, Bt., Mrs C M Btirrie ill The Famous Grouse the cheaue presentation during October s convenor of the Scottish Lifeboat Coun- naming ceremony ceremony. cil and the facility was blessed by the photograph by courtesy of Gilbert Hampton photograph by courtesy of James P Kennedy Rev Gordon Grant.—KT Phnlograpln 272 named by Mrs C M Barrie, of the Old Mill Hotel, Motherwell, where customers raised the most money. Mr Jack Barr, managing director of Fairey Marinteknik (UK) Ltd welcomed all those attending December's naming Stonehaven, July 31, 1987: a bronze plaque commemorating the ceremony before Rear Admiral W J Graham, the then deeds of former lifeboatmen is unveiled by retired businessman Mr director of the RNLI, described the lifeboat. Andrew Knowles. who had relatives who helped to crew RNLI craft Mr JAR MacPhail, chairman of Matthew Gloag & Son between the wars. Mr Knowles paid for the plaque, which has been Ltd, handed the lifeboat into the care of the RNLI and she sited at the RGII Offshore Rescue Unit building at the end of the Old was accepted by the Lord Stanley of Alderley. chairman of Pier, Stonehaven. Mr Knowles was accompanied by his wife Mary at the Institution's fund raising committee. the ceremony. Others present included Mrs Margaret Thomson, A short service of dedication was led by The Venerable A president and Mrs Karen Smith, secretary of Stonehaven ladies' lifeboat guild. Mr Kenneth Thirlwell. RNLI organising secretary for H M Turner, Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight, before Mrs Scotland and Mr Colin Lawson. Scottish area organiser for the Barrie named the new lifeboat. Institution. During the past 30 years, Stonehaven ladies' lifeboat Following the formal proceedings the principal guests at guild has raised more than £72,00(1 for the RNLL the ceremony were taken for a short trip around the harbour aboard The Famous (house. photopruph by courtesy ot Jot! Munis More Ceremonies on page 274

St Ives, September 19, 1987: Funding lor St Ives' new 17ft 6in C class inflatable lifeboat was met by a gift from the Belsixe Charitable Trust, together with a donation from the Lions Club of St Ives. Both organisations were represented at the handover and dedication ceremony on the slipway. St Ivcs Harbour where Mr James Daniel, chairman of St Ives branch of the RNLI. opened proceedings. Mrs Margaret Jackson, representing the Belsi/e Charitable Trust, handed the til .250 lifeboat into the care of the St Ives lifeboat station and Mr Denis Proudloot. station honorary secretary, accepted the new boat, which was described by Mr Peter Bradley, deputy divisional inspector of lifeboats lor the south west. A service of dedication was conducted by the Rev W A Leah. Vicar of St Ives and a vote of thanks was proposed by Mr Andrew Young, RNLI regional organiser for the south west. Crimdon Dene, August 12, 1987: The new 16ft D class inflatable lifeboat at Crimdon Dene (C'o. Durham) is one of two provided by the legacy of Mrs Dorothy Martin of Bexhill-on-Sea. the other being stationed at Torbay. Devon. The boat was named and dedicated at a special cere- mony at the Crimdon Centre Club, where Little and Broad Haven, September 12, 1987: bright sunshine greeted the large gathering at the Mr David O'Donnell, chairman ol the station handing over and dedication ceremony lor Little and Broad Haven's new 16ft D class inflatable branch, welcomed those present and intro- lifeboat, dispelling fears that an earlier downpour of rain would spoil the occasion. The new duced Mrs Richard Saunders. a member of boat, which was presented by Mrs Helen Bevan, in memory of her Welsh born husband, the the RNLI's committee of management, who late Major John Bevan MC, was dedicated by the Rev John Davics. Rector of Walton West, placed the lifeboat into the care of Crimdon assisted by the Rev Paul Davies. Earlier, Haverlordwest Town and County Youth Band led the Dene lifeboat station. The boat was accepted singing of the national anthem before Mr Elsan Phillips, chairman of the Little and Broad by Mr George Lennard, station honorary Haven station branch opened proceedings and welcomed the guests. secretary. A short service of dedication led by Captain Hugh Fogartv. deputy divisional inspector of lifeboats for the west, described the the Rev Charles Cole. Vicar of St Andrew's new lifeboat which was formally accepted from Mrs Bevan on behalf of the Institution by Mrs Church. Blaekall. was followed by the naming Fay Cori, a member of its public relations committee. She, in turn, handed the boat into the ceremony, when Mr O'Donnell invited Mrs care of Mr J M Phillips, the station honorary secretary. Colonel W P I lowells. station president, Linda Barker, wile of Councillor A Barker, proposed a vote of thanks and invited Mrs Bevan and Mrs Cori to inspect the lifeboat and meet chairman of Easington District Council, to the crew. One of the original crew members, Ian Norman, presented a painting of the village by name the lifeboat Norman Victor Hickling. his wife to Mrs Bevan, as a gesture of thanks to her from the station. after Mrs Martin's brother, who was killed pholoiziiiph by courtesy of Western /<'/ci,'m/?/i on active service in the second world war. 273 CEREMONIES

Arbroath, April 4, 1987: The dedication of the new 16ft D class inflatable lifeboat and boathouse extension took place in the presence of a goodly attendance of Arbroath crew, branch and guild members. Organised by branch chairman General Roger Ephraums. the ceremony included the presentation of a long service medal to Crew Member John Blues by branch president Lord Dalhousie and the handing over of cheques to Mr Les Vipond. divisional inspector of lifeboats for Scotland (North), for £10.000 and £5.000 from branch and guild respectively, to go towards the cost of the facilities. The service of dedication was conducted by branch chaplain, the Rev Gemmel Campbell, and a splendid cased model of Arbroath's 37ft 6in Rother class lifeboat Shoreline was unveiled by the donor, Mr Gordon McBeth. of Dunfermline.

Tighnabruaich, September 5, 1987: This small Argyll community, with the lifeboat shed in immaculate condition and gaily bedecked with flags and bunting, was the centre of interest, attracting a milling crowd for the handover and dedication of the station's new 16ft D class inflatable lifeboat. Bathed in sunshine, the new lifeboat was given pride of place as it was handed over to Sir Charles McGrigor, Bt.. Convenor of the Scottish Lifeboat Council, by its donor Miss 1 lelen Drew MBI of Newton Stewart (pictured talking with the crew), in memory of her brother. Flying Officer Douglas Macmillan Drew, who died in action in 1944. The occasion also marked the achievements of the Tighnabruaich and District Ladies' Lifeboat Guild with a framed record of thanks and the Scottish Lifeboat Council's plaque being presented to the guild president. Miss Aja Lushington, who accepted and responded on behalf of all associated with the guild over many years. On this, the 20th anniversary of the station's opening and the guild's formation. Crew Member Andrew Sim received his long service badge to complete a unique occasion for a community with a total involvement in their lifeboat and station. Poole, March 9, 1988: pictured at the handover ceremony and service Alter the blessing had been pronounced by the Rev P Hamilton the of dedication for a new 16ft D class inflatable lifeboat for the RNLI's boat was launched and put through her paces.—KI relief fleet, funded by Bournemouth Borough Anglers and a local appeal are (I to r) Mr Ray Kipling, the Institution's deputy director; the Rev David Price, Rector of Wimborne Minster; Mr Brian Morris of the anglers and Mr Bill Pitt of the D Class Lifeboat Appeal. The lifeboat was described during the ceremony by RNLI stall officer Mr Richard Perks. photograph hy courtesy ol llvunicnioiiih Evening l-^iio

Scarborough, January 17, 1988: the Vicar of Scarborough, the Rev Ted Crolton (r) blesses a new launching carriage for Scarborough's 16ft D class inflatable lifeboat. The equipment, costing £1.400. was Lowestoft, November 1987: the new 47ft Tyne class lifeboat Spirit of bought with a donation from the family, friends and colleagues of the l.owcxlofl follows the station's old Watson lifeboat Archibald and late Mr Doug Neale. a television cameraman, who died last year. Alexander M Paierson into Lowestolt Harbour. She will be named photograph hy courtesy of Scitrhoffni^h tretiing .Vcir.s later this year. photograph by courtesy ol Jell Morris

274 THE LIFEBOAT SERVICE— Past and Present

50 Years Ago Today's Lifeboatmen

From the pages of THE I.IFF.BOAT, April 1938: Rescue in a Hurricane A Silver-Medal Service at Tenby.

ABOUT 4.30 in the morning of 15th January, 1938, the coastguard at Tenby, Pembrokeshire, reported that a small steamer was in distress. She was the Fermanagh, of Belfast, bound light for Llanelly. A gale was blowing from the south-west, with frequent gusts at hurricane force. The sea was very rough, and was breaking right over the fort off St. Catherine's Point. Rain and driving spray made visibility very poor. At 5.15 the motor life-boat John R. Webb was launched. The coxswain was away from the station and the second coxswain took command. When she reached the Fermanagh, the life-boat found her aground on the Woolhouse Rocks and lying on an even keel. She was not showing any signals of distress. The life-boat went round her, ready to pick up anything that might be seen floating. Some time after this (the exact time is not known) Coxswain/Mechanic Richard Hawkins of Great Yarmouth and the life-boat saw that the Fermanagh had come off the Gorleston first joined Dover lifeboat crew in 1959, becoming second rocks. She was drifting before the gale, her stern assistant mechanic from 1974 to 1976 when he was appointed coxswain at Great Yarmouth and Gorleston. He was awarded a long service sinking, her bows in the air, her decks awash two-thirds badge in 1984 and a bronze medal in 1980 in recognition of his courage of the way to the after funnel. The life-boat crew could and seamanship when the lifeboat under his command rescued the see men aboard her. crew of two of the fishing boat St Margarite which had stranded on The second coxswain at once took the life-boat Scroby Sands in a strong north easterly wind and a short steep sea. Richard is married with three children and is a part-time driving alongside, handling her with great skill in the heavy instructor. His twin brother, Tony, is Coxswain/Assistant Mechanic of seas. She was there only a few seconds. In that time the Dover lifeboat. eight men of the Fermanagh's crew had jumped aboard her. Her master was not among them. Before the life-boat arrived he had launched the ship's boat, and had got aboard her to fend her off, while the crew followed, but he had been swept away. The life-boat had already searched round the Fermanagh as she lay on the rocks and had seen nothing of the master or his boat: the rescued men were exhausted; and the life-boat made at once for Tenby, arriving at 8.30. After landing the rescued men. she put out again to search for the master, but could find no trace of him. She returned again at 10.45 a.m. She had then been out for five and a half hours and her crew had been severely Facts and Figures shaken in the heavy seas. They had been in continual danger of being washed overboard and two of them In 1987 the RNLI's lifeboats launched 3706 times (an average of over 10 times each day) and saved 1474 lives (an were nearly lost when the life-boat dropped into a deep average of over 4 people rescued each day). trough. Over 35 per cent of all services carried out by lifeboats in The weather was so bad that the life-boat could not 1987 were in winds of force 5 or above. be rehoused until 4.15 in the afternoon Over 54 per cent of all services were to pleasure craft. The Institution has made the following awards: There are 261 lifeboats on station and a further 97 in the To SECOND COXSWAIN (ACTING COXSWAIN) JOHN RNLI relief fleet. REKS, the silver medal for gallantry, and a copy of the 116,493 lives have been saved since 1824 when the RNLI vote of the medal inscribed on vellum and framed; was founded. To ALFRED Con AM, the motor mechanic, the bronze The net cost of running the RNLI in 1988 will be over medal for gallantry, and a copy of the vote of the medal £31 million. Current costs of building lifeboats are as follows: inscribed on vellum and framed; 16ft D class inflatable £9,000 To each of the seven members of the crew, FRED 17ft 6in C class inflatable £12,000 HARRIES, THOMAS E LEWIS, FRANK HOOPER. 21ft Atlantic rigid inflatable £40,000 ALEXANDER HARRIES, BERTIE LEWIS, HENRY THOMAS 52ft Arun £570,000 and JAMES N CROCKEORD, the thanks of the Institution 47ft Tyne £560,000 inscribed on vellum. Fast carriage boat £337,000

