Journal of theRoyal National Lifeboat Institution

Volume 54 Number 533

The

LifeboatAutumn 1995 Vellum Service Reports

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To date, three lifeboats have been funded with over£1 million spent on the build and modernisation ofboathouses and other vital equipment, ensuring that ourjoint fund-raising efforts truly are making a difference.

Our fund-raising activities continue throughout 1995 and1996 with our 'Saving Lives' campaign as we aim to raise£550.000 for a much-needed Boathouse and Slipway andother RNLI capital projects.

Support us in our efforts by entering the LifeboatLottery and you could be the winner of a Volvocar to the value of £12.500*.

All you need to do is complete the tear-off slip on theLottery tickets enclosed in this edition of The Lifeboat'and return it. with your cheque or postal order,to the RNLI.

If you would like to know more about the RNLI'sfund-raising activities please telephone 01202 671133.For more information on Volvo carstelephone 0800 400430.

VOLVO AND THE RNLI WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOURGENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE LIFEBOAT LOTTERY

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The Autumn 1995

LifeboatRoyal National

LifeboatInstitution

ContentsVolume 54Number 533Chairman:SIR MICHAEL VERNON

Director and Secretary:LT CDR BRIAN MILES CUE RD FNI RNR

Editor: MIKE FLOYD .Editorial Assistants: MARY GYOPARI

JON JONES

Advertisement Manager:JOHN FARNHILLClassified Advertisements:MARION BARDSLEY

Headquarters:Royal National Lifeboat Institution.West Quay Road.Poole.Dorset BH15 1HZ.Telephone Poole (01202) 671133Telex 41328.Registered Charity No. 209603

RNLI News 38What's happening in and around the Institution

Lifeboat Services 40Including two Vellum award services...

Bookshelf 44Some recent publications reviewed

The Wood for the Trees 46The RNLI still has a need for new wooden boatsMike Floyd investigates

Open House 48Photos from the 1995 Open Days at Poole

Ceremonies 49Lifeboats and boathouses named and opened

Legacy Lifeline 52Legacies provide 60% of the RNLI's income - we look at howthey enable the Institution to plan ahead

Your Letters 54Your views on all aspects of lifeboats and related subjects

Past and Present 56From THE LIFEBOAT of 1870 and one of today's lifeboatmen

The Fundraisers 58How some of the money is raised

Membership News 63for Shoreline, Governors and Storm Force members

People and Places 66Around and about the RNLI

Lifeboat Services 68March, April and May 1995

COVER PICTUREby Rick Tomlinson

A Trent class lifeboat on trials offCowes in winds gusting to 50knots. This is one of many spec-tacular photos which appear inRick Tomlinson's 1996 LifeboatCalendar. Details on page 38.

Next Issue: The Winter issue of THELIFEBOAT will appear in January 1996,and news items should be received by 13November 1995, but earlier if possible.

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NEWS NEWSNEWSPOINT

What would Sir WilliamHillary have thoughtabout the day when RyeHarbour lifeboat rescued29 children and adultsfrom inflatable toys on ahot summer's day ear-lier this year (see Life-boat Services)?

When he founded theRNLI in 1824 his chiefconcern was the fate ofweather-worn sailors inwinter gales, not that ofmuddle-headed, lobster-pink holidaymakers offsouth coast beaches.Global warming was notthe burning issue of hisday and it might wellhave astonished the oldcampaigner that the dri-est, calmest summer onrecord also produced thetwo busiest months onrecord for lifeboat crews.

Having overcome theculture shock, let ushope, though, that hewould be proud of theseachievements. The life-boat service of 1995 hasan enormous range ofpotential risks to cover.It is remarkable that wehave the equipment andthe volunteers ready tocope in winter gales andin summer heat. True,there are times, espe-cially in the holiday sea-son, when forethoughtand prudence would pre-vent the need for a life-boat. We are doing allwe can now to encour-age sale practice by thesea-going public.

But the RNLI is morea people's service todaythan at any time in itshistory. If the pursuits ofthe people it saves ap-pear sometimes trivial,the death of a child at theseaside leaves at leastas great a scar on a life-boat crew as the loss ofany other life.

Special resources for youngThe RNLI is involved in a concerted effort to make youngpeople more aware of its work and has introduced two specialpacks aimed at teachers. The first pack, called 'Launch!' andaimed at 7 to 11 year-olds, was introduced last year. Designedto fit and complement the school curriculum it has been highlysuccessful, even receiving praise from the Schools Curriculumand Assessment Authority, the body which actually sets thecurriculum and which now intends to use parts of it in its ownliterature!

To extend the age range a new pack has just been released,this time aimed at the 5 to 7 year-old age group. Called 'Life-

boat!' it has been specially de-signed and developed to pro-vide information and re-sources closely allied to thecurriculum, using all new ma-terial. Although aimed prima-rily at teachers the pack willalso be useful to leaders of anyother groups in the age range.

The pack consists of a newAl format colour poster, aneight-panel A4 colour frieze(depicting a rescue right fromthe beginning of the incidentto taking the survivors back toshore), with associated activi-ties and storyline, six A4photocards in full colour withaccompanying worksheetsand a comprehensive teach-ers' book with explanations,ideas and extension activities.

Projects are diverse, rang-ing from safety at sea, team-work, through to historical in-vestigation, drama and design.Together the items address thebroad spectrum of the curricu-lar areas in the United King-dom and the Republic of Ire-land while also providing ex-periences for discrete subjectareas.

The new 'Lifeboat!' pack(and Launch! for 7-11 years)cost £5 each from AnneMillman, Youth PromotionCo-ordinator, RNLI, WestQuay Road, Poole, DorsetBH15 1HZ. Cheques shouldbe made payable to the RoyalNational Lifeboat Institution.

ChildrenalwayswelcomeYoung people are becomingincreasingly involved in theRNLI; as the naming cer-emony reports relate, the fund-ing of the Fishguard Trent classwas entirely in their hands,through the good offices ofthe 'Blue Peter' appeal.

Meanwhile, the name ofGreat Yarmouth andGorleston's new Trent waschosen by 13-year-oldJonathan Griffiths in a compe-tition run for children by theRNLI and Volvo Car UK. Thelifeboat, funded from the pro-ceeds of draws for Volvo cars,is to be named Samarbeta whichmeans 'Working Together' inSwedish. The winning namewhich reflects the theme usedby Volvo and the RNLI overan eight-year partnership, wasselected out of 2,000 entries bythe Great Yarmouth andGorleston lifeboat crew.Jonathan will be guest of hon-our at the naming ceremony,receive a year's free StormForce membership and a £100WH Smith voucher.

Elsewhere it has been theseason for Storm Force rallieswhere junior members of theRNLI have the opportunity toencounter the lifeboat serviceat first hand with games, dem-onstrations and instruction.Venues this year have beenSouth Shields, Milton Keynes,Selsey, Fleetwood, CarsingtonWater in Derbyshire and Ban-gor in Northern Ireland.

CoverThe photograph on the cover of thisissue appears in the Rick Tomlinson1996 Lifeboat Calendar which isavailable for overprinting for com-pany promotions. It can be obtainedfrom Rick Tomlinson Associates, POBox 3, St Georges House, Port StMary, Isle of Man IM99 7RT.

