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Lifeboats.Org.Uk Lifeboat Services Email: Info@Rnli.Org.Uk Rescues from Around the Country Including Award Winning Rescues A welcome that leaves other es in our wake A PASSION FOR BOATING Hilton A trip to the London International Boat Show from January 4th - 14th 2001, is even better when you make a Hilton hotel your first port of call. The friendly welcome continues throughout your stay and you'll be conveniently based for getting to Earl's Court. Our Boat Show Package also proves that quality London hotel accommodation doesn't have to be 1 expensive. This truly international show features over 600 exhibitors including 1000 boats of all descriptions and a whole array of the latest engines, equipment, accessories, boating holidays and much more. For the year 2001, National Boat Shows have once again selected Hilton as their preferred accommodation partner and as such have negotiated special rates in a choice of top London hotels. London Hilton 22 Park Lane • Landmark hotel by Hyde Park Corner • Central for business, shopping and theatreland To book any of the Hilton Boat Show Packages call The Langham Hilton Hilton Special Events on 08705 201201 and quote 1 Portland Place, Regent Street 'London Boat Show'. Lines are open from 8am to 11pm • Located in the centre of the West end, just north of Oxford Circus on Monday to Friday and 9am to 6pm at the weekend. • Central for shopping, theatres and the city • Langham Health Club on site Hilton London Green Park Half Moon Street, Mayfair London Hilton £94.00 £166.50 • Georgian hotel located just off Piccadilly in the with_Dinner Supplement £11250 C18500 heart of fashionable Mayfair The Langham Hilton £94.00 £166.50 • A few minutes walk from Green Park tube station with Dinner Supplement £112.50 £185.00 Hilton London Kensington Hilton London Green Park £66.50 £110.50 with Dinner Supplement £81.50 £125.50 179- 199 Holland Park Avenue Hilton London Kensington £59,0X1 £8900 • 3 minutes walk from Holland Park tube station with Dinner Supplement £78.50 £10850 • Located in West London residential area Hilton London Olympia £60.50 £9050 • 2 Restaurants, one specialising in Japanese cuisine with Dinner Supplement £76.50 £106.50 Hilton London Olympia Hilton London Metropole £59.00 £89.00 380 Kensington High Street with Dinner Supplement £76.50 £106.50 • Situated on one of London's major shopping streets Hilton London Hyde Park £55.50 £85.50 • 15 minutes walk from Kensington High Street tube station with Dinner Supplement £71.50 £91.50 • Superb leisure facilities Hilton London St.Ermin's £56.00 £7300 with Dinner Supplement £71.00 £88.00 Hilton London Metropole Hilton London Islington £53.50 £73.50 Edgware Rd with Dinner Supplement £66.50 £86.50 • 2 minutes walk from Marylebone and Paddington stations Boohing Details • 2 minutes walk from Edgware Road tube station • Luxury Living Well Health Club • All prices are per person and include one nights accommodation, full brsaklas! ticket (o the show and catalogue voucher. Hilton London Hyde Park • If you wish to go to the show on Preview Day on the 4th January there is a £6 50 supplement per person on all quoted rates lor accommodation on mis nighi Bayswater Rd Vim can also slay on the 3rd January it you prefer. • Superb Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park views • Full pre-payment is required at time of hooking and your confirmalion will be sen) to you within 7 working days. • 3 minutes walk from Queensway tube station • Full booking terms and conditions will he sent to you with your booking Hilton London St. Ermin's confirmation. If you are nol happy to proceed with your booking once you ban seen our Booking Conditions please return all documentation to us within 7 day. Caxton St of receipt. After this lime no monies can be refunded. • Modern comforts, 19th century splendour •II you book up to the 18th December your tickets and catalogue voucher for the show will be posted out to you, after this date you can collect thase at your • Peaceful location between Buckingham Palace and Westminster Bridge chosen hotel • 1 minute walk from St James's Park tube station • Please advise your Reservations Agent where you saw this offer arivertiiad when you book. Hilton London Islington • For details of Special Events Holiday Insurance, just ask when you book. 53 Upper St, Islington • For rail/flight information please ask your Reservations Agent. • This accommodation package is organised by Hilton International • Short walk from Angel Tube Station (UK) Limited (Hilton). • Underground guest parking The oat Autumn 2OOO In this issue. Issue 553 News and Views The magazine of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution West Quay Road. Poole, Dorset BH15 1HZ. The latest news from and about the RNLI Telephone Poole (01202) 663000 www.lifeboats.org.uk Lifeboat Services email: [email protected] Rescues from around the country including award winning rescues Registered Chanty Number 209603 Task of the Vikings 16 Chairman: Director and Secretary: Jim Ferguson takes a look at the Norwegian lifeboat service A New Zealand lease of life 19 Bridlington Coxswain Fred Walkington visits the