275 Bronze medallist David Wilson, of Thornhill, Dews- bury. West Yorkshire, plans to be in Rome next year to take part in the World Model Powerboat Champion- ships, flush with his success in the 1987 event at Schwerin, East Germany. Shoreline member David won a bronze medal at last year's champion- ships with his '/sth scale model of Staithes and Runswick's Atlantic 21 rigid inflatable lifeboat Lord Brotherton. The model lifeboat and its launching/ recovery "dodo" trolley, were built from RNLI-supplied plans. Mr Wilson also had help from his father Jim and a friend, Trevor Shaw. The model launching tractor was built from plans supplied by the manufac- turers, M A Bigland, and a special floating slipway was to David Wilson's Holmes Chapel and District branch organised a three-day Storm Force promotion last autumn, own design and enabled him to produce when branch chairman Mr Charles Godwin and branch public relations officer Mr R G Brown a better display for the panel of five visited local schools with a 16ft D class inflatable lifeboat and a video film presentation. More international judges. than 2000 schoolchildren took part in the promotion and it is anticipated thai several schools will take out group membership as a result. The picture shows Mr Brown with children from Hermitage Junior School, Holmes Chapel in the lifeboat. Signal success photograph hy courtesy of the Chester Chronicle The RNLI has received a £10 dona- tion thanks to the generosity of a Winchester radio "ham". Mr R C Hills spotted an advertise- ment in the wanted column of a specialist magazine for radio amateurs, seeking an Aldis signal lamp. Mr Hills—who owned such a lamp, for which he had no use—responded, sug- gesting that the North Wales Sea Cadets who had placed the advertisement send a donation to the RNLI, instead of paying him for the lamp. / understand it is just what they wanted and so everyone has bcnej'itted, he told THE LIFEBOAT.

Site Vidul and Second Co.i.swain Charlie Sharrod. of Hustings lifeboat, lake pan in Hexhill Old 'l'\me Musical Society's show, organised hv the local Shoreline club at Enst Hastings Angling Club in November. photograph hy courtesy of the Has lings Mews

Insignia available (to Shoreline members only) To: The Director, RNLI, West Quay Road, Poole, Dorset BH15 Description Price 1HZ. 5" Dinghy Burgee £4.00 I wish to join Shoreline. Here is my Sterling Silver Marcasite Brooch in gift hox £21 .(X) subscription. Member £6 p.a. D Silkscreened Gilt Cuff Links in gift box £5.60 Family Membership £9 p.a. D All Metal Car Badge £4.80 Governor £20 or more p.a. D 12" Hoist Flag £3.80 Life Governor £200 or more D. 8" Hoist Flag £2.80 Gilt and Enamel Stick Pin £1.00 And/or: please send me the follow- Seven-year-old Neil West, of Ravensheud, Gilt and Enamel Gents Lapel Badge £1.15 ing insignia: proudly displays the "Jiin'/l Fix It" budge and Gilt and Enamel Ladies Brooch £1.00 Storm Force certificate he received after Gilt and Enamel Tie Tack £1.30 appearing on Jimmy Savile's popular BBC television programme. Neil wrote to the 3" Diameter Anorak Badge £0.65 programme last year asking if he could go on Terylene Tie—blue, green, brown, maroon* £3.95 a lifeboat launch and, as a result, joined the Navy Blue Sweat Shirt (36, 38, 40, 42, 44*) £9.95 Name: Padstow lifeboat crew earlier this year for a Navy Blue Acrylic V-Neck Sweater practice launch, during which he was allowed (36,38,40,42,44*) £10.00 lo steer the lifeboat and call for an RAF Cream or Maroon Pure Wool Sleeveless helicopter lo rescue a man overboard. The Sweater (XL, L,M,S*) £14.25 Address: lifeboat crew presented Neil with an RNLI Shoreline Member's Replacement pullover and Idler, in the BBC studios in Windscreen Sticker £0.20 London, he was enrolled into Storm Force, *Delete as necessary presented with a framed certificate and a hat. photograph hy courtesy of Mansfield Chronicle I enclose cheque/P.O.* — LJS88 (Made payable to RNLI) Advertiser 276 that time which offered so much interest RNLI and I think it deserves help in during its construction. In fact from raising funds from all sources.—MAJOR laying the keel to completion gave (RET'D) o N F CASF.. Harnham, Salisbury, Letters... immense satisfaction. Wilts. Like so many others I left the firm to join the forces for world war two and Reunion plans since then have used my boat building On May 7, 1988. a reunion has been Trading Stamps Appeal knowledge purely for pleasure. Never- arranged of all ex Royal Navy personnel May I say a big thank you to all the theless, I shall always feel proud to have who manned landing craft during the readers who have sent me trading served an apprenticeship building life- 39/45 war and who carried out landings stamps? I have at last raised £10,000 boats for the RNLI. Another incident in on enemy occupied territory. These and am so grateful for all the help and 1949 which I recall, was dropping landing craft were known as LSTS encouragement I have received. anchor in Freemantle. Western Austra- (Landing Ship Tanks) and LCTS (Land- I started in a small way in 1976 and lia to await the pilot who duly arrived ing Craft Tanks) and are the forgotten was assured by many people that 1 alongside. The tender had lifeboat writ- navy. should never get off the ground. At ten all over it. I asked the pilot where This is the first reunion of landing times I haven't known where to appeal she was built. You've guessed it—John craft crews ever to take place and it next, but a letter to "Family Circle" Samuel White of Cowes before the war, would be nice to make it a great success. magazine brought in over £1,000. so I although he did not know the date.— Anyone interested can write to me or tried other sources—some with more IAN LEAI. Brightslone, Newport, Isle of telephone and I will furnish them with success than others, but all helped. Wight. all details of the itinerary.—w j CHALK, A sudden inspiration prompted me to 75 Cobham Wav, Merlev, Wimborne, send out letters to county secretaries of Paying for rescue? Dorset, BH2J 1SJ. Tel. (0202} 88V3W. the wi. Oh my! that brought in bags full I see in the Autumn edition of The of parcels, packets and envelopes. The Lifeboat that 62% of all services were to Ditched airman's tale postman literally left me one of his pleasure craft and I believe that when a Having recently taken on a convener- sacks on the doorstep one day! One lifeboat goes to the aid of a pleasure ship in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, I small wi group donated over £100 in craft the owner should make a worth- thought of my first involvement with stamps. I shall never forget their excite- while contribution, say £1.000. rescue services. ment as each lot came along. It would, of course, be against all that As a cadet in the Air Training Corps Another appeal brought in a box of the RNLI stands for to make such a and flying from HMS Jackdaw at Crail in Green Shield stamps so heavy that I contribution compulsory; indeed, it Fife, I had the misfortune on January could only push it to one corner of my would not be possible. Something 15, 1944, to be in a Barracuda aircraft hall and work from there. A second should be done, I believe, through which ditched in the North Sea. I'm not letter to "Family Circle" has resulted in publicity to make those who use the allowed to forget the date as it is also another £1,000, pushing me on to my service aware of their obligations. The -my wedding anniversary! £10,000 target. insurance companies could help by The fortunate part of the ditching was I have made so many friends—and I offering cover, as an extra, should a that the sea was relatively flat and, hope for the RNLI too—in the people lifeboat be called out. although my Mae West was faulty, the who have written letters. Some I have I have sailed all my life and I know aircraft's dinghy was serviceable (I'm heard from again and again as they what a wonderful job is done by the (Continual on /wi.ijr 278} gathered in stamps from their friends. Others have made just one donation of stamps found tucked away, probably for Tri-ang Motor Lifeboat years, waiting to be used in some way or another. Many have failed to give a name or address and it is to those I should like to send my thanks now. They have all helped. I should also like to say how grateful I am to some of the staff and occupants of Dartmoor Prison. As you may know, they do a great deal for the RNLI, raising many thousands of pounds, but they generously pass on to me the majority of the trading stamps they receive. It has all helped me enor- mously. The stamps are still coming in, espe- cially since Green Shield started up again and I welcome them, but no more targets! The lifeboatmen never say no and neither do I. I'll do anything to help them along.—MRS NORAH NEILL, 95 Fitz- roy Avenue, Hurborne. Birmingham B178RG. Happy memories I was most interested to read in the current issue of the journal (No. 502) This photograph shows the toy lifeboat which reader O N Carson referred to in his letter (mi: about the 46ft Watson class lifeboat LIFEBOAT. Autumn 19K7, page 206). The model is approximately ten inches long and is clockwork powered. It is constructed from plastic, except for the brass rudder, and was built by John Samuel White of Cowes described by the manufacturer as having a watertight deck—although appropriate warnings and now based at St Helena. I was a were given concerning the use of the toy in heavy weather! It is a well detailed model of a senior apprentice at the time and can Liverpool type, finished in authentic colours, and was produced by Lines Brothers of Morden remember working on her construction. Road. London SW19. It sold for 13/6d (67.5p) in 1961 and is now a valuable collector's item.— Indeed I can think of no other craft at p i) SKAKLE, Milcham, Sitrrev. 277 (Continued from page 211) accounts of some of their more heroic still unable to swim). I owe my life rescues. Copies of both these excellent initially to the observer member of the books, costing IR£2 each, plus 50p p&p crew, who pulled me out through the Books... are available direct from the Rev Troy plane's wireless compartment, since or local booksellers in Ballycotton.—NH the emergency fitting on the canopy was corroded, making normal emergency • Tenby's first lifeboat, a 10-oared • Passenger Ships of the Orient Line by exit impossible. After that there was no self-righting vessel, costing £125, was Neil McCart (published by Patrick way i could have been lost. With the sent to the Welsh port in 1852 by The Stephens, £16.95) details all the Orient other two members I was picked up by a Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners' liners that were operated from the lobster-fishing boat. While still on this Benevolent Society which, two years company's inception in 1878 to its boat the Air-Sea Rescue launch based later, handed over all its lifeboats to the amalgamation with P & O some 82 at Anstruther appeared and later a Sea RNLI. Structural alterations to Tenby's years later in 1960. The book is full of Otter aircraft from HMS Jackdaw arrived first boat were paid for by the Institu- interesting facts relating to the building, to pick us up. However, these craft were tion, at a cost of £105, to bring her in launching and service lives of these well not required and we were landed at Crail line with their own self-righting craft known ships. It is well illustrated and Harbour to be taken to the local sick bay. and her first service thereafter occurred contains anecdotes from both passen- It's comforting to know these services on December 30, 1855. Jeff Morris, in gers and crew members of the ships continue when trouble strikes. Inciden- his station history, Tenby Lifeboats, described. I reviewed the book with tally, as a result of the above, I found records that at 3.30pm that day, in a considerable nostalgia, having served as myself the youngest entrant to and strong south-easterly gale and snow- a deck cadet aboard Oriana when she member of the Goldfish Club, up to the storm, the unnamed lifeboat rescued was at the peak of her popularity in the time of the Falklands War.—ANDY three men from the schooner Agenoria. mid sixties. This contrasted heavily with DUFF, Tarres, Elian, Aberdeenshire. of Bideford just before she broke up. my final experience of the Orient Line At 10pm that night the lifeboat was as second officer aboard Orsova on her Humour recalled? launched again, this time to the schoon- final slow voyage to Kaohsiung to be I am an ex RN officer now beavering er Alexandre of Nantes, ashore near scrapped in February 1974. The book is away in Cornwall writing books—all of Giltar Point, two miles south of Tenby. good and interesting reading for mari- which are on naval topics. I have been The crew of five and a young boy were time enthusiasts and those interested in commissioned to edit a humourous title taken off the stricken vessel and Lt the good old days of the British mer- for publication in about seven months Richard Jesse. RN, Chief Officer of chant passenger liners.—KMV time. To be able to get the book off the Coastguard (in command of the lifeboat ground I would like to be able to write for both services) and Coxswain Robert to as many naval officers as possible Parrott, at the helm each time, were • Dag Pike, author of Challenge of the who have each awarded the Institution's silver Atlantic. (Patrick Stephens Ltd., £6.99) (a) Commanded an RN (seagoing) ship medal. Since then a further eight silver was employed by the RNLI for nine (b) Commanded an RN air squadron and five bronze medals have been years, as assistant divisional inspector in (c) Commanded a Royal Fleet awarded to Tenby's lifeboatmen and the south east, divisional inspector in auxiliary each service is chronicled in Jeff Morris' the south west and finally as assistant (d) Been an Officer in Charge WRNS familiar and thorough style, together staff officer (operations). Flowever, he I am sure there are dozens of the with detailed histories of all the station's is probably more well known to the above souls who read your publication. dozen lifeboats, up to and including the public as Richard Branson's navigator Could I ask that any of them that read current boat, RFA Sir Galahad, a 47ft on his two, ultimately triumphant. Vir- this could write to us with their name Tyne class which arrived there in 1986. gin Atlantic Challenger attempts upon and address so that we can send them a Copies of Tenby Lifeboats, costing the surface speed record. In his book letter outlining what we want for the £1.80 (plus 20p p&p) are available from Dag Pike examines the relationship book and offering them the opportunity Mr Eric W Bancroft. Chantilly Hill between man and the Atlantic Ocean to contribute? We will be paying those Park, Tenby, SA70 8HX.—NH from the early voyages of exploration, contributors whose material we use.— the great ocean liners and the record- M A CRITCHI.EY, PenmMer, Lodge Hill, • Two slim volumes from the pen of breaking exploits of modern sailing and Liskeard, Cornwall PL14 4EL. the Rev Bertie Troy, cc, of Kanturk, power boats, amply demonstrated by Co. Cork, Ireland set out to record the his own experiences as a merchant Time on their hands history of wrecks and rescues at Bally- seaman and navigator. He is planning It occurs to me that there might well cotton during the 19th century. The two further record-breaking crossings of be any number of private schemes of small community's first lifeboat was not the Atlantic this year.—MG fund raising for the RNLI being carried stationed there until 1858, but the out across the whole country. fishermen and coastguards ("water- • Malory Maltby's new film Beside the I know, through reading your maga- guards" as they were first known) of the Seaside, commissioned by the RNLI to zine, of the sterling efforts made by staff area had by then built up a tradition of celebrate the 25th anniversary of inflat- and inmates of HM Prison, Dartmoor life-saving unequalled along Eire's rug- able lifeboats, is now available in both a who convert postage stamps into cash, ged southern coast. Their exploits are 16mm and VHS video format. This fast making a valuable contribution to the chronicled in Ballycotton Wrecks & moving 28 minute film, tells the story of funds of the Institution. Rescues 1800-1855, beginning with the the development and success of inflat- There must be many more, such as first recorded rescue, on December 23, able and rigid inflatable lifeboats since myself, who contribute to the prisoners' 1803 when fishermen Dennis Flynn, his their introduction in 1963. It can be work who would be interested to learn two brothers and four other local men hired from Viscom Ltd (Film Distribu- from the "treasurer" of the current plucked the eight survivors of the ship tors). Unit Bll, Park Hall Road Trad- weights of their contributions. Sovereign from their dismasted vessel as ing Estate, Dulwich, London SE21 If this sort of statistic were to appear she broke up on Smith's Rocks, Bally- 8EL, or can be bought on a 50 minute in print, then those contributing from cotton Bay during a raging storm. In the video cassette also featuring Mr Malt- their various sentences "in nick" might second volume, covering the period by's earlier film How do you say thank be able, in happier, non-custodial 1855-1900, the author concentrates on you?, price £9.95 from his company, times, to point to their having had the services carried out by Ballycotton's Freetime Television Ltd, 8 Carvers honourable connections while serving lifeboat crew in the four boats to be Lane Industrial Estate, Ringwood, as one of Her Majesty's guests.—J L stationed there during the latter half of Hants BH24 US. The RNLI receives £1 DAVIKS, Wilnixlow, Cheshire. the century, giving lucid and stirring for each video sold. 278 PEOPLE AND PLACES