Stop PressAs we went to press we hearHthat the RNLI had bet.,succesful in its bid to the Na-tional Lottery Heritage Fund todevelop the collection of life-

The Institution could not useits own funds for the work buthas been succesful in obtaininga grant for £355.000 which, to-gether with £250.000 alreaavailable should enable to dis-play to open by Easter 1996.More details in the next issue ofTHE LIFEBOAT.

The hiddenlifeboatsThe National Maritime Mu-seum in London has organ-ised a 'Hidden Collection'seminar on lifeboats and light-houses for 7 March 1996. The'Hidden Collections' are theparts of the museum's collec-tion that are normally hiddenaway in stores, vaults or ar-chives due to lack of space.

The seminar runs from10am to 4.30pm and looks atthe RNLI and at the develop-ment of the lifeboat and of thelighthouse. Discussion willtrace the history of these aidsto life and survival at sea andinclude use of the plans, pho-tographs and models housedin the museum.

The seminar costs £27 in-cluding refreshments and freeentry for the National Mari-time Museum, The Queen'sHouse and the Old Royal Ob-servatory.

For further details, tel-ephone 0181-312 6710.

Carl GilesWith great regret we announcethe death of cartoonist CarlGiles on 27 August 1995.

Carl Giles was appointed aLife Governor of the RNLI in1984 in recognition of his sup-port over many years - he hadsupplied a cartoon speciallyfor the Institution's greetingcard each Christmas for manyyears and had been awarded aPublic Relations Award for hiswork as far back as 1973.

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NEWS NEWSThanks a MillionOne of the most famous cruis-ing yachtswomen, SusanHiscock MBE, has left an esti-mated Elm in her will to pro-vide the RNLI with a Severnor Trent class lifeboat to benamed Wanderer, the namecarried by all of the yachts inwhich she and her husbandhad cruised extensively. SusanHiscock and husband Ericsailed round the world threetimes and wrote a number ofbooks drawn from their expe-riences.

Fittingly the first of theyachts built specifically for thecouple, Wanderer II was con-structed in Poole, very close towhere the RNLI's headquar-ters now stands. However itwas in Wanderer III in whichthey made their first circum-navigation, returning to theUK in 1955, at which time shewas only the fourth Britishyacht to complete the trip.

Eric had died some yearspreviously and at the time ofher death Susan Hiscock livedin Yarmouth on the Isle of

The Lifeboat onaudio tape

This issue of THE LIFEBOAT isthe second to be made avail-able on audio tape in a pilotscheme in conjunction withTalking Newspapers. Mem-bers can receive the audio tapeversion free of charge, al-though as there is a smallcharge to the RNLI some re-cipients may wish to make asmall donation to cover theadditional costs.

If you, or anyone you know,would like to receive The Life-boat on a C90 audio tapeplease write to the Editor, TheLifeboat, RNLI West QuayRoad, Poole, Dorset BH151HZ quoting the recipient'smembership number.

It is most important thatmembers return their cas-settes to Talking Newspapersafter use to avoid a charge tothe Institution.

Wight, where she had come toknow the crew and officials ofthe lifeboat station well.

Another famous namefrom a very different arenawho showed in his will that hehad never forgotten the life-boat service was LarryGrayson. His recent deathbrought to light the fondmemories which he held forRedcar lifeboat, and it wasannounced that he had left£10,000 to the station.

He began his career atRedcar, playing many sum-mer seasons at the New Pavil-ion, and had always kept intouch with Joyce Dowding, akeen fundraiser for the RNLI,and the bequest was made inrecognition of their friendship.

It is a possibility that someof Larry's money will be usedto fund new doors at the boat-house. In the words of Red car'shonorary secretary, IanReadman, 'we really will beable to 'shut that door' on thecareer and life of a great enter-tainer'.

RecordSummerAugust 1995 was the busiestmonth ever for the lifeboatservice, first indications beingthat there were 1,557 launches,an average of 50 a day, almostthree times the general aver-age of 17 a day.

August Bank Holiday sawno fewer than 303 launchesfrom Friday to Monday, with111 on Sunday. Full figureswill not be available until Serv-ice Reports are received fromthe lifeboat stations.

Michael Vlasto, the RNLI'ssea safety liaison officer, com-mented: 'Hot summers alwaysseem to mean more work forthe lifeboat crews. When theweather is fine for so long,people take to the water whowouldn't have normally doneso. It is these people, particu-larly that we need to reachwith messages about how totake care of themselves.'

Presidential visit

HRH The Duke of Kent, President of the RNLI, is pictured talking to (fromleft to right) crew member John Gorman, and Helmsmen Geraint Wheeler,Tom Ridgway, Sandro James and Cliff Bates all of Aberystwyth during atwo day tour of Cardigan Bay lifeboat stations in July. His other ports of callwere Barmouth, Aberdovey, Borth, New Quay and Cardigan.

On the CardsThe RNLI's mail order catalogue, 'Watermark', was enclosedwith the Summer issue of The Lifeboat, with the usual excellentresponse. However, although many people like to plan theirChristmas purchases early it seems that an equal number ofpeople feel that summer is far too early to even think aboutChristmas shopping and keep their copy for use later!

The 'Watermark' catalogue contains a wide range of Christ-mas cards and gifts - all of which raise money for the Institution- and anyone who has mislaid their catalogue, or who wouldlike to obtain one for a friend, should contact Customer Serviceson (01202) 677766 so that another copy can be despatched.

Sea Safety ProgressThe Sea Safety Initiative, inwhich the RNLI is workingwith other sea-safety organi-sations, took several steps for-ward during 1995.

The first booklet, 'SafetyGuidelines for RecreationalBoat Users', was launched atthe London Boat Show in Janu-ary, and three further book-lets providing 'Guidelines toReduce Machinery Failure'were introduced in March.These were aimed at pleasurecraft, diving support craft andfishing vessels and were inresponse to statistics showingthat machinery failure is oneof the main causes of call-outs.

The 'Diving Support Craft'booklet was launched at theDive 95 exhibition at Olym-pia, and 53,000 copies werealso distributed with the Juneissue of 'Diver' magazine. The'Fishing Vessel' booklet was

launched at Fishing 95 exhibi-tion and also distributed with'Fishing News' and 'ScottishFishing Monthly'. 170,000 cop-ies of the'Pleasure Craft' book-let were distributed in the Mayissue of four of the main yacht-ing magazines which werepublished in time for Easter,when most recreational sail-ors were preparing their boatsfor the season.

Videos covering othersafety related subjects are be-ing produced and the first,'First Aid Afloat' made in con-junction with the RYA, waslaunched at the SouthamptonInternational Boat Show inSeptember. The next videocovering 'The use of EPIRBs/SARTs in the GMDSS' (all ofwhich are modern electronicdistress and position indicat-ing systems) was due to fol-low soon after.

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LIFE LifeboatServices

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JINFLATABLE STEPS IN TO TAKE OVER TOW

Heavy seas and poorconditions as D classsaves threeA service by Port Talbot's D class inshore lifeboat in difficult condi-tions has led to the award of the Thanks of the Institution Inscribed onVellum to crew member Robert Harris. The other crew membersduring the service, Lee Worth and Stanley May, have received aframed letter of thanks from the Chairman of the RNLI.

