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The programme was screened during the first week in December when HRH Prince Charles opened the new NOTES OF Coastguard Marine Rescue Sub Centre at Tyne. photograph by courtesy of Whitby Gazette Thanks and congratulations Tyne, the RNLI's latest class of life- THE QUARTER Everybody in the RNLI is conscious boat, is designed to launch down a of the tremendous efforts made by fund slipway but to have double the speed of raisers throughout Great Britain and present slipway lifeboats; the cost of Ireland to provide the lifeboatmen with building each boat is £430,000. HER MAJESTY Queen Elizabeth The the finest boat and equipment possible. The Mumbles Tyne is partly funded Queen Mother, Patron of the Institution, The Committee of Management, at by a gift from J. F. and E. A. Measures will be the guest of honour at this year's its meeting in November last year, heard Charity of Birmingham and will be annual presentation of awards meeting a report of fund-raising results and named Ethel Anne Measures. The presi- on May 15. She will address the resolved: dent of the appeal is HM Lieutenant for meeting and present the awards for West Glamorgan, Colonel J. Vaughan gallantry and long, outstanding service. ' That the thanks and congratulations of Williams, and cheques, made payable It will be a particular pleasure to wel- the Committee be extended to voluntary to the The Mumbles Lifeboat Appeal' come the Queen Mother in this the workers and fund raising staff who had should be sent to The Treasurer, The RNLI's 160th anniversary year because been so successful in meeting the fund Mumbles Lifeboat Appeal, Midland she has herself been associated with the raising targets for 1983.' Bank PLC, Castle Square, Swansea, lifeboat service for 60 of those memor- West Glamorgan SA1 IDS. able years. Her Majesty's support, al- Carol concert The Cromer boat is partly funded by ways warm and generous, began in the Her Royal Highness Princess Michael a legacy of just over £100,000 and will RNLI's centenary year, 1924; on life- of Kent was guest of honour at a carol be named Ruby and Arthur Reed II; the boat day, May 20, just a little over a concert in Guildford Cathedral given on same benefactor provided the present year after their marriage, Their Royal December 15 by the Guildford Choral Cromer lifeboat. The patron of this Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Society for the RNLI. A programme of appeal is the Lord Lieutenant of Nor- York, later to become King George VI Christmas Music was conducted by folk, Timothy Coleman, and cheques, and Queen Elizabeth, together toured David Gibson and readings from The made payable to 'Cromer Lifeboat the collection depots in Kensington, Wind in the Willows were given by Appeal', should be sent The Trustee Fulham, the City of London and the television personality Tony Hart.