Boat Show '88 The organisers of this year's London Boat Show at Earls Court in January generously provided a stand next to the RNLI, for a display paying their own tribute to Grace Darling in the 150th anniversary year of the rescue from The The Princess Roval, HRH the Princess Anne meets pupils from the Clerkenwell Parochial Forfarshire. The show proved to be one School, dressed in authentic Victorian costume, at the launching of the Grace Darling Appeal, of the most successful yet from the intended to raise enough money for a new lifeboat for North Sunder/and. Northumberland. Institution's point of view, with more Open Days to 6pm on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 than 1700 new members recruited, The RNLI headquarters and depot at July 1988. A week earlier, on Saturday bumper sales of souvenirs by branch Poole throws open its doors to the July 23, the RNLI's base at East Cowes, and guild members from the London public once more in July when those Isle of Wight, will be open for the first area and brimful collecting boxes with an interest in lifeboats will have a time, enabling the public to see where thanks to the efforts of our stalwart golden opportunity to see the workings the fleet of inflatable and rigid inflat- supporters, the Chelsea Pensioners. of the organisation which supplies the able lifeboats is produced and main- One highlight was the handover by back-up to the Institution's 200-plus tained. Further details of both events Mr Charles Hunter-Pease, Volvo Con- lifeboat stations and more than 2,000 can be obtained from the Public Rela- cessionaires' sales and marketing direc- fund raising branches. As well as static tions Department, RNLI, West Quay tor, of a cheque for £250,000, the result displays and guided tours, there will be Road. Poole, Dorset, BH15 1HZ. tel of the company's highly successful col- lifeboats to look over, demonstrations Poole (0202) 671133. laboration with the RNLI in organising and activities aimed at the youngsters. nine regional car lotteries last year. The Open Days at Poole are from 10am money will be used towards the funding of a new 47ft Tyne class relief lifeboat, to be named Voluntary Worker, as announced in the Winter 1987/88 edi- tion of TIIF LIFEBOAT. The link with Volvo continues this year when it is hoped to raise another £300,000. The main stand featured St Abbs' Atlantic 21 rigid inflatable lifeboat (this edition's front cover) and traced the history and development of inflatable lifeboats since their introduction. Lifeboat crews from St Abbs, St Ives Raymond Baxter, chairman of the RNLI's and Minehead helped to man the stand The chief helmsman of St Abbs' lifeboat. public relations committee is pictured with and were joined for the first time by Alastair Crowe (left) receives a cheque for Roger Royle. presenter of BBC Television's £41.385 from Douglas Cameron, broadcaster "Songs oj Praise' programme and Barr\ members of the RNLI's staff at its East with LBC Radio, the result of an appeal Cowes, Isle of Wight base. Hartley. Editor of the Lowcstolt Journal, arranged via LBC and Marinecall to fund recipients of RNLI PR Awards at this year's new 16ft D class inflatable lifeboats. London Boat Show. For rnanv years "Songs of Praise" has featured the local lifeboat station on its visits to the coast and in the past 18 months the Lowcstoft Journal hax given extensive coverage to the local appeal to fund a new Tyne class lifeboat there.

Ij Cdr Brian Miles, the RNLI's director, is pictured collecting a cheque for £19,443, the result of a competition sponsored by Frizzell Insurance and Financial Services and which appeared in several editions of the Civil Service Motoring Association magazine Motoring and Leisure together with the proceeds of the annual Blakesley Soap Box Grand Prix, marshalled by CSMA members and avidly supported by both Frizzell and the CSMA. The cheque was presented on behalf of all concerned by the chairman of the Frizzell Group Ltd. Mr Colin Ll Cdr Brian Miles, the RNLI's director, accepts a cheque for £250.000 Frizzell (far right) and will be used to fund a new Iftft D class inflatable from Charles Hunter-Pease (left), sales and marketing director for lifeboat and for other equipment. Volvo Concessionaires Ltd.