It was at 1520 on 4 March 1995 that thestation heard from Swansea Coastguardthat a vessel was in distress, firing redflares, half a mile west of Port Talbotharbour. Sixteen minutes later the sta-tion's D class lifeboat launched in a SSWForce 6 to 7 wind and a 10-15ft swelltopped by breaking waves. Although thesky was overcast visibility was good.

The casualty was a 24ft convertedship's lifeboat named Panama, which hadsuffered engine failure earlier in the dayand been towed into Port Talbot harbourby the lifeboat. She had not been allowedto remain in the harbour and, with thewind only Force 2 and the sea calm, thelifeboat had towed her back out to sea,where she had anchored. A motor fishingvessel called Moyana had agreed to towPanama back to her moorings later but,with the sudden change of weather, thesituation had changed dramatically andPanama was now in difficulty.

ConcernedRobert Harris took the helm of the

lifeboat and headed straight for Panama,coming alongside her starboard side asshe lay head to the weather. The threepeople on the casualty were becomingmore and more concerned about theirsituation and one even wanted to try toswim ashore. Robert Harris boarded thecasualty to calm them down, handing thehelm over to Lee Worth.

The lifeboat then returned to the shore,entering the Afan river over a bar onwhich there 4 to 5ft waves on top of a 10ft swell, to collect a hand-held VHP radiofrom the station and also to find out at

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when there would be enough water toallow Moyana to get out of the river.Moyana''s crew said they would be able toclear the river at 1630, so the lifeboat wentback out over the bar to pass the radio tocrew member Harris and stand by Panama.

Moyana (a 36ft crabber with two crew)arrived on the scene at 1645, and twoattempts were needed to pass a tow.Robert Harris secured the line andweighed anchor as Moyana took up thetow .

The lifeboat stayed close by as the twoboats headed slowly towards the River

Port TalbotWest Division

Afan. After about ten minutes a biggerthan average wave hit both boats, oneafter the other, and the tow parted. Thethree men on the casualty became ex-tremely agitated and wanted to be takenoff, but Harris told them that they weresafer on board.

Made fastThe lifeboat, with Lee Worth at the

helm, moved in and was able to pick upthe parted tow line and keep Panamahead to sea. Moyana then made anotherapproach to the bow of Panama and passedher part of the broken tow line to'thelifeboat, where Stanley May made thetwo pieces fast to each other. The towwas then taken up again and Moyanaspeeded up to bring the tow safely overthe bar and into the river.

Once inside the river the lifeboat tookover the tow, secured Panama to a moor-ing and took her crew ashore. The life-boat then went back out over the bar oncemore and returned to station at 1721.

The Chief of Operations has sent aletter of appreciation to the skipper ofMoyana for his help in the service.

Dogged determinationNorth Berwick's D class inflatable wascalled out during July this year after aGolden Retriever decided to show offthe breed's prowess in the water.

Six year old Homer decided to takea dip during his daily 'walkies', andthen just kept on going - half a mileout to sea to Fidra Island!

He could be seen through binocu-lars chasing around the island andthere were fears he might be sweptaway.

His worried owner, Hilary Reid,

went to North Berwick Harbour to gethelp, but it was low water and all of thefishing boats were aground.

So, North Berwick's lifeboatmencame to the rescue, launched the Dclass and shot out to the island. Mean-while worried owner Hilary droveback... only to find an impatient Homerwaiting for her in the car park after hishalf-mile swim back to shore!

'I'm very grateful to the lifeboatmen/she said, 'but I'm a bit embarrassed atthe trouble they went to'.

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CONDITIONS OUTSIDE LIMITS FOR D CLASS

Atlantic clear of the watertwice in race to manin waterA service by New Brighton's Atlantic 21 on 5 March 1995 to a man inthe water has led to the a ward of the Thanks of the Institution Inscribedon Vellum to Helmsman Michael Jones. The crew members during theservice, Howard Jones, Neil Jones and Michael Haxby, all receivedframed letters of thanks from the Institution's Chairman.

Helmsman Michael Jones was in theboathouse on the afternoon of Sunday 5March 1995 when he was informed by amember of the public that there was aman in the water off Portland slip, just tothe north west of the station.

It was 1400 and, as this coincided ex-actly with the time of the station's weeklypager test, he immediately fired two ma-roons to assemble the crew.

Just five minutes later the station'sAtlantic 21 launched into heavy surf anda westerly Force 7 to 8 with a heavy swelland sea. Visibility was poor and the ebbstream had already started to run.

SevereThe lifeboat passed through the Rock

channel on the way to the casualty wherethe waves were 15-20ft high. Watchers onthe shore saw the boat clear of the watertwice, and the motion was so severe thatit was impossible to use the radio as thecrew needed both hands to stay in contactwith the boat. Although rough, the pas-sage was quite short and the lifeboat ar-rived on scene at 1410.

County Rescue - a rescue servicelargely funded by local councils - hadbeen diverted from the recovery of a deadhorse nearby, and the 6.5m rigid inflat-able with two crew members aboard ar-rived two minutes before the lifeboat.They were unable to recover the man aswith only two crew members aboard thehelmsman had to leave the controls tohelp, and onlookers say that she almostcapsized twice.

The seas were being reflected off thesea wall and were very confused, but thelifeboat closed with the casualty at thesecond attempt and after contact had beenmade with County Rescue control of thecasualty passed to the lifeboat.

Crew member Howard Jones grabbedthe man in the water and passed him tocrew member Neil Jones. At that mo-ment the boat peaked on a wave, but Neilrefused to let go and, even though he wasdragged overboard by his weight, he

Clhanks on Vettum

managed to pass the casualty's arm tocrew member Mike Haxby.

Neil Jones was able quickly to pullhimself back aboard and it took the com-bined efforts of the three crew to bring the6ft 4in, 18 stone man aboard.

The man's clothing had gatheredaround his throat and had to be cut awayto allow resuscitation efforts by all threecrew members.

An ambulance had been called andhelmsman Michael Jones began headingback through the Rock channel whereconditions were so bad that even thoughthe speed was kept down to 6 or 7 knotsto help resuscitation attempts the casu-alty and crew were constantly swamped.Conditions at the launch site were stillbad and a net recovery had to be aban-doned after two unsuccessful attempts.

Michael Jones then decided to try abeach landing at Egremont, two milesfurther up the river, and all shore units

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were diverted to this site.County Rescue was already at

Egremont, attempting to recover the bodyof the horse, but was waved clear to allowthe lifeboat to beach.

With great skill helmsman Jonesbeached the Atlantic in a space only one-and-a-half-times her own length, eventhough she was hit by a sea which swungher round through 90°. It then took allfour crew to carry the casualty ashore.Despite continuous resuscitation attemptsthe man had not shown any response andwas later pronounced dead on arrival atthe hospital.

DrenchedThe boat was relaunched by the beach

crew, who were all drenched when sev-eral waves broke over them.

Once back at her station the tide hadebbed sufficiently to allow a net recovery,at the second attempt.