land of Peter Nicholson Andrew Freemantle MBE Kiwis in pursuit of some former RNLI lifeboats The Lifeboat Get Splashed Hall of Fame Acting Editor: We announce the winners of the Get Splashed poster competition The Rescue Team 24 A specially commissioned double-page spread taken from Storm Force News - showing who does what at Jon Jones a lifeboat station Editorial Tel 01202 663188 High Seas 27 Fax 01202 663189 More bird's eye views of lifeboat stations email: [email protected] Membership Enquiries Clovelly to Atlantic College 28 Tel 01202 663234 Howard Richings continues his shoreworks journey email: [email protected] around the coast Advertising Madison Bell 20 Orange Street, London WC2H 7ED Display: Stephen Rowe 01225 830300 Books 30 Classified: Deborah Roos 020 7389 0808 Peter Chenell looks at some of the latest lifeboat reading email: [email protected] Your Letters 33 Front Cover Readers put pen to paper Newhaven's new Severn class People and Places 35 lifeboat, David and Elizabeth Adand, Around and about the RNLI is put through her paces with the magnificent chalky cliffs and lighthouse of Beachy Head as a The Fundraisers 36 backdrop. How some of the money is raised - including how some branches and guilds are 'winning fundraising friends' Photograph © Rick Tomlinson List of Launches 43 Station-by-station lifeboat launches for March, April and May 2000 HM The Queen Mother's 100th birthday parade Lifeboatmen taking part in the parade RNLI banner Fred Walkington Bridlington Colour party Robert Aggas Swanage Dave Corben Swanage Colin Marks Swanage Queen Victoria Alan Attrill Bembridge Geoff Attrill Bembridge Rob Charlton Beaumaris Sloane Hawley Hastings David Lisle Tynemouth thought it was a wonderful day Lifeboatmen and Pat Marshall Plymouth women from England, Geoff Ormrod Hoylake I was delighted to be involved ' Wales, Scotland and David Pirn Bangor Northern Ireland helped Michael Stone Beaumaris Peter Woolhouse, Volunteer Fundraiser to make up the RNLI's Martin Woodward Bembridge contingent that took Peter Woolhouse London part in HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's 100th birthday parade on 19 July at Horseguards Parade, in London. Miss Miriam and Miss Nellie Garbutt The RNLI's colour party accompanied two Martin Jaggs Lytham St Annes contrasting lifeboats manned by the volunteers. Wyn Jones Abersoch The Queen Victoria is a restored pulling and sailing Kyle Marshall Bangor lifeboat from 1887, and was pulled by a team of horses. The Miss Miriam and Miss Nellie Garbutt is a modern Atlantic 75 rigid inflatable lifeboat, and Walking is the fastest in the RNLI fleet with a top speed on Matthew Atkinson Lytham St Annes 32 knots. Stormy Stan also joined in the parade, Dennis Brophy Walmer riding in his own vehicle. Bill Farquhar Thurso Everyone agreed that the day was extremely enjoyable, and the RNLI was proud to be included in the celebrations. In the end. everything ran organisers that the Mersey was too tall. It would smoothly, but that is not to say that there weren't not fit under the special canopy that was being some stressful moments in the preparation. The erected. Fortunately, as an emergency original plan included an all-weather Mersey class organisation, the RNLI is experienced at reacting lifeboat instead of the Atlantic 75. It was only days quickly and the substitute Atlantic 75 was brought before the parade that officials informed RNLI into service. The Lifeboat is published four times a year Photographs intended for return should be and is sent free to RNLI members and accompanied by a stamped, addressed Any products or services advertised in governors. The next issue will be Winter 2000 envelope, Contributions may be held for The Lifeboat by third parties are not in any and will appear in January 2001. subsequent issues and, to reduce costs, way endorsed by the RNLI and the RNLI News items should be received by 25 October, receipt will not usually be acknowledged shall not be responsible for the accuracy of but earlier if possible. All material submitted for unless requested. any information contained in such possible publication should be addressed to For further information on how to join the advertisements nor has it investigated or the Editor, The Lifeboat, Royal National Institution as a member or governor contact the verified any of the information. Lifeboat Institution, West Quay Road. Poole. membership section at RNLI Headquarters, Dorset BH15 1 HZ. West Quay Road, Poole, Dorset BH15 1HZ, The Lifeboat is published by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and printed by The Friary Press, Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1JL. Birthday Honours It is with great pleasure that we announce that the following people have been honoured by Her Majesty The Queen in the Birthday Honours: FOR SERVICES TO THE RNLI Member, Order of the British Empire (MBE) Dorothy Eldridge - President, Portsmouth and Southsea Ladies Lifeboat Guild Michael Eynon - Former mechanic, Angle Lifeboat Station James Manson - Former Honorary Secretary, Troon Lifeboat Station Albert Sutherland - Coxswain, Fraserburgh Lifeboat Station.
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