279 Lottery from 1967 to 1982. She was awarded a New Year Honours The 4()th lottery draw took place on silver badge in 1981. The following have been honoured in Sunday, January 31 at RNLI headquar- the New Year Honours list for their ters, raising a record amount of over January 1988 services to the RNLI: £65,000, helped enormously by the Albert Groom, vice president of the QBE Canvey Island branch. Mr Groom was thousands of tickets sold at the London Commander D B Cairns, QBE, RD, associated with the branch for 21 years Boat Show in January. The total RNR, chief of operations from 1974 until and will be remembered in the Maldon amount raised by the national lotteries his retirement in 1986. He joined the and Ipswich area as the owner of several is now over £1.5 million. lifeboat service as a district inspector of Thames barges. Whilst based at Maldon Victor Marsh, coxswain/mechanic of lifeboats in 1961 and served in the Irish, he opened his barges to the public and Swanage lifeboat drew the lucky win- South East and Southern districts. ners, making one person present very members of the branch, with all money happy. Mr R A Greville Marples raised being donated to the RNLI. MBE attends nearly every draw and one of Mrs K Petrie, honorary secretary of Mr Terence Downing, MBE, has been the £100 winners was his sister-in-law. Wigan branch from 1975 to 1987. She honorary secretary of Barrow lifeboat Anthony Oliver, head of fund raising, was awarded a silver badge in 1986. station since 1949. In 1975 he was supervised the draw and the prize- awarded a gold badge and a bar to the winners were: February 1988 gold badge in 1981. Mrs Frances MacFarlane, donor of BEM £2,000: Mr Saunders, Chandlers Ford, the ex-Aith lifeboat The John and Hants. Charles Hatcher, BEM, who was cox- Frances MacFarlane. swain of Blyth lifeboat from 1981 to £1,000: Captain P J Haslett, Guildford, Mr Hugh Morrison, MBE honorary Surrey. 1987. He first joined the lifeboat crew in secretary at Barra lifeboat station from 1958 and was assistant mechanic from £500: Mrs Sowter, Harrow, Middx. 1946 to 1986. He was awarded a gold £250: S Fairman, Hemel Hempstead, 1970 to 1975. In 1975 he was appointed badge in 1977 and was appointed an second coxswain until 1981 when he Herts. honorary life governor in 1986. £100: M J Wallbank, Sutton Col- became coxswain until his retirement. Coxswain Hatcher was awarded a dfield. West Midlands; G C March 1988 Wood, Doune, Perthshire; E F bronze medal in 1982 and the long James Paton, coxswain of Montrose service badge in 1987. Day, Hythe, Southampton; Mrs lifeboat from 1955 until his retirement S Bushell, Huntingdon, Cambs; Horace Murt, BEM, mechanic of Pad- in 1980. He joined the crew in 1946 and stow lifeboat. Mr Murt joined the Mrs J O Dawson, Pinner, was bowman from 1946 to 1953, becom- Middx; J Davey, Esher, Surrey; lifeboat crew in 1946 and was appointed ing second coxswain in 1953 until his assistant mechanic in 1962, becoming E R Perry, Stroud, Glos; Mrs P appointment as coxswain. In 1972 he Marples, Poole, Dorset. mechanic in 1971. He was awarded the was awarded the BEM for services to the long service badge in 1982. £50: J R Medlicott, Shrewbury, RNLI. Salop; G Lusty, Osterley, Other awards of interest given for Middx; L B Johnson, individual achievements not connected Relatives and friends of the late Lt Cmdr with the Institution's work have gone to: Weymouth, Dorset; P Jennings, Norman H Crowe, of the United Slates Navy Walsall, West Midlands; Mrs B donated £50 to the RNLI in lieu of flowers, GCVO Jordan, Preston, Lanes; F Hol- following his burial at sea last year. The Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir loway, Watford, Herts; Miss C money was forwarded to the RNLI by John Grandy, GCB, GCVO, KBE, DSO, a Smith, Chester, Cheshire; Mr Shoreline member Mrs A M Bever/ey, of vice president of the RNLI. Calne, Wiltshire. and Mrs A Rendall, Alton, QBE Hants. Mr A Gerrard, QBE, deputy launching authority at Arbroath lifeboat station, Obituaries On Station master boatbuilder, Arbroath. It is with deep regret that we record The following lifeboats have taken up MBE the following deaths: station and relief fleet duties: Mr T H Jones, MBE, deputy launching Lowestoft: 47ft Tyne class lifeboat authority at West Kirby lifeboat station April 1987 ON 1132 (47-020), Spirit of Lowestoft, and former coxswain of Hoylake life- Captain Olaf Bjornstad, ex-Secretary November 16, 1987. boat, for services to the fishing industry. General of the Norwegian Lifeboat Fowey: 44ft Waveney class lifeboat Captain J H Petit, MBE, former sta- Society. He was appointed an honorary ON 1028 (44-010), Thomas Forehead tion honorary secretary and coxswain of life governor of the RNLI in 1972. and Marv Rowse II, December 16, St Peter Port lifeboat and lately harbour November 1987 1987. master, Guernsey. Mrs J G Hailwood, honorary secre- Peterhead: 47ft Tyne class lifeboat Lieut Commander J Stewart, MBE, tary of Blundellsands ladies' guild from ON 1127 (47-019), Babs and Agnes deputy launching authority at West 1970 to 1987. She was awarded a silver Robertson, January 14, 1988. Mersea lifeboat station, lately area badge in 1982. Moelfre: 47ft Tyne class lifeboat ON marketing manager, STC Submarine Sys- 1116 (47-013), Robert and Violet, Janu- tems Ltd, for services to export. December 1987 ary 22, 1988. Miss D Mann, chairman of the Plymouth: 52ft Arun class lifeboat BEM Ampthill and District branch since ON 1136 (52-40), City of Plymouth, Mr J D Griffiths, BEM, honorary 1973. She was a founder member of the January 26, 1988. treasurer of Borth lifeboat station. branch and from 1929 to 1973 was flag Baltimore: 47ft Tyne class lifeboat day organiser. Miss Mann was awarded ON 1137 (47-024), Hilda Jarrett, March Change of address a record of thanks in 1953 and a gold 3, 1988. Mr Dennis Bunyan, treasurer of the badge in 1964. In 1985 she was American based Association for Rescue appointed an honorary life governor. at Sea Inc., an organisation through Mr K M Aldridge, MBE honorary which us taxpayers can channel dona- secretary at Weymouth lifeboat station Fifty years' service tions to the RNLI, has changed his from 1951 to 1975. He was honorary Jurat Guy Blampied, QBE has been address. Donations and/or correspond- treasurer from 1940 to 1951. appointed patron of Guernsey lifeboat ence should now be sent to Mr Bunyan Mrs K Stowell, honorary secretary of station branch in recognition of his 50 at 10113 E Topaz Drive, Scottsdale, Lonan and Laxey guild. Isle of Man, years' service, including 30 as chairman. Arizona 85258, USA. 280 Holy head: Queensferry: G. Ogwen-Jones; Crew Member 19 years. Crew T. J. Robertson; Crew Member 14 years. AWARDS Member Barmouth 7 years. Crew Member Porth- C. M. Main; Crew Member 14 years. To Coxswains, Crews dinllaen 5 years. G. J. McAIpine; Crew Member 161/: years. Shore- R. T. Jones; Second Coxswain 9'/4 years. Crew Helper 3 years. and Shore Helpers Member 6 years. Ramsey: Howth: J. H. \neule BEM; Mechanic 23 years. Tractor J. Massey; Crew Member 20 years. Driver 9 years. Tractor Driver 1 lelper 6 years. J. Gore-Grimes; Crew Member 14 years. Ramsgate: The following coxswains, members of lifeboat G. McLoughlin; Coxswain/Mechanic 11 years. W. J. Davis (Retrospective); Crew Member 17 crews and shore helpers were awarded certifi- Coxswain 9 years. Second Coxswain 2 years. Crew years. Crew Member 17 years*. cates of service on their retirement and, in Member 10 years. Redcar: addition, those entitled to them by the Institu- J. Sugrue; Crew member 9'/2 years. Crew Member J. W. Price; Crew member I / years. Coxswain/ tion's regulations, were awarded an annuity, Valcntia 7 years. Mechanic 1 year. Second Coxswain/Mechanic 4 gratuity or pension. Hoylake: years. Second Coxswain I year. Crew Member 17 P. J. Jones BEM; Assistant Mechanic 12 years. years*. Crew Member 4 years. Emergency Mechanic 18 Rhyl: Abersoch: years. E. /-. Thompson; Shore Helper 2 years. Assistant M. G. Bosley; Crew Member 15 years. Humber: Tractor Driver I year. Tractor Driver 15 years. S. J. Thomas; Crew Member 12 years. Crew D. Bailey Sen; Second Coxswain IS1/? years. Crew Rosslare Harbour: Member Pwllheli 5 years. Shore Helper 4 years. Member I1/: years. Bowman 4'/2 years. W. Stafford; Coxswain 14 years. Assistant Mecha- Aldeburgh: Islay: nic 2 years. Crew Member 3 years. B. E. Cotton; Emergency Motor Mechanic 10 A. Campbell; Coxswain 6 years. Second Coxswain St Agnes: years. Crew Member 13 years. Head Launcher 3 J V? years. Crew Member 7 years. S. L. Roberts; Crew Member 19 years. years. D. Boardman; Coxswain 6 years. Second Coxswain St Bees: Amble: 3 years. J. S. Wriglev; Crew Member 121/: years. R. W. Stewart; Second Coxswain 13 years. Crew Kirkcudbright: St Helier: Member 22 years. A. Me Henry; Crew Member 12 years. D. Aubert; Crew Member 20 years. Bangor: J. Sassoon; Crew Member 14 years. Coxswain 1 Salcombe: W. R. Killiner; Crew Member \9!/2 years. year. Second Coxswain 21 '/t years. D. Gibbens; Crew Member 12 years. Barmouth: Kirkwall: Scarborough: D. L. Griffith; Emergency Motor Mechanic 7 A. Scollay; Crew Member 19 years. D. Dobson; Assistant Motor Mechanic 14'Xi years. years. Second Coxswain 3'/i years. Bowman 3 Largs: Crew Member 3 years. Tractor Driver Helper 2 years. Crew Member 15 years. A. M. Gourlev; Crew Member 12 years. years. H. Allday; Crew Member 21 years. Little and Broad Haven: Sheringham: Barrow: J. S. Llewellin; Crew Member 20 years. G. W. R. Hill; Tractor Driver 24 years. Assistant P. Charnlev; Emergency Motor Mechanic 17 years. Lowestoft: Tractor Driver 7 years. Crew Member 21 years. H. D. Thielemver; Motor Mechanic 8 years. W. S. White; Crew Member 40 years. Shore Helper Berwick upon Tweed: Assistant Motor Mechanic 1 '/4 years. Crew Mem- 7 years. G. P. Ord; Crew Member 16 years. ber 6 years. Silloth: E. F. McNeil; Crew Member 11 years. F. A. White; Crew Member 14 years. C. N. Satterthwaite; Crew Member 151/* years. R. E. Dixon; Crew Member 10 years. Lytham St Annes: Shore Helper 2 years. W. R. Shearer; Crew Member 19 years H. Batnber; Emergency Mechanic 20 years (reserve Skegness: Blackpool: 4 years). Crew Member 23 years. C. E. Moore; Crew Member 221/: years. Crew W. Briggs; Shore Helper 25 years. B. Gill; Second Coxswain 17 years. Crew •Member 17 years*. T. P. Canham; Crew Member 15 years. Head Member 9 years. Bowman 6 years. Crew Member Sunderland: Launcher 3 years. Shore Helper 5 years. 7 years*. J. R. Todd (Junl; Second Coxswain 4-V4 years, G. Horan; Crew Member I31/: years. Shore Helper B. Pearson; Assistant Mechanic 24 years. Crew Crew Member 21:A years. 2 years. Member 2 years. Crew Member 15 years*. Tenby: Blyth: Margate: J. Lloyd: Head Launcher 17 years. C. G. Hatcher BEM; Coxswain 6 years. Second J. O'Toole: Assistant Mechanic 4 years. Crew Troon: Coxswain 6 years. Assistant Mechanic 5 years. Member 20 years. P. M. McClure; Crew Member 11'/: years. Crew Member 11 years. Montrose: Tynemouth: Brighton: D. 5. Nicoll; Assistant Motor Mechanic 5'/2 years. J. J. Watson; Mechanic 20 years. Reserve Mechanic R. V. Peters; Crew Member 10 years. Crew Member 24 years. 5 years. Bude: Mumbles: Captain J. A. Hogg (posthumous); Coxswain 10 B. Cloke; Crew Member 15 years. T. I. Tucker; Crew Member 21 years. years. Second Coxswain 6 years. Crew Member 1 Burry Port: L. D. Scott BEM; Coxswain 32 years. Second year. J. Morgan; Crow Member 13 years. Coxswain I year. Bowman 2 years. Crew Member 5 Walton & Frinton: W. M. Charles; Crew Member 13 years. years. O. Bloom; Crew Member 11'/: years. Launcher 7 /). H. Davies; Crew Member 14 years. Silver medal 1963, Bronze medal 1968, Silver years. Calshot: Second Service Clasp 1971. Wes ton-super-Mare: C. J. Smith; Emergency Mechanic lO'/t years. Crew Newcastle: M. E. Hawkings; Crew Member 30 years. Member 4 years. M Leneghan (posthumous); Coxswain 26 years. J. S. Watts; Assistant Mechanic 2 years. Crew Cromer: Second Coxswain 14 years. Crew Member 1 year. Member 29 years. F. Halls; Head Launcher 26 years. Assistant Newhaven: Whitby: Tractor Driver 7 years. H. Schaverien; Crew Member 14 years. Launcher 3 J. A. Easton; Crew Member 12 years. Crew D. F. Abbs; Motor Mechanic 8 years, Crew years. Member 12 years*. Member 12 years. Newquay (Cornwall): * Lifeboats under 10 metres Dunmore East: R. W. Edwards; Crew member 19 years. E. Burke; Assistant Motor Mechanic 14 years. M. L. Burl; Crew Member 22 years. Filey: Padstow: L. Goodlad; Assistant Mechanic 51/: years. Crew R. J. Tumman; Second Coxswain 5 years. Second Member 3'Xi years. Coxswain/Assistant Mechanic 4 years. Crew Mem- D. A. Lang; Assistant Tractor Driver 15 years. ber 10 years. Shore Helper 5 years, Plymouth: Flamborough: C. Alcock BEM; Mechanic 20 years. Crew Member R. W, Emmerson; Second Coxswain 6'/t years. 7'/-i years. New Brighton Mechanic 5 years. Hurn- Crew Member 20 years. bcr Assistant Mechanic and Crew Member 6'/i J. R. Major; Coxswain 9 years. Second Coxswain 8 years. years. Crew Member 22 years. Shore Helper 6 Porthcawl: years. V. G. Davies; Crew Member 19J/j years. Shore Fowey: Helper 3 years. D. J. Gudmunsen; Crew Member 2()'/2 years. Porthdinllaen: Harwich: K. Fitzpatrick; Second Coxswain/Mechanic 3V* L. G. Smith; Second Coxswain 191/: years. Crew years. Mechanic l()'/2 years. Crew Member 6 years. Member 7 years*. Shore Helper 3 years. Hastings: Port St Mary: J. H. W. Martin; Coxswain/Mechanic 16 years, N. Quillin; Coxswain/Mechanic 13 years. Mechanic Mechanic 10 years. Assistant Mechanic 9 years. 19 years. Crew Member 9 years. Crew Member 6 Shore Helper 13 years. Travelling Mechanic 2 years*. years. R. D. Cregeen; Crew Member 30 years. Crew Bronze Medal 1984, Silver medal 1974. Member 5 years*. Hayling Island: Pwllheli: D. Lamperd; Crew Member 12 years. J. H. Lewis; Shore Helper 35 years. 281 £ THE