The two crew members of CountyRescue received framed letters of appre-ciation signed by the Chairman and theDirector sent letters of appreciation to thefive shore helpers.

New Brighton's Atlantic class moves in and begins to recover the casualty from the water while CountyRescue waits a few lengths downwind.

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LIFEBOAT SERVICES...LIFEBOAT SERVICES...LIFEBOAT SER

TWENTY NINE PEOPLE RESCUED FROM INFLATABLE TOYS AND DINGHIES

madnessfor Rye HarbourRye Harbour's C Class inflatable lifeboatwas called out by Dover Coastguard at1115 on Sunday 9 July to what wouldprove to be probably its busiest day sincethe station opened.

Hot weather had drawn huge crowdsto Camber Sands in Kent (one Coast-guard later said 'I think most of Londonwas there!') and an offshore breeze hadfreshened to the point where it was busyblowing small inflatable toys out to sea.

Hastings lifeboat was already at thescene helping one inflatable ashore butbecause of her draft the all-weather Mer-sey class lifeboat could not get closeenough to return the casualties to thebeach. After Rye Harbour's C class waslaunched at 1120 and had arrived at thescene the Mersey returned to station toleave the inflatable lifeboat to continuethe service.

After fifteen minutes the C class hadalready taken two empty dinghies backto shore and returned to her station tochange a crew member.

Leaving the river mouth again, thelifeboat crew spotted a rubber dinghy

with two people on board, some half amile offshore. The occupants were trans-ferred to the lifeboat and taken back tothe shore with their dinghy.

The lifeboat assisted a further five din-ghies, and the crew soon realised that bythe time one casualty had been returnedto the shore some of those remainingafloat had drifted out into trouble.

The exhausted lifeboatmen requesteda crew change and were replaced at 1315.The lifeboat set out to the east, a quarter ofa mile from shore, to set up a boundary inwhich to keep the bathers and inflatables.

The crew then headed back to the westand, after receiving a report of a missingchild, requested Coastguard backup. Thechild was found safe and well shortlyafterwards.

The C class lifeboat continued to pa-trol the quarter-mile boundary despiteextremely hot weather conditions. Eventhough the Coastguard was by now mak-ing loud-hailer appeals on the beach ask-ing people not to take inflatables into thewater and despite broadcast appeals onlocal radio the mayhem continued! Dur-

Rye Harbour

Rye HarbourEast Division

ing the day the lifeboat dealt with numer-ous further incidents, including the res-cue of a drifting dinghy without paddles,a dinghy dangerously close to being sweptout to sea on the ebbing tide and return-ing numerous inflatables to the shore.

Between 1120 to 1636 when the life-boat finally returned to station, an in-credible 29 people had been rescued frominflatable toys and dinghies!

No survivors fromcapsized motor boat

The capsize of a Coastguard rigid in-flatable boat added a further twist to aservice by Salcombe lifeboat when shewas searching in heavy seas and anonshore Force 7 wind on 28 May 1995.

Brixham Coastguard had asked forthe immediate launch of Salcombe life-boat at 0713 after a small motorboatcapsized at Bigbury, by the mouth ofthe river Avon, throwing the two peo-ple aboard - a father and son - into thewater.

Salcombe's 47ft Tyne class lifeboat,The Baltic Exchange II launched andbegan the 30 minute passage to thescene, but as Coxswain/MechanicFrank Smith took the lifeboat aroundBolt Tail the Coastguards at Hope Covelaunched their own rigid inflatable andheaded for the search area. The boatarrived at the scene but soon capsized

in the heavy surf which was running.The lifeboat arrived on the scene at the

same time as an RAF helicopter fromChivenor and the two Coastguards fromthe boat were winched up out of thewater and taken safely ashore. The

Salcombe lifeboat was by this time invery heavy surf.

The Tyne began the search for themotorboat and its crew, and one casu-alty was soon located nearby and air-lifted ashore, sadly he had not survived.

The search continued for the secondperson known to have been aboard,but after nearly four hours in Force 6 to7 winds nothing had been found and, at1203, the lifeboat left the scene to returnto station.

Salcombe's Tyne class, The Baltic Exchange II, searches for survivorsfrom the cruiser. (Inset) The Coastguard's rigid inflatable, washed ashoreafter capsizing during the search.

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OLDEST SAILING SHIP LOST ON CORNISH COAST

Three lifeboats searchfor survivors fromwrecked sailing shipLifeboats from three stations were involved in the search for survivorswhen the 137-year-old sailing ship Maria Asumpta foundered afterrunning ashore on the rocky North Cornwall coast on 30 May 1995.

The ship, believed to be the oldestsailing vessel afloat, was entering theCamel estuary in a fresh north-westerlybreeze when she hit rocks on the easternside of the entrance, near Rumps Point.

She began to break up almost imme-diately, as many will have seen in newsreports at the time.

Padstow's Tyne class lifeboat waslaunched at 1637 from just across theestuary and nearby Port Isaac's D classwas afloat a couple of minutes earlier forher three-mile passage to the scene.

Both boats were on scene within 30minutes, but there was little to be done.Of the 14 people aboard all but three hadalready been picked up by fishing ves-sels or climbed the cliffs of the point. Ahelicopter soon recovered the body ofone person from the casualty and bothlifeboats searched fruitlessly for the othertwo people who were unnaccounted for.

Bravery awardfor RNLIfundraiserArthur Gushing, chairman of theRNLI's Staines and Ashford Branchhas received an award for braveryfrom the Royal Humane Society as aresult of his actions when a motorlaunch blew up on the Thames.

Arthur is the resident lock keeperat Penton Hook Lock and was work-ing there one morning in February1995 when he heard an explosion andfound that a motor launch had blownup and was sinking fast.

Jumping onto the roof of the launchhe tore off the hatch to rescue a manwho was trapped below by a beamacross his chest. Pulling him into asafe position where he could notdrown Arthur rushed off for helpand then, with the aid of others, tookthe man to safety and administeredfirst aid.

'despite a long searchonly wreckage was

found'Despite searching till nightfall - both

lifeboats leaving the area after 2100 -only wreckage was recovered.

The search was resumed the follow-ing day in slightly calmer conditionswhen the Padstow and Port Isaac life-

Port IsaacPadstow

Padstow,Port Isaac and RockSouth Division

boats were joined by the D class lifeboatfrom the recently established station atRock, a few miles further up the estuary.However, once again only wreckage andpersonal effects were recovered.

The final death toll following the lossof this historic vessel stood at three.

Port Isaac's D class inflatable anchors and veers down on the wreckage of Maria Asumpta during the searchfor survivors. Sadly only wreckage was found. Photo John Beckett Photography

Lifeboatman leaps aboardrunaway speedboatAn incident on 29 July 1995 in which aspeedboat owner fell overboard whileretrieving his brother from the water leftone of them injured by the boat's propel-ler and with their boat careering aroundat high speed off a crowded beach, withno-one at the helm.

Mablethorpe's D class inflatable wascalled out and helmsman Tom Freemanmanaged to intercept the runaway sothat crew member Mick Simpson could

make a hazardous leap aboard and cutthe engine. Tom Freeman said 'it was amatter of split-second timing. If wehadn't stopped that boat it would havehit the crowded beach.' Mick Simpsomadmitted: 'my knees were a bit wobblywhen I realised what I had done!' Thethird member of the crew, AndyHollingsworth, had been ready to divein to drag Mick clear had anything gonewrong.

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© o ksome recent publications reviewed

Scapa Flowin War and Peaceby W.S. Hewisonpublished by Bellavista Publi-cations at £8.00ISBN 0-9525350-0-9Although mention of the nameScapa Flow immediatelybrings to mind the area's na-val connections this 270sq milepatch of protected anchoragehas a history which stretchesback beyond the Vikings (whogave it its name) and whichextends from the stone age totoday's North Sea oil industry- via the herring fishing fleetsand the scuttling of the Ger-man fleet in 1919. Howeverthe How's naval involvementis perhaps its most significant,and it is this which takes upthe majority of the volume.

And who could better beplaced to recount this historythan a man who was on theeditorial staff of the local pa-per, The Orcadian, for 34years? Bill Hewison not onlyhas a deep interest in - andknowledge of - this fascinat-ing stretch of water but is alsoable to recount it in a waywhich brings history to life.

The severe weather whichcan be encountered around theOrkneys and the vicious tidalstreams which run around andthrough Scapa Flow are partlyresponsible for there being nofewer than three lifeboat sta-tions there - two of them onthe Flow itself. Kirkwall,Stromness and Longhope life-boats all have a proud history- sufficient to warrant a sepa-rate chapter - but it isLonghope which is perhapsbest known to the general pub-lic after the tragic loss of TGBwith all of her crew of eight in1969.

A fascinating book whichalthough of great local inter-est also extends its appeal farbeyond the Orkneys themself.

The book can be obtainedfrom the publishers, BellavistaPublications, Bellavista,Carness Road, Kirkwall, Ork-ney KW15 1TB for £8 includ-ing post and packing.

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Shipwreck Index of the British Isles - Volume 1by Richard and Bridget Larnpublished by Lloyds Register of Shipping at £49ISBN 0 900528 88 5This massive, large-format volume must cer-tainly fulfill the authors' intentions of being themost comprehensive listing of shipwrecksaround the British coast - or at least Dorset,Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Stilly whichare covered in this first volume. (It is the au-thors' intention that further volumes will ex-tend the coverage nationwide.)

With some 7,000 wrecks covered in thissingle volume (and tens of thousands antici-pated in the completed work) the informationon them is basic - being limited to that obtain-able in existing historic documents and records.As the compilers point out, the work of re-searching in depth even the 7,000 entries of

Volume 1 would be more than one personcould achieve in a lifetime, let alone the tens ofthousands eventually to be covered.

What the register does achieve is to grouppreviously scattered and often inaccesible in-formation in one volume so that anyone withan interest in a particular wreck can identify itand obtain enough leads to carry out furtherresearch.

The entries are listed chronologically withineach area, and with an alphabetical index to aidlocation.

Undoubtedly a very yaluable reference vol-ume, the review copy having already beenused in this way within our office!

Books for the yachtsman - small boat safety

Safety is not just a matter of carrying the right flares and enough lifejackets- it is more a state of mind. If a small boat sailor knows how to handle his boatin any conditions and can rely on her not to break down in moments of stresshe stands a good chance of avoiding the RNLI's annual statistics. The booksreviewed here will all help...

Boat Handlingunder sail and powerby Bill Anderson and TomCunliffepublished by FernhurstBooks at £11.95ISBN 1-898-660-15-8The provenance of BillAnderson and Tom Cunliffeto produce a comprehen-sive, accurate book on thissubject is undoubted. Bill isthe RY A's Training Manager(the man who is responsiblefor administering nationalstandards) and Tom is ayachtmaster examiner anda true seaman of vast expe-rience as well as being theauthor of several other bookson the yachting scene.

The subject is tackledlogically - starting with theessential theory, moving onto manoeuvring in harbourunder power and sail (an artrapidly being forgotten butof great value) and finally atsea under sail.

A good basic primer

which will also prove morethan useful to 'improvers' andalso as a handy aide memoire tothe more experienced.

Inflatablesby Dag Pikepublished by Adlard ColesNautical at £13.99ISBN 0-7136-3881-8A good basic primer for theowner, or would-be owner, ofany inflatable or rigid inflat-able boat (RIB).

Dag Pike has many yearsof experience with powerboatsof all kinds (he was once anRNLI inspector of lifeboats andhas been navigator aboard thetrans-Atlantic Virgin AtlanticChallenger) and in this volumehe covers the whole gamut ofinflatable and rigid inflatablechoice and use.

Given the RNLI's heavy in-volvement with the develop-ment and use of seagoinginflatables and RIBs it is inevi-table that its methods will beused as examples (and illus-

trations) in a book of this kind.An owner who reads andassimulates the contents ofthis volume would be wellplaced to say that he wasdoing his bit for safety at sea.

The Marine Electrical andElectronics Bibleby John C. Paynepublished by Adlard ColesNautical at £22.99ISBN 0-7136-4110-XYes, it sounds boring and no,it probably won't challengeJeffrey Archer at the top ofthe best sellers list.

But would a best-sellerhelp ensure that when thechips were down all of yourelectrics and electronics car-ried on working in the wayyou intended?

This comprehensive vol-ume tells you just about eve-rything you need to knowabout your boat's electric andelectronic systems, and is in-valuable if you ever intend toleave your marina berth!

A Short History of thePadstow Lifeboatby George C. Phillipspublished by the author at£3.25Padstow claims to be the sec-ond oldest lifeboat station inthe Duchy of Cornwall, beingset up in January 1827 mainlyas a result of Chief Officer ofCoastguards' efforts.

The north Cornwall coasthas been a dangerous area forshipping since the age of sail,when its geography seemedalmost tailor-made to take ad-vantage of the wind's habit offlying into the west or north-west after a south-westerlyblow.

With a rocky and inhospi-table coast to leeward Padstowmay have seemed a safe ha-ven, but shipping soon foundthat its approach was difficultand confusing and that thesands of the Doom Barstretched across its entrancewere very aptly named.

It is hardy surprising thateven the town's lifeboats havefallen foul of the elements,with disasters in 1867and 1900- when both of the station'slifeboats were in trouble and11 men were lost.

George Phillips is the sta-tion's Honorary Secretary and,in this latest version of hisbooklet, has brought his his-tory right up to date with thework of the current lifeboat,the Tyne class James Burrough.

Copies of the A5, 46-pagebook can be obtained from G.C. Phillips, Little Gambia,Near Padstow, Cornwall PL288LB for £3.25 including postand packing, of which 50p willgo to the RNL1.

The Memoirs of William JohnHarman 1854-1944Shipwrecks and Rescue offWells-Next-The-Sea Norfolkby Graham B. Walkerpublished by the author at£4.95Graham Walker is the currentcoxswain of the Wells lifeboatand it was while he was re-searching the history of thestation for a book on the sub-ject - due to be publishedshortly - that he found him-self referring again and againto a copy of some memoirswhich he had been lent.