FUND Plymouth's Madonna look-a-like, Caroline Taylor, wax bundled into a cur and driven off at high speed by the baddies. Having transferred to a bout the bad guys and their captive rendezvoused with good guy Lord Mayor Tonv Parish, who was waiting with the "loot" aboard the Plymouth lifeboat according to their ransom demands. The plot was hutched by staff at the city's Cannon cinema to raise money for the City of Plymouth lifeboat appeal and a cheque for £350 was presented to Vice-Admiral Sir Robert Gerken, president and chairman of the appeal. Clive Jones, Cannon manager, is pictured attacking with a brol/v as "Madonna" is kidnapped. RAISERS photograph by courtesy of Wt'slt'rn /:Ycm/j^ Herald

Hotel, Findon Village surrendered walk took two days to complete, during A tower of coins £210.48 to Worthing branch. which time it never stopped raining and It took one year for the landlord of During 1986 a collecting box in The the hot bath at Wadhurst (overnight "The Shoulder of Mutton" in Binfield Harbor Lites, Bridlington, was replaced stay) was very welcome. By the end of to build a two foot high tower of 2p and by a large pedestal type box and to dale, the marathon all three were exhausted Ip coins, using beer as an adhesive and thanks to Ihe hotel patrons, over £1,739 but on their arrival at Hastings lifeboat filling the hollow centre with lOp pieces. has been collecled by Bridlington stalion they were greeted by the crew He achieved quite a reputation for branch. who quickly organised hot drinks and saying to his customers you don't want sandwiches for the weary trio. the change do von? and adding it to the Model fund raiser They raised approximately £400 tower in aid of the RNLI. Finally, seven Since fealuring a photograph of Brian which will go towards the National members of Bracknell branch gathered Sumner's model of the former Humber Keep Fit Organisation's lifeboat appeal. to help knock over the tower of coins lifeboat City of Bradford IV in the and count the money. A corner of the winter 1986/87 journal, Brian has raised Scientific sacrifice bar was cleared for shovelling the sticky £650 for the Humber branch by display- Whilst on a two-week cruise on the coins on to scales for weighing and ing the model in local public houses and Royal Research Ship Challenger in the extracting the silver for a separate at various evenls. He has recently North Atlantic two scientists, Keith count. The total sum was £485 but completed a model of the new Humber Goy and John Smithers, were per- whilst counting was in progress the pub lifeboat Kenneth Thelwall with which he suaded to give up smoking with a organised a raffle and plate collection, hopes to raise more money for the RNLI. donation to the RNLI of £10 from each which brought the total donation to £633. A framed picture of an Arun class Lucky dip lifeboat, with an engraved inscription of Twenty years on and still going appreciation, was presented to the land- strong. The Edinburgh Lifeboat Shop is lord by Bracknell branch chairman gathering momentum so fast that in the Major Ronnie Gates. second ten years since it opened the shop made a net profit of over £223,000, School support compared with £49,700 in Ihe firsl len Pupils from Deben High School, years. And it all came from other Felixstowe, presented a cheque for people's unwanted possessions. £1,953 to Peter Burwood, coxswain of Forty hardworking and loyal ladies the Harwich lifeboat. The intensive staff the shop in shifts, week in and fund raising by members of last year's week out, Mondays to Saturdays, fourth year, masterminded by head of throughoul Ihe year, eight of them year Phil Motion, included a clean-the- having been wilh the shop since it first beach day, a sponsored spell, gardening opened. and car cleaning. Walking in the rain Record breakers? When Colin Cheeseman recruited Ihe A collecting box placed in the Mer- help of his fiancee Mary Barton and maid Club, Wallasea yielded £198.26 best friend Peter Catlee to undertake a Two boys from We/ling/on School, Andy when emptied by the Rochford branch. sponsored walk from London to Hast- Baker and Mark Samuel, both aged 14 \ears, A box at the Thornham Boat Club ings, none of Ihem could have forecast cycled from Wellington to Torquay and back produced £204.99 for Emsworth they would be allempting the 50 mile to raise money for the RNLI. The round trip branch. journey on one of the wettest weekends was about 100 miles and the bovs raised £182 And a box at the Village House the south east has ever recorded! The through sponsorship. 282 of the 12 other scientists if they suc- an inshore lifeboat. An Air/Sea rescue ceeded. They also agreed to a penalty of helicopter from RAF Boulmer made two double the total if they failed but, not circuits of Bowhill linked to a competi- surprisingly, they succeeded and life- tion to "Guess the height and speed". boat funds benefited by £120. Events in the main arena were a tug of war, and a display by a team of police Marathon runner dogs and their handlers from Lothian Peter Jones raised a magnificent and Borders police. The highlight of the £869.92 for the Blaenau Ffestiniog afternoon was provided by the Flag branch when he ran in the London Officers' Scotland Royal Marine Band Marathon last year. with His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry taking the salute. 'Court' in the act A marvellous day, enjoyed by all, Godalming branch appeared at The which raised £5,000 for lifeboat funds. Crown Court last November and were More than £1,000 was collected at the third awarded £700. The "court" in question annual wine lasting evening organised bv Generous support is nowadays a car park, but once formed Lvmm branch. Nenrlv 150 people sampled Three branches in the north and north- part of the courtyard of The Crown various wines on offer, supplied bv G and J east of Scotland received £1,000 each Greenall. Pictured lasting one of the wines arc coaching inn and is known locally as Chris Miller, manager of the Cheshire Wine from Conoco (UK) Limited. Lifeboats at The Crown Court. The branch uses the Society and Mrs Irene Eve, president of the Lerwick, Aberdeen and Peterhead bene- area to sell Christmas cards and souve- branch. fited from the contributions which were nirs and their November haul brought photograph by courtesy ot Wurritigloii Guardian accepted for all three branches by Mr the year's total raised at the venue to Magnus Shearer, honorary secretary of £2,500. the Lerwick branch. Presenting the made and most items were donated by cheques on board the Lerwick lifeboat Slimming in cider country branch members and supporters. The Soldian, Mr Ron Rutherford, Conoco's Mrs Christine Wadling of Totnes and auction raised £650. Aberdeen-based northern operations daughter of the local cider maker, manager, congratulated the RNLI on undertook a sponsored slim and raised Border country fete the work done by lifeboat crews and £60 for lifeboat funds. The money was The Borders branches and guilds their local committees. handed to the Dartmouth branch by the lifeboat fete took place in the grounds proprietors of The Old Inn, Totnes, Mr of Bowhill, Selkirk, the home of the Prose, verse and song and Mrs Starley, who are faithful sup- Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch. The The Open Book, a group of five porters of the RNLI. fete was the culmination of six months readers and two singers, presented 'A hard work by the committee chaired by theme of the Ocean' evening for the Christmas Auction Lady Polwarth, president of Hawick Winslow branch and raised £321 for Hundreds of festive items, ranging ladies' guild. lifeboat funds. The group, who give from pots of marmalade, plain and Stalls in one of the large marquees their services free for charities, enter- decorated cakes, boxes of marzipan were staffed by members of the Borders tained their audience with prose, verse fruits and truffles, to bottles of sherry branches and guilds and other attrac- and song and it proved to be a very and wine, were auctioned by Kneb- tions included the Selkirk Pipe Band, enjoyable evening. worth branch in aid of the RNLI. The the Haddington Fiddlers, Kelso country auction took place in the village hall at dancers and a balloon race organised by Mail appeal Knebworth and also included table members of the Rotary Club of The lifeboat appeal launched by the centre pieces, mini-hampers and one Galashiels. The RNLI was represented Hull Dailv Mail in its Humberside large hamper containing over 40 items by a breeches buoy rescue across the Tourist Guide last year, raised a mae- of vule-tide fare. All the food was home upper loch by Dunbar lifeboat crew and nificent £2,700. Roaring forties! To celebrate his entry into the roaring forties, John Wootton of Guildford issued invitations to his birthday party with the proviso that instead of presents for himself he would rather the RNLI received donations. Together with his own generous donation a cheque for £1,050 was received with a big thank you to all his friends for their financial support of the lifeboat service. A boost to recovery The news that Lewisham branch had raised £25.000 in 1987—setting an all time new branch record—perked up honorary secretary Freddy Swain so much that his discharge from hospital was brought forward. Mr Swain was recovering from an operation but nurs- ing staff allowed him to toast the new record in orange juice! Conlticl! Dave Richardson (left) radio ham and crew member of Clecthorpes inshore lifeboat, makes contact with Tel-Aviv, a contact that's worth £20 from one sponsor alone, during a Sojourn in Norway 24-hour sponsored amateur radio event held at Cleethorpcs lifeboat station. The marathon was Whilst living in Oslo. Mrs Eleanor held in a bid to raise £1,000 for equipment for the new station. Looking on are (second from left Lowry of Colchester offered to assist to right) lifeboat launcher Eric Smith, radio ham Joe Carter, crew member Martin Kennedv and the Norwegian lifeboat service (NSSR) senior helmsman Dave Stcenvoorden. photograph by anutcsx ol (ii'ini\h\- Evening ri'legraph in a voluntary capacity. The RNLI lent 283 On the day that Murks and Spencer opened up its new first floor sti/es area in Pottle, a cheque for £10,000 was handed over to the RNLI and the store also helped faithful customer Mrs Lucy Baker celebrate her y/.v/ birlhdav. The company has supported the Institution since 1978 by making donations to lifeboat stations around the coast and it was to Up, up and away.' Fund raisers launched 1,000 balloons from Si mark its tenth year of .support that the cheque was presented to fund a Bernard's School, Barrow to help buv a lifeboat. It was all part of a new D c/a.s.s inflatable lifeboat at Redcar, On behalf of Marks and national event organised by the Keep Fit Association to raise cash for Spencer nationwide, store manager Mr Ian Parley (left) handed over the RNLI. Terry Downing, hon secretarv of the Barrow branch is the cheque to the Institution's head of fund raising, Anthony Oliver pictured with his grandson Stephen, and Freda Wilkinson, chairman (second right), with department supervisor Mrs Fran Price (right) and of the Keep Fit Association, before the balloon send off. Mrs Baker. photograph by courtesy of Evening Echo photograph by courtesy of Nortlt-Western Evening Mail