These memoirs, of WilliamHarman, seemed to be the onlywritten history of shipwrecksin the area during the late 1800sand the early 1900s.

Graham discovered thatthe originals were lodged withthe Greenwich Maritime mu-seum, and while glad that theywere at least safe he felt thatthey should be more widelyavailable.

Hence, with the support ofHarman's family and of theNational Maritime museum,he set out to publish them - forwhich anyone with an interestin maritime history should begrateful.

Although essentially a lo-cal book this volume gives thereader a fascinating, first-handglimpse of the world in whichHarman lived.

The illustrations too are fas-cinating, bringing to life aworld long since forgotten.

Copies of the book can beobtained from G. C. Walker at16 High Street, Wells-Next-The-Sea, Norfolk NR23 1EPfor £4.95 plus £1 post and pack-ing-

Strong to Saveby Ray and Susannah Kiplingpublished by Patrick Stephens at £14.99ISBN 1-85260-495-6Author Ray Kipling is wellplaced to understand thespecial ambience of theRNLI - having been a mem-ber of staff for than 20 yearsand the Institution's DeputyDirector since 1988 there islittle he doesn't know aboutthe men and the boats.

Ray already has two life-boat books behind him andhis wife Susannah is also anaccomplished writer. Be-tween them they have pro-duced a volume which givesa splendid insight into boththe way the RNLI operatesand that particular blend ofdedication, humour and oc-casional irreverance whichmakes the RNLI what it isbut which defies definition.

Looking at the coast sec-tion by section the authorsblend history with the ac-tivities of today's lifeboat-men with skill, keeping theimagination alive and giv-ing us insights into thelifeboatman's way of life -afloat and ashore.

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knowledge of the RNLI it ishardly surprising that thereare one or two revelations -not the least being that theRNLI was almost 'national-ised' in 1970 and also thestruggle by women to be-come recognised crew-members

A book which can behighly recommended to any-one with an interest in thelifeboat service - and whichadds 50p of the purchaseprice to RNLI funds.

Troon Lifeboatby Ian Casselspublished by Cluny PublishersA fact-packed booklet which traces the history of Troon lifeboatstation from its inception in eary 1871 through to the latest Arunclass City of Glasgow III with many illustrations, mainly contem-porary and some in colour.

The booklet can be obtained from Troon's station HonorarySecretary, James Manson, at 118 North Shore Road, Troon,Ayrshire KA10 6RB for £2.50 including postage and packing.Cheques should be made payable to 'RNLI Troon Branch'.

Please note that books re-viewed on these pages arenot available from the RNLI.

Where the books areavailable only from onesource an address will begiven in the review. Other-wise readers should con-tact a good bookseller,quoting the title, publisherand the InternationalStandard Book Number(ISBN).

The Story of the Selsey LifeboatsThe Story of the Weston-Super-Mare LifeboatsThe Story of the Ramsgate LifeboatsThe History of the Tynemouth Lifeboatsby Jeff MorrisPublished by the author - prices and availability at the end of review

Four new volumes in Jeff Morris' series ofstation history booklets (or rather three newand one up-date - Selsey).

Each continues the familiar format witha detailed and well-illustrated account ofthe station from its inception to the presentday, taking in the more notable services andevents during that time.

The booklets are available from the fol-lowing sources (all prices include p & p) -

Selsey: Mrs V. Littleboy, 71 East BeachRoad, Selsey, West Sussex PO20 OES at £3.

Weston-Super-Mare: Mrs J. Allam BEM,Cotteswold Court, 72 Birnbeck Road,Weston-Super-Mare, Avon BS23 2EF at £3.

Ramsgate: Mrs L. Burgess, 13 DorothyDrive, Ramsgate, Kent CT12 6TN at £3.

Tynemouth: Jeff Morris, 14 MedinaRoad, Foleshill, Coventry, West MidlandsCV6 5JB at £2.50.

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Seeing thewood forthe trees...The air is heavy with the unmistakable smell of sawn timberand Stockholm tar and jangles gently to the sound of adistant bandsaw as I watch a boatbuilder ease a plank intoplace around the gaunt frames of an 18ft launch underconstruction. Somewhere nearby a mallet makes contactwith a caulking iron and not far away stands a log of hard-wood, sawn into wide planks and separated by small spacerswhile the timber dries naturally in the air.

I'm watching something that I last saw thirty years ago -skilled shipwrights creating a living, almost breathing boatfrom nature's raw materials. The fact that I'm watching anRNLI boat being built in this way casts some doubt on mycertainty that this is 1995, and it is only when a whiff ofepoxy resin from further along the shed reaches my nostrilsthat the feeling that somehow I've stepped into a time warpdisappears.

For the truth is that although this is 1995, and that allRNLI lifeboats are now formulated, mixed and mouldedfrom the very latest materials the Institution does still have ause for boats which are first grown, then sawn and lovinglyassembled piece by natural piece.

Lifeboats need to be as light as possible for their strengthin order to achieve the speeds we now demand, but there is aperverse pleasure in discovering that to get the crew out tosome of those technological marvels there is nothing betterthan a traditional, wooden boarding boat.

Here at the International Boatbuilding Training College in(Above) A carvel built 18ft launch takes shape for the RNLI, and (below) a plank iscarefully positioned and fastened in the age-old way.

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The shipwright I'm watching is easing a plank into thebilges of an 18ft, carvel launch (carvel planking is laid edge-to-edge, giving a smooth hull), while across the shed - behindan exquisite, almost-complete, teak and iroka steam launch -lies a 16-footer having the final touches put to her clinker(overlapping plank) hull.

In another corner two men carefullypersuade part of the second skin of a 20ftRNLI launch into place. This 20-footer is ofcold moulded construction, where three thinskins of timber are laid around the frame-work - first diagonally in one direction, thendiagonally again at 9Q° to the first andfinally fore and aft. It is from this corner ofthe shed that the smell of epoxy resinemanates, as a layer of this powerfulmodern adhesive is used to bond the threeskins together. This is a true blending oftraditional skills and modern materials, foralthough old lifeboats were built in a similarway (then just termed 'diagonal') the bestmaterial available at the time to hold theirmultiple skins together and to exclude waterwas calico, linseed oil, white lead paint andcopper fastenings. Good enough in theirtime, but not able to hold a candle to

The RNLI may rely on the lat-est technology when buildingits new lifeboats - but thereare some situations wherethere is no subsititute for goodold fashioned tree-wood.Mike Floyd investigates.

modern adhesives!The RNLI's mix of modern high-tech lifeboats and

traditional wood boarding boats holds the same fascination -the best material for the job wherever it's needed. Fibre-reinforced composite has many virtues; it is immenselystrong for its weight, and can be designed to be strongestboth where it's needed, and in the direction of the greateststresses. Yet it is expensive and does not have the give, theflexibility and the 'life' which enables a traditional woodboarding boat to cope with the slings and arrows of itsknockabout life alongside quaysides, checking moorings andbeing a general jack-of-all trades. Experience has shown thatwood boats have a longer life than their plastics sisters - andare more economical as a result.