her one of its films and she visited a be the best figure in the guild's 15-year with the original structure has been put number of schools in and around Oslo history. At the guild's annual meeting, into a largely unused part of the life- where she presented the work of the retired lifeboat mechanic Donny Abbs boathouse at Great Yarmouth and Gor- RNLI and the NSSR, thus combining was presented with an engraved pewter leston. The souvenir shop opened last good information with English tankard by chairman Mrs Daisy May and, with the assistance of Mr and teaching. To show their appreciation Spurgeon, for his services to the town's Mrs Long and the ladies' guild, over NSSR presented Mrs Lowry with a lifeboat and the guild. £5,000 worth of souvenirs were sold. diamond studded gold button, their Ray Bartlett is honorary treasurer of This helped the guild to their record highest award for publicity and fund Camberley branch but his interest in total for 1987 of £25,000. raising work. She is also the only lifeboats does not stop there. For the foreign national to receive such an past three years he has been making Sailing award. models based on current type lifeboats After delivering a yacht to Greece for which he sells for £2 each and has raised Island Sailing Flotillas of Thorney Reliable sources the sum of £500 for the Institution. Island, the staff boat crew produced an Members of Lyndhurst branch held a At the annual general meeting of RNLI collecting box to relieve Tony coffee morning for the presentation of a Aldeburgh and District ladies' guild it Readwin of his spare drachma. Tony silver award to their president Lt J Holt was announced that owing to poor was then told about the company's RN. Since being re-formed in 1981 the health Mrs Grace Agate QBE had de- objective of providing a D class inflat- branch has raised over £15,000 for the cided to resign the chairmanship. She is able lifeboat. To encourage them in Institution. the holder of both silver and gold their endeavours he parted with his Mike Bigland, honorary secretary of service medals and it was largely due to cherished Shoreline flag and was grati- Knighton branch, was presented with a her efforts that the guild has been built fied to see it flying from the mast before cheque for £250 from Mrs Sheila up to its present strength. After thank- he left for home the next day. Roberts on behalf of the Golden Lion ing Mrs Agate for her tireless and Darts team. devoted work on behalf of the guild, Silver jubilee Despite poor weather and fewer visi- branch chairman Vice Admiral Sir To celebrate their 25th anniversary tors to the Isle of Wight during the Charles Mills reported that the guild Staithes ladies' guild held a reception in 1986/87 season. West Wight ladies' guild had raised over £32,000 during 1987. the lifeboat house and crewroom. The sent a total of £12,900 to headquarters. Excitement rose when Royal Tun- lifeboat house was used to display an This was raised by various means and is bridge Wells branch realised over £850 exhibition of photographs and memor- part of the grand total of £99,000 raised had been raised at a coffee morning abilia and the crewroom became a in the same period by the Island's 12 organised at the house of Mr and Mrs refreshment room where tea, coffee and branches and guilds. Harris. This figure is believed to be the wine were provided free for the visitors. The Swinton & Pendlebury branch highest amount raised at such an event The event aroused a great deal of held a grand Christmas fair last Novem- in Kent. interest and a continuous stream of ber and raised over £1,850. guests kept the ladies very busy hosting Members of Cromer ladies' guild Souvenir shop raised £7,300 during 1987, believed to A 'shop front' which blends in well (Continued on page 28f>) 284 To help raise money for the City of Sheffield lifeboat appeal for a new Tyne class boat for Whilby, Sheffield artist Joe Scarborough painted Whilby and its new lifeboat, giving reproduction rights to the appeal. In addition to standard prints at £7 each there was a special edition of 500 at £20 each, signed bv (left to right) the artist. Captain Mick Baker of HMS Sheffield and Peter Thomson, coxswain of Whitby lifeboat. Anvone interested in buving a print should contact the City of Sheffield Lifeboat Apeal, PO Box 334, Sheffield SI0 1 AH. Tel. 0742 766366. photograph by courtesy of The Slur, Sheffield

Diving for cash: For 12 vears regulars at the Three Cups in Stamford Bridge have been throwing their loose change down a 30ft well through port holes in the bar. Diver Phil Peace went down the well from a trapdoor behind the bar" to coin in the treasure and raised about £300 for charity. The monev was split between the Save the Children fund and the RNLl. The origins of the pub are not clear but it seems the well was formerly part of a farmhouse kitchen. photograph by courtesy of Yorkshire Evening 1'ress

A close shave! Councillor Alun Roberts surrendered his 22-year-old beard in aid of the RNLl and raised £244 for the Penarth branch. He is seen being shaved bv hairdresser Alan Jones. Among the witnesses were deputy launching authority Mrs Margaret Hardca.st/e, crew members Justin Elias, Terry Davies and James Lock and honorary secretary Captain (J Sommerfield.

Representatives of the British Geological Marine Survev Unit are seen presenting a cheque for £1,300 to Coxswain Peter Murray of the Anstrttther lifeboat. The monev is to go towards the Doctors Appeal and is one of many donations given to the lifeboat service by the unit. Colin Lawson, area organiser Scotland is on the far left of the picture. photograph by courtesy of D C Thomson & Co Ltd

Hands up! The Western Pioneers Show Team, a group of disabled and able-bodied people from West Wickhurn, 'held up' customers in aid of the RNLl. During a countrywide promotion each Texaco garage adopted a local charitv for three davs. Keith Whiteing, manager of The annual harbour fete of North Stinderland ladies' guild broke all its Addiscombe Road garage, chose to collect for the Crovdon branch previous records h\ raising just over £10,000. As a result of the fete, and the Western Pioneers lent a hand. The event was so successful that donations, coffee mornings, bridge drive, a handsome donation from Mr Whiteing collected for an extra day, resulting in a donation of £571. the local Rotarv Club, and sales of souvenirs the guild had a balance of photograph by courtesy of (. rovtloti Advertiser £16,597. 285 (Continued from page 284) the occasion. Mrs Eva Hanson, the first chairwoman of the guild was present, as were other past chairwomen, guilds officers and members. The afternoon was a great success and although it was not intended as a fund raising event, donations and the sale of souvenirs raised £104 for guild funds. Since its inception the guild has raised over £35,000. Unique auction The auction of a unique 'one-off Royal Worcester plate specially com- missioned for the Lifeboat Midsummer Ball organised by the Bournemouth Ball Committee last summer, raised £510. A bottle of House of Commons sherry signed by Prime Minister Mrs Margaret Thatcher made another £60 and, together with ticket sales, a tombo- la and donations, the event produced a The Roval Tav Yacht Club Dundee wax the venue for the Bell's Charily Bottle smash in aid of the total £2,430. RNLI. The bottle, held bv David Bruce of Bell's Scotch Whisky, was smashed open bv Hugh Scott (second coxswain), watched by Stuart Shepherd (commodore RTYC). club members and lifeboat crew. A total of £128.63 was raised. photograph by courtesy of Ron Gazzard

Guess how much is in the bottle! For weeks customers at the Queen Adelaide puh. Putney Bridge Road, London, put their spare cash A dinner dance organised by the Birmingham branch was the first into a large whisky bottle. On the evening of the 'smash' they were charitv evening to be held in the splendidly refurbished Botanic asked to hazard a guess as to how much it held. The bottle proved to Gardens in Birmingham and raised a magnificent £2,500 for lifeboat contain £138.70 with the 'guesses' raising a further £17.10 for the funds. Among those supervising the tombola are (I to r) Freddie Clapham Battersea and Wandsworth branch. Cyril Holman is shown Bell-Scott (branch president), Ray Kipling (deputy director), Nigel holding the hammer watched by Ann Wilkins, regional organiser Richards (branch chairman) and his daughter and Mrs Susannah South London (far left) along with branch committee members. Kip/ing (third right). Mrs Zee Richards is picking the winners. pholograph by courtesy of Hii-tnin^luiin Evening Mail.

Malcolm Wood, second officer of Townsend Thoresen's Baltic Ferry walked 200 miles for the Harwich lifeboat. The sponsored walk from St Bees Head in Cumbria to Whitbv High Light in Yorkshire look II Support the RNLI: A red London bus, Routemaster RM5, was lent to days and raised over il ,000. Malcolm is shown on board the John the Hertford and district branch as an entry in the Hertford Carnival. Fison. Coincidentally, shortly after the photograph was taken, the The bus, which is about 25 years old, is the oldest in regular service lifeboat was called out to assist the ferrv after a woman passenger was (route number 29 Palmers Green to Victoria) and was specially lost overboard. After an extensive search in gale force conditions the repainted for the occasion. The advertising side panels which bear the search was called off at nightfall. legend "Leaside District is pleased to support the RNLI" will remain to photograph by courtesy of Bruce Monahan be seen daily in the streets of London. 286 Sylvia Knox (left) of the Portrush ladies' guild accepts a cheque for over £9,000 from the Porlrush Raft Race Committee, being the proceeds of the 1987 race. Over the past five vears the committee has raised nearly 140,000 for the RNLI. Roll out the barrel! Pub teams rolled a barrel filled with 22 gallons of water along three miles of road. The barrel-push, by six teams of six runners, was to raise money for the new Loweslofl lifeboat appeal and the Licensed Victuallers' National Homes. They set off from Carl's pub in London Road South, Lowestoft and took in another four pubs before finishing up at the Olde Frank, Gresham Road. The event was organised by Keith Barnard, landlord of the Fighting Cocks, and raised £500 from sponsorship and collections in pubs along the wu\, the money to be shared bv the two charities. photograph by courtesy of Eastern /)u/7v Press

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Bank pays out! Councillor Ian Oxlev, second right, hands over a £300 Dive for treasure: Members of the Hoyland Sub-Aqua Club raised cheque from the profits of six Torbay bottle banks to works and more than £400 bv taking to drv land for a sponsored bed push from harbours chairman Denis Reid. Later Mr Reid passed on the cash to Hoyland to Barnsley. But to be true to their sport they decided the best Captain Barry Anderson, left, chairman of the Torbay branch. place to present the cheque would be under water! So lifeboat appeal photograph by courtesy of Herald Express chairman Arthur Thompson, was persuaded to don flipper and airtank for the ceremony. It was the first time Mr Thompson had gone sub-aqua diving and he is shown in the centre of the picture, with club chairman Ian Sykes on the left and a club member on the right. photograph by courtesy of The Sheffield Slur

Although there are onlv four members in Ashfield & District branch, a cheque was presented at a charity concert to celebrate the second £1,000 it had raised last year. The concert was held by the West Nottinghamshire School of Music Senior Band and ticket sales raised £225. Pictured from left to right are N Jacks, hon secretary, Terry Holt, conductor, Stuart Swallow, area organiser for the north east Ahoy there! Donning their souwesters the Ashley and Loggerheads region, N Simmons, hon treasurer, David Ince, senior conductor and ladies' guild, a small hard working guild covering two small villages in Stephen Clark, soloist. Staffordshire, look part in the local festival by entering a float in the photograph by courtesy of Mansfield Chronicle Advertiser carnival parade. The guild raised £1,100 during 1987. 287 Lifeboat Services Borth, Dyfed Eastbourne, East Sussex August, September and D class inflatable: August 6, 24. 31 (three 37ft 6in Rother: September 13 times), September 30, and October 25 (twice) D class inflatable: August 4, 11, 30, 31 (three October, 1987 Bridlington, Humberside times), September 6, 12 (twice), 13, 14,26 37ft Oakley: August 9, September 5 (twice) (twice), October 1,2, 4 and 25 and October 7 Exmouth, South Devon Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire D class inflatable: August 6 (twice) and 10 33ft Brede: September 20 and October 18 Relief 52ft Arun: August 24 and 31 (twice), 20 (twice), 23, 24, September 4. 10 D class inflatable: August 31, September 12 D class inflatable: September 7 (twice), 13, 30 and October 8 (twice), 17 (twice), 25, October 2 and 22 Aberdovey, Gwynedd Brighton, East Sussex Falmouth, Cornwall Atlantic21: August 1. 3, 11 and 12. 17, 28 Atlantic 21: August 2 (twice), 8. 14, 21, 28, 52ft Arun: August 16, 30 and October 28 (twice), October 5 and 25 (twice) 31, September 1.8, 14. October 8, 11 Atlantic 21: August 16, 25, 30, October 9 and Abersoch, Gwynedd (twice). 21 and 22 27 Atlantic 21: August 16, 24, September 6 and Broughty Ferry (Dundee), Angus Filey, North Yorkshire October 10 52ft Arun: September 7 and 14 Relief 37ft din Rother: August 5 Aberystwyth, Dyfed D class inflatable: August 15. 25, September 37ft Oakley: September 9 and October 16 C class inflatable: August 5, 6 (twice), 10. 19 1. 12, October 3 and 6 D class inflatable: August 4, 25, 30, 31, (three times), 22, 3(),"September 8 and 9 Buckie, Banffshire September 11, 22 and 25 Aldeburgh, Suffolk '52ft Arun: August 1, September 15, 23, Fishguard, Dyfed D class inflatable: August 3, 15, 29 and October 10 and 20 52ft Arun: August 22 and 30 September 1 Bude, Cornwall Flamborough, Humberside Alderney, Channel Islands D class inflatable: August 2, 4, 10, 31 and 37ft Oaklev: August 9, 23, 30, September 1, 44ft Waveney: August 20, 21, 24. 27, September 10 11, 27 (twice) and 30 September 20 (twice). 27 and October 14 Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex Fleetwood, Lancashire Amble, Northumberland D class inflatable: August 19, September 5, Relief 44ft Waveney: August 1, 20, 44ft Wuveney: August 9 and October 5 18 and 19 September 13, 14, October 4. 18 and 21 I) class inflatable: August 6 and 25 Burry Port, Dyfed D class inflatable: August 20, September 2, Anstruther, Fife D class inflatable: August 26, 30, September 15,19 (twice), October 4, 16, 18, 24 and 29 37ft Oakley: October 1. 16, 18 and 28 14. 23 and October 8 Flint, Clwyd Appledore, North Devon Calshot, Hampshire D class inflatable: August 1 and 10 Relief 47ft Watson: September 7. October 2 33ft Brede: October 7 and 9 Fowey, Cornwall and 4 Campbeltown, Argyllshire 33ft Brede: August 4. 5, 31, September 11 Atlantic21: August 2 (twice), 3 and 7, 15. 25 52ft Arun: August 24, 26 and September 27 and 14 (twice), 26, 31 (three times), September 4, 7, Cardigan, Dyfed Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire 11. 18, October 1,4 and 5 C class inflatable: August 13, 16 (twice). 17 47ft Tyne: August 26, 27 and October 3 Arbroath, Angus (twice), 28 and September 5 Relief 47ft Tyne: October 12, 29 and 30 37ft bin Rather: September 3 and October Clacton-on-Sea, Essex Galway Bay, Co Galway 21 Atlantic21: August 11, 12, 28 and September 52ft Arun: August 17, 20, 23, 24, September Arklow, Co Wicklow 29 12, 19,20, 26 and 27 44ft Wavenev: August 15 (twice), September D class inflatable: August 13, 28, September Girvan, Ayrshire 17 and October 27 13 and October 14 33ft Brede: August 9, 14 and 31 Arran (Lamlash), Buteshire Cleethorpes, Humberside Great Yarmouth and Gorleston, Norfolk D class inflatable: August 20 (three times), D class inflatable: August 9, 13, 14, 25, Relief 44ft Wavenev: August 1 (twice), 28 and October 1 September 12, 14 and October 4 September 6, 9. 27 and 30 Arranmore, Co Donegal Clovelly, North Devon Atlantic 21: August 17, 21, 29, September 14. 47ft Tvne: August 1, 15. 23, September 3, 5, 70ft Clyde: August 4. 30, September 7, 25, 20, 27. October 5 (twice) and 8 8, 27, October 1,4. 11,21 and 23 27, and October 22 (twice) Happisburgh, Norfolk Atlantic College (St Donat's Castle), South 70ft Clyde's inflatable: August 10 (three D class inflatable: August 16 (twice) and Glamorgan times), 11, September 12 and October 2 September 30 Atlantic 21: August 18, 28, 30 and September Conwy, Gwynedd Hartlepool, Cleveland 22 D class inflatable: August 5, 25, 30, 31, Relief 44ft Wavenev: August 15 Ballycotton, Co Cork September 4, 21 and October 25 44ft Waveney: September 15 52ft Arun: August 3 (twice) and 22 Craster, Northumberland Atlantic21: October 4 Baltimore, Co Cork D class inflatable: August 22 and 23 Harwich, Essex Relief'52ft Burnett: August 1.2,6,11 (twice) Criccieth, Gwynedd 44ft Wavenev: August 1, 4, 25. September 6, and 23 C class inflatable: August 2, 27 (twice), 12, October'9and 16 48ft din Solent: September 11 September 6 (twice), 12 and 23 Atlantic 21: August 1. 3 (twice). 4, 23. 25, 29, Bangor, Co Down Cromer, Norfolk 30 (twice), 31. September 6.17. 20 and 23 D class inflatable: August 15, 17, 19 and D class inflatable: August 11 (twice), 20, 23 Hastings, East Sussex September 8 and September 22 (twice) 37ft Oakley: August 3, 22, 31, September 19 Barmouth, Gwynedd Cullercoats, Tyne and Wear and October 12 37ft bin Rather: September 28 C class inflatable: August 29. September 6 D class inflatable: August 3,5,8, 11, 14 D class inflatable: August 1 (twice), 3, 27, 31 and 30 (twice), 31 (twice). September 14. 19,24,27, (three times) and October 26 Donaghadee, Co Down October 1,5 and 12 Barra Island, Inverness-shire Relief 52ft Arun: August 2. 3, 5,11. 16, 17, Hayling Island, Hampshire 48ft 6in Solent: September 19 18, 22, 31, September 11 and 27 Atlantic21: August 2, 3. 9 (twice). 15, 23 Barrow, Cumbria Douglas, Isle of Man (twice), 29. 31, September 6 (three times), 8. 47ft Tyne: September 18 46fi 9in Watson: August 6, 7, 11, 12, 15, 19. 14, 17. 19, 20. 26, 27, 28, October 16, 17, 19, D class inflatable: August 14 20, September 15, 18 and October 12 20 and 24 Barry Dock, South Glamorgan Dover, Kent Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire Relief 52ft Arun: August 29 and 50ft Thames: October 8, 13 and 16 (twice) Atlantic21: August 11, September 14 September 6 Dunbar, East Lothian (twice). 27. October 6, 16 and 31 Beaumaris, Gwynedd 47ft Watson: Sept 22 and October 27 Holyhead, Gwynedd Atlantic21: August 1 (twice), 2 (twice), 10, D class inflatable: August 5 47ft Tyne: August 15, September 12, 13, 19 September 7, 13, October 21 and 24 Dungeness, Kent (twice) and 27 Bembridge, Isle of Wight 37ft 6in Rather: August 12, September 15, D class inflatable: September 12 and 19 48ft din Solent: September 11, 14. October 3, October 4 and 13 Howth, Co Dublin 4,7, 18 and 19 Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin 52ft Arun: August 24, September 3, 22 and Blackpool, Lancashire 44ft Wavenev: September 6, 23 and October 26 D class inflatable: August 4 (twice), 8, 16, 17 I) class inflatable: August 28 and September September 13 (twice), 21 and October 20 D class inflatable: September 2, 13 (twice) 29 Blyth, Northumberland and October 17 Hoylake, Merseyside 44ft Wavenev: August 25 and September 3 Dunmore East, Co Waterford 37ft 6in Rother: August 31, September 11,12 I) class inflatable: August 24 44ft Waveney: August 11 and October 6 288 1 lumber, Humberside and October 11 D class inflatable: September 2, October 15 54ft Arun: August 13 D class inflatable: August 2, 6, 15, 25 and and 18 (twice) 52ft Arun: August 13. 2(1, 22 (twice), 24 September 4 Port St Mary, Isle of Man (twice), 30, 31, September 14, 26, October 1, Newbiggin, Northumberland 54ft Arun: August 14 and October 3 10 and 11 Atlantic 21: September 13 Port Talbot, West Glamorgan Hunstanton, Norfolk New Brighton, Merseyside D class inflatable: October 4 and 5 Atlantic 21: August 1,4, 21, September 2, 21 Atlantic21: August 1 (twice), 7, 27. 31, Pwllheli, Gwynedd and 27 September 12 and October 6 D class inflatable: October 4 Ilfracombe, North Devon Newcastle, Co Down Queensferry, West Lothian Relief 37ft bin Rather: August 13, September 37ft Oakley: August 9 Atlantic21: August 8. 11, 23. 24 and 30 27 and October 22 Newhaven, East Sussex Ramsey, Isle of Man Invergordon, Ross-shire Relief 52ft Arun: August 1, 6 (twice). 21 and Relief'37ft Oakley: August 15, 23. 31. 33ft Brede: August 20 and September 21 25 September 1, 3. October 16 and 25 Islay, Argyllshire 52ft Arun: Septembers. 7. 11, 14, 20 (twice), Ramsgate, Kent 50ft Thames: August 8, September 20 23, 25. 27 (twice), 28, October 6, 12. 16, 18 44ft Waveney: August 14, 31 (twice), (twice), 30 and October 24 and 21 September 2, 5 (twice), 27 and October 21 Kingdom, Fife Newquay, Cornwall Atlantic21: August 2. 9, 14. 24, September 4 C class inflatable: August 2, 10 and October 1 C class inflatable: August 6, 19, 30. 31 (three (twice) and October 11 Kippford, Kirkcudbrightshire times), September 3,6, 10 and 23 Red Bay, Co Antrim D class inflatable: August 29, 30. September New Quay, Dyfed C class inflatable: August 5 and 25 2 and 6 D class inflatable: August 3, 7 (twice). 13. 24, Redcar, Cleveland Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire 31 and September 13 Atlantic 21: August 8, 23, September 16 and 37ft Oaklev: August 7 (twice) and 31 North Berwick, East Lothian October 30 Largs, Ayrshire D class inflatable: August 22 (twice), D class inflatable: August 8, 9, September 5, Atlantic 21: August 7. 11. September 3, 22. September 6, October 12 and 14 9 and 19 29 and October"! 