The Institution takes around six boats a year from this

Modern epoxy adhesives secure and waterproof the three skins of this 20-footerreplacing calico, white lead paint and copper rivets of the old methods.

builder, and has done so for some 15 years. There are 10,13and 16ft clinker built boats, inboard engined 18 footers withcarvel and cold moulded hulls, plus the 20-footer now underconstruction - the first to this design and destined for StMary's on the Isles of Scilly. There has even been a highspeed cold moulded 18-footer, specially designed for Hum-ber lifeboat station and powered by a pair of 40hp outboard

| engines.But where can one find the skills to build these boats, and

I at a competitive price? There is an international resurgence intraditional construction, but the RNLI is fortunate in that ithas a symbiotic relationship with the International

| Boatbuilding Training Centre.Students come to the centre to learn and practice

I boatbuilding skills - and to do that they need to build boats.This means that the college needs to maintain a constantsupply of orders for the types of boat it needs to build, and to

] have them at the right stage of construction to suit thestudents needs.

It can hardly charge its paying students' labour out by thehour, so the college sets its prices for finished boats on amaterials cost-plus-percentage basis. This leads to verycompetitive pricing which, together with the College'sextremely high standards, ensures there are always moreorders than capacity. The college can therefore choose whichcustomers it deals with - and the RNLI is fortunate in that itis considered a very suitable one!

The College's teaching method means that each studentmoves from boat to boat, adding to his or her repertoire ofskills at the required time. This makes it almost impossiblefor the college to give a firm completion date. Again theInstitution is a more than suitable customer - there is acontinuing need for replacement boarding boats and so theRNLI always has orders placed at the College for futurework. The Institution knows it will receive boats of extremelyhigh standard, at an unbeatable price, and the actual date ofcompletion is immaterial as some six RNLI boats emergethrough the doors each year to meet the demand across thecountry.

The relationship works well - the RNLI gets excellentquality and prices, and at the same time is able to help buildup shipwright skills for future generations. In return theCollege is able to help the Institution and build a variety ofboats without too much pressure for completion dates.Flexibility helps too - one 18-footer was intended to be carvelbuilt, but the college needed a cold moulded order to fit theirtraining programme... Could they build her this way instead?

Sail training vessels in for repair and refurbishment, steamlaunches in teak and iroko, 8ft pram dinghies, a 55ft replica'sof Joshua Slocum's world-girdling Spray and several othercruising yachts crowd the building shed. Bandsaws whine,chisels clunk, planers whir. This may be a step back in timein some respects - but it is to a past with an assured future.

The International Boatbuilding CollegeThe International Boatbuilding College's origins can betraced back more than 20 years, when local boatbuildersbecame aware that general traditional skills were in dangerof disappearing as yards began to specialise in certainaspects of construction. Soon 16 boatbuilders in EastAnglia were involved and the centre began its training,essentially as a replacement for apprentiships and with theyards funding their students.

However each of the yards had a need for specific skills.and obviously preferred the centre to concentrate on

these. Predictably the requirements were different for eachcompany, and so the centre found itself being pulled in manydirections as it tried to meet these needs.

Eventually the current managing director, John Elliot,took over the operation as a commercial concern, setting upas an independent centre of excellence for the marine tradeand with the students funding their courses themselves.

So far some 1,200 students have taken the one-yearcourse, with 98% of them achieving passes at City andGuilds and 58% of Distinctions. More than 15% of studentshave gone on to set up their own boatbuilding businesses.

Although visitors are always welcome at its Poole headquarters and depot, the RNLI makes aspecial effort every two years, throwing the whole site open to visitors for two days and puttingon displays and demonstrations to illustrate its work. This year's event was held on July 28and 29, and attracted an estimated 6,000 visitors.

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Singalonga Lottery!The Open Days provided a wonderful backdrop for the draw forthe RNLI's 70th lottery. Max Bygraves made a special returnvisit to Poole on Saturday 29 July to draw the winning ticketsfrom the drum, which had been set up on the quayside. In frontof a large crowd of visitors and staff he drew the winning tickets,cracking jokes along the line, much to the amusement of allpresent.

The draw, which raised £112,181, was supervised by thedirector, Lt Cdr Brian Miles, and the draw promoter AnthonyOliver, deputy head of fundraising and marketing.The prize winners were:£2,000 R.F. Lambarth, Lowestoft, Suffolk. £1,000 Mrs J. Fry,South Ruislip, Middx. £750 W.G. Holliday, Lincoln; D.C. Green,New Southgate, London. £500 R. Sanders, Sutton Coldfield,West Midlands. £250 L.E. Alp, York. North Yorkshire. £100 E.H.Allum, Woodford Green, Essex; Miss T. Mitchard, Netherfield,Notts; Mrs B. Godwin, Bristol; W.J. Evans, Gloucester; Miss P.Saunders, Southsea, Hants. £50 Mrs C.A. Bowles, Romford,

(Top left) The newly dredged north quay at the depot provided more alongsidespace for lifeboats - a Brede (nearest the camera) and a Trent. (Top right)The Atlantic and D class (pictured) righting demonstrations were as popular asever. (Lower left) Local radio station Classic Gold broadcast live from theevent on Friday. Presenter Geoff Barker is pictured talking to actor RobinAsquith who took time out from a local appearance to visit Open Days.(Centre) The Atlantic 75 simulator gave younger visitors a chance toexperience a 'trip' on a fast rigid inflatable. (Lower right) The RNLI's DisplayCo-ordinator Liam McKenna has every right to look exhausted as Saturdaydraws to a close - most of the vast burden of organising the event falls on hisshoulders.

Essex; Mrs A.S. Roberts, Felpham, West Sussex; Mrs E.G.Newbound, Buntingford, Herts; Mrs S. Winstanley, Sale, Chesh-ire; Mr and Mrs Murray-Usher, Castle Douglas,Kirkcudbrightshire.

New lifeboats named and dedicated

Fishguard - Trent class Blue Peter VIIOn 17 June 1995 Fishguard's brand new Elm Trent classlifeboat Blue Peter VII was officially named - and, to judge bythe number of young people gathered on the foreshore forthe ceremony, it was clear that 'Blue Peter' viewers were outin force. They had come to witness, come rain or shine (andthere was both in quick succession), the crowning moment ofthe BBC programme's phenomenally successful appeal whichhad transformed over a million packages of bric-a-brac intocash for a fleet of six inshore lifeboats and the new Trent forFishguard.

Lewis Bronze, 'Blue Peter's' editor, left no one in anydoubt about how proud he and his team felt in handing overthe lifeboat on behalf of his viewers to RNLI chairman, SirMichael Vernon. It was a gift, he said, from a community ofthe air to a community of the sea.

Sir Michael paid tribute to 'Blue Peter' for allowing suchan extraordinary relationship to develop between its mil-lions of young and not so young followers and the RNLI overmany years. He also reminded the gathering that the RoyalMail had been instrumental in the success of the appeal bydelivering all the packages free of charge.

The bilingual service of dedication was led by The RightReverend Ivor Rees, Bishop of St Davids, with music pro-vided by the Good wick Brass Band and the Fishguard HighSchool Choir.

The moment for which so many had been waiting camewhen all three 'Blue Peter' presenters, Diane-Louise Jordan,Tim Vincent and Stuart Miles stood, poised to release thebottle and give the lifeboat her name.

As the bottle crashed and the champagne fizzed, eyesmoved from the three television stars to the foredeck of BluePeter VII, moored a few feet from the waterfront, her orangeand blue gleaming in the intermittent sunlight. The cer-emony was complete, an RAF Sea King arrived flying thetraditional salute from the winch wire and everyone watchedas the platform party was ferried out to the new lifeboat.

Fishguard's new Trent class lifeboat makes her way to sea after the ceremonywith the three 'Blue Peter' presenters on the foredeck. Blue Peter VII is the firstall-weather lifeboat to be funded by a 'Blue Peter' appeal and to carry the BluePeter name

Blyth - D class WrenSaturday 8 July 1995 dawned warm and sunny for the naming of Blyth's new D classlifeboat - the first of two to be funded by Messrs Sinclair, Roche and Temperley fromthe proceeds of a concert held to mark the 60th anniversary of the company and thecentenary of the City of London branch.

Burry Port - D class and new lifeboat houseSaturday 3 June 1995 saw the hand-ing over of Burry Port's new D classlifeboat and also the official openingof the lifeboat house.

The ceremony began with TomFrancis, chairman of the station, in-troducing Jeff Mankertz, divisionalinspector of lifeboats for the west,who described the lifeboat before MrsShirley, niece of the donor, the lateMiss May Lloyd, handed the lifeboatover to the RNLI. Commodore Hastie

USE, member of thecommitteeof man-agement, then passed the lifeboatand the keys of the new lifeboat houseinto the care of Les Williams, stationhonorary secretary.

Following a service of dedicationled by Reverend Harries, vicar ofBurry Port, assisted by local clergy,Tom Francis invited Mrs OlwenPhillips, president of Burry Port la-dies' guild to cut the ribbon to offi-cially open the lifeboat house.

Mr E. Dalby, chairman of the stationbranch, opened the proceedings beforeMr Harvey Williams, senior partner ofSinclair, Roche and Temperley, handedthe lifeboat into the care of the Institu-tion^

on whose behalf she was acceptedby Colonel Iain Bryce, a member of theRNLI's committee of management.Doctor R. Carr, the honorary secretary,then accepted the boat on behalf of thestation.

The service of dedication was con-ducted by Father John O'Connor, vicarof St Cuthbert's Church and chaplain toBlyth lifeboat. Mrs Rae Williams, wasthen invited to name the lifeboat Wren, -the name chosen by the company be-cause D class lifeboats are the smallestlifeboats, a wren is the smallest bird andthe concert was held in St Paul's, whichwas designed by Wren!

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Minehead - Atlantic 75 Bessie

Minehead's new Atlantic 75 Bessie waits outside the boathouse during the naming ceremonyon 11 June 1995. Photo Jeff Morris

Montrose - D classHolme Team 3The handing over ceremony of thenew D class lifeboat stationed atMontrose took place at the harbouron 21 July 1995.

The lifeboat has been provided bya donation from staff and customersof The Fleece Inn at Holme in York-shire, who have also funded the Dclass lifeboat stationed at Filey. Theirmany fundraising ventures on be-half of the RNLI have raised almost£50,000 to date.

Noel Smart, chairman of Montrosestation branch opened proceedingsand Archie MacKenzie, chairman ofthe executive committee of the Scot-tish Lifeboat Council accepted thelifeboat on behalf of the Institutionfrom Geoff Atkinson, proprietor ofThe Fleece Inn. He in turn handedher into the care of Captain NiallMcNab, the station honorary secre-tary at Montrose.

Following the service of dedica-tion led by the Reverend Tom Longof Montrose, assisted by ReverendL. Greenwood of Holmf irth, Mrs AnnAtkinson named the lifeboat HolmeTeam 3.

Representatives of other lifeboat stations,RAF Search and Rescue, emergency serv-ices and lifeboat guilds formed part of alarge gathering in front of Mineheadlifeboat house for the dedication andnaming of the station's new Atlantic 75inshore lifeboat on 11 June 1995.

In his introduction station branchchairman Bill McNab spoke of the longservice to Minehead lifeboat stationwhich had led to the recent award of asilver badge to Reg Woodley. MrWoodley then received his award fromCaptain Antony McCrum RN (Rtd), a lifevice-president of the RNLI.

After briefly describing the back-ground to the gift of a lifeboat by a ladywho had requested anonymity, RichardPowles, a trustee of her estate, formallyhanded over the Atlantic 75 to CaptainMcCrum, who gave her into the care ofKevin Escott, station honorary secretary.

The development and characteristicsof the Atlantic 75 were described by JeffMankertz, divisional inspector of life-boats (west).

The vicar of Minehead, the ReverendGeoffrey Wrayford, then led the gather-ing in a service of dedication, followingwhich Mrs Anne Powles named the life-boat Bessie.

The lifeboat was then launched andexercised off the boathouse in companywith the Barry Dock relief Arun classlifeboat which had crossed the BristolChannel for the occasion.

Newcastle, Co Down - D class Aldergrove

On 10 June 1995 the chairman ofNewcastle station branch, WillWilson, welcomed guests, particu-larly representatives from the RAFbased at Aldergrove whose person-nel had raised £11,000 to pay for thelifeboat.

Wing Cdr Mark Codgebrook, whoinitiated the appeal, handed the life-

boat to the station. Vincent Murphy,deputy launching authority, ac-cepted the lifeboat on behalf of thestation and Group Captain R.E.Wedge, senior RAF officer, North-ern Ireland, was then invited to namethe lifeboat Aldergrove.

Music for the occasion was pro-vided by Kilkeel Silver Band.

Group Captain Wedge is pictured preparing to name the lifeboat. Looking on, from left to right are: BarryCartwright, William Wilson, Philip Gordon and Mark Poland.

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Poole - Atlantic 75 Friendly Forester II

Poole's busy new Atlantic 75 took a shortbreather on 15 August 1995 for her offi-cial naming ceremony, but even beforethe champagne was dry on her bow shewas off on another shout!

The lifeboat was donated by the An-cient Order of Foresters and handed overby High Chief Ranger John Oliver. TheHigh Chief Ranger's lady, Beryl Oliver,named the lifeboat Friendly Forester II,watched by dozens of Foresters, RNLIsupporters and holidaymakers who hadpacked the cramped quayside for theceremony.

Friendly Fores ter II has been called outon service 70 times and has saved threelives in the period between 26 April,when she went on station, and the nam-ing ceremony.

At 1900, while the guests were stillnibbling the celebration cake, the callcame from the Coastguard that a yachtwas aground on the Oyster Bank. TheAtlantic 75 and the Brede launchedwithin minutes and by 1930 another res-cue had been completed by the RNLI'sbusiest crew.

Relief - D class The Craft Club and C John Morris DFMOn Friday 28 July 1995, the first of thetwo Open Days at RNLI headquartersand depot, two new D class lifeboatsdestined for the relief fleet were handedover and named.

Lt Cdr Brian Miles, director, openedthe proceedings and welcomed the spe-cial guests attending the pint ceremonyand also the many hundreds of visitorson site at the time.

Mr Tom McMillan, treasurer of TheCraft Club, donors of D480