8 North Sunderland, Northumberland Rhyl, Clwyd Lerwick, Shetland D class inflatable: August 2,21,31, 37ft Oakley: August 13 and October 25 52ft Arun: August 16, 17, October 3, 4 and September 3, 11 and 13 (twice) D class inflatable: August 4, 12, 21, October 97 Oban, Argyllshire 18 and 19 Little and Broad Haven, Dyfed 33ft Brede: August 1,2,3,9,10 (twice), 16, Rosslare Harbour, Co Wexford D class inflatable: August 23, 31 (twice) and 20, 25, September 12 (three times) and 23 52ft Arun: August 18 and 20 September 3 Relief 33ft Brede: September 25. October 9, Rye Harbour, East Sussex Littlehampton, West Sussex 18 and 17 C class inflatable: August 6, 15. 24, 31, Atlantic 21: August 2 (three times), 7. 8 Padstow, Cornwall September 6, 20 and October 21 (twice) (three times). 9, 16, 18. 21, 22 (three times). 47ft Tyne: August 9, September 23 and St Abbs, Berwickshire 31, September 3. 6, 12. 18 and 24 October 21 Atlantic21: August 5 The Lizard, Cornwall Peel, Isle of Man St Agnes, Cornwall 48ft 6in Oaklev: August 10. September 6. 7, Atlantic 21: August 2, 10, 21. 24. 31, D class inflatable: August 17, September 7, 12 and 23 September 3, October 7 and 9 October 17 and 24 Relief 47ft Watson: October 3 Penarth, Cornwall St Bees, Cumbria Llandudno (Urine's Head), Gwynedd D class inflatable: August 6, 25, 27, 29, C class inflatable: August 23. September 14, 37ft Oakley: August 20 September 6, 7, 11. 20, October 23 and 24 28 and October 28 D class inflatable: August 1 (twice), 16, 22 Penlee, Cornwall St Catherine, Channel Islands and 24 52ft Arun: August 9, 10, 30, 31, September C" class inflatable: August 30 and September Lyme Regis, Dorset 27, October 4, 16 and 30 16 Atlantic21: August 1,2, 3, 8 (twice). 25. 27. Peterhead, Aberdeenshire St David's Dyfed October 4 and 9 48ft 6in Solent: August 2, 27, September 1. 6 48ft 6in Oakley: August 31 and October 27 Lymington, Hampshire and 11 St Helier, Channel Islands Atlantic 21: August 20, 23, September 6, 14, Plymouth, South Devon 44ft Waveney: August 3, 11 (twice), 13, 14. October 3. 11 (twice), 21 and October 26 Relief 44ft Wavenev: August 3, 9, 31, 19, 23, 25. 30. September 1 (twice), 22 and I,villain St Annes, Lancashire September 18. 28. October 21 and 24 October 8 47ft Watson: September 11 and 12 Poole, Dorset St Ives, Cornwall D class inflatable: September 1, 7 and 11 Relief 33ft Brede: August 23, 28. 31 (three 37ft Oakley: October 27 Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire times), September 5, 6 (twice), 9, 12. 14 and C class inflatable: August 1, 9 (twice), D class inflatable: August 1, 14. 16. 20. 28. 15 September 30, October 1, 7 and 28 30, September 3 (twice), 9, 23 and 30 33ft Brede: September 23. 28, October 3, 14 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly Macduff, Banffshire and 19 52ft Arun: August 31 Atlantic 21: August 22 D class inflatable: August 28 (twice), 31 St Peter Port, Channel Islands Mallaig, Inverness-shire (three times), September 6 (three times), 9, 52ft Arun: August 1 (twice), 12, 13. 23 52ft Arun: August 10. 26. September 21, 22. 12, 15, 23, October 3, 11 and 24 (twice), 24, 27. September 20 (twice). 23.29. October 19 and 21 Portaferry, Co Down October 16, 19 and 31 Margate, Kent Atlantic 21: September 20, 27, 28 and Salcombe, South Devon 37ft 6in Rother: August 11,21, September October 22 47ft Watson: August 2. 31, October 11 23, October 25 and 28 Port Erin, Isle of Man and 26 D class inflatable: August 6, 11. 15 (three 37ft 6in Rother: September 24 Scarborough, North Yorkshire times), 19, 31, September 5 (twice), 10. 19 Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan 37ft Oakley: August 1 and 6 and October 10 D class inflatable: August 9, 15. September D class inflatable: August 10 Minehead, Somerset 7. 10, 13 (twice) and 26 Selsey, West Sussex Atlantic 21: August 30 and October 8 Porthdinllaen, Gwynedd 47ft Tyne: August 2. 16 and 22 D class inflatable: September 27 47ft Tyne: August 9, 11 (twice), 12. 15, 27 D c/'iss inflatable: August 2, 22, 24, 26 and 31 Moelfre, Gwynedd and October 2 Sennen Cove, Cornwall 46ft 9in Watson: August 24 Port Isaac, Cornwall Relief 37ft (tin Rother: October 11 D class inflatable: August 24. 28 (twice) and D class inflatable: August 8, 9, 17, 19. Sheerness, Kent September 13 (twice) September 6 and 22 44ft Waveney: August 7, 10. 13, 24, Montrose, Angus Portpatrick, Wigtownshire September 2. 6, 20 (twice). October 16.18 48ft 6in Solent: August 23 and September 27 48ft 6in Solent: September 11 (twice), 23 and 30 Morecambe, Lancashire Portrush, Co Antrim D class inflatable: August 16 (three times), D class inflatable: October 17 52ft Arun: August 15. 23, September 3. 6, September 2. 6 (three times). 8, 12, 14 Mudeford, Dorset 13, 14. 19, 20, October 8 and 25 (twice), 24, October 5, 8 and 24 C class inflatable: August 12, 13. 15. 16. Portsmouth (Langstone Harbour), Sheringham, Norfolk September 4, 13, 19, 20. 23 (twice) and 30 Hampshire 37ft Oakley: October 4 and 20 (twice) Atlantic21: August 1, 20 (twice). 29 (twice). Shoreham Harbour, West Sussex The Mumbles, West Glamorgan 31 (twice), September 6 (twice), 13 (twice). 47ft Watson: August 5, September 12, 47ft Tyne: August 2, 15, 31, September 10 14, October 2, 4, 10 (twice), 15, 18, 19 and 21 October 8, 16 and 25 289 1) class inflatable: August 2, 5. 16, 21, 23, Tenby, Dyfed West Kirby, Merseyside September 3 (twice), "J2. 19. October 1.2 47ft Tyne: August 23. 25, 26 (twice), 31 D class inflatable: August 5. 22. 23 and and 25 (three times), October 8, 15 and 17 October 23 Silloth, Cumbria D class inflatable: August 3 (twice), 4. 8. 9 West Mersea, Essex Atlantic 11: August 2, September 2 and (twice), 15, 20. 22, 25^ 26 (twice). 27. 31 Atlantic 21: August 7 (twice). 8. 18, 19, 20. October 12 (twice), September 1, 3, 7, October 19 and 23 22 (twice) and October 16 Skegness, Lincolnshire Thurso, Caithness Weston-super-Mare, Avon D class inflatable: September 28 48ft 6in Solent: September 11 D class inflatable: August 6, 10 (twice). 20. Skerries, Co Dublin Tighnabruaich, Argyllshire September 27 and October 5 D class inflatable: August 8, 24, September D class inflatable: August 8 and September 29 Atlantic21: August 8, 20 (twice), September 26 and October 24 Torbay, South Devon 20, October 18 and 23 Southend-on-Sea, Essex 54ft Arun: August 9, September 18 and Weymouth, Dorset D class inflatable: August 1, 10, 30, 31, October 4 54ft Aritn: August 8. 23, 31 (twice), September 9, 24 and 26 D class inflatable: August 8, September 5 September 6. 10, 12, 23. October 3 Atlantic21: August 10. 14, 24. 29. 31, and 20 and 16 September 1,5,6 (twice), and Traniore, Co Waterford Whitby, North Yorkshire September 22 D class inflatable: August 24 44ft Waveney: August 16 Southwold, Suffolk Trearddur Bay, Gwynedd D class inflatable: August 1, 13, 16, Atlantic 21: August 12, 16 and 17 D class inflatable: August 1, 6, September September 6, 13, October 23, 24 and Staithes and Runswick, North Yorkshire 13, 26 and October l(f October 31 Atlantic 21: August 23 (twice), 28, Troon, Ayrshire Whitstable, Kent September 6, 24 and October 30 44ft Wavene\: August 22, 26. September 12, Atlantic 21: August 12 (twice), 20 (twice). Stornoway (Lewis), Ross-shire 21. October 9 and 11 21,22. 23. September 6 (three times) and 52ft Amu: August 7, 13, 21, 23. 25, Tynernouth, Tyne and Wear September 11 (twice) September 1, 3 and 30 52ft Arun: September 19, 29 and October 5 Wick, Caithness Stranraer, Wigtownshire D class inflatable: September 17 and 26 48ft 6in Oakley: September 13 and 15 D class inflatable: August 5 (twice), 8, Valentia, Co Kerry Wicklow, Co Wicklow September 11 and 22 Relief 52ft Arun: August 1. 2. 12. 26. 42ft Watson: August 15. 19 and September Stromness, Orkney September 13, 14 and 22 13 52ft Arun: September 23 Walmer, Kent Withernsea, Humberside Sunderland, Tyne and Wear Relief 42ft Beach: September 27 and D class inflatable: August 3, 22, September 3 47ft Watson: August 23 (twice) and October 31 and October 29 September 13 D class inflatable: August 23, 24, October 4. 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Dogs welcome. sizes 14 to 20 SEASONS Pauline Upright, Halgabron House, Send I8p stamps or ring our Secluded, romantic and wonderful Halgabron, Tintagel, N. Cornwall. Answer phone Service lor hospitality Binocular Repair Specialist details of our products Shoreline Member, realistic prices, high Tel: 0840 770667. including shirts, braces etc HOLNE CHASE quality, repairs/cleaning/re-aligning. Personal shoppers by Nr. Ashburton, Devon ACTION OPTICS 2 Old Hill, Avening. appointment Esl. I921 Poundsgate (036 43) 471 Nr. Tetbury, Glos GL8 8NR Prices from £19.50 Jl -i- RAC" Commendation of B.T.A. S Nailsworth (045 383) 3738 LEATHER DECK SHOES These must be the Best Value in "Top Quality" Shoes. (Dept 17 ). 35 High Street Bletchingley ONLY £26.50 (OR LESS) INC. Surrey RH14PB Tel (0883)843526 WATERSIDE HOLIDAYS V.A.T.. POST AND PACKING. FAL ESTUARY, CORNWALL Choice of Colours and Sfy/e. 1'Lic.irul plaiv with X COTTAGES (1-3 bud). You save by buying direct from JETTY and MOORINGS for your own boat. Or the Importer. vou am use one- of our HIRE BOATS (motor or LIFEBOAT OIL PAINTINGS S.A.E. for Illustrated Colour Leaflet. or any MARINE CRAFT (also portraits! £3, saihriRl. .Also YACHTS for CHARTER, separately DON CHILCOTT, Nauticos Ltd., 18" x 14" E30IE15 deposit, balance on arrival) or with cottages. Write- or ring for brodiurt 35 Duckmoor Road, Ashton, s a e to LEE, coach House, westhill Road. PETER AND JIM, MYLCHREEST. BAR Wvke Regis. Weymouth. Dorset. CREEK. MALPAS, TRURO (OK72I 73919. Bristol BS3 2DQ. Tel 0305 760 637 Tel: 0272 661973 PLEASE MENTION THE LIFEBOAT. 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Are you ready for a revolutionary up different atmospheres. Beachcombing concept in holidays? A new idea that makes on exotic seashores or clambering over the rest look limited and conventional? An romantic ruins. Listening to the siz/le of a adventure that takes all the best features barbecue on the sand, or, late at night, the of existing holidays - and transforms clicking of chips as you and new- them into something trulv extraordinary? found friends try your luck Sunshine, watersports, beach life at the roulette table. and sightseeing are \,ours to enjoj - and every da> in another beautiful, special!;, chosen setting. \ou see, a Black Prince holiday is every holida\ \oue\erdreamed of rolled into one. If you demand an active holiday we'll send you overboard V\e promise >ou excitement. Make for the Marina Park, our unique vvatersports centre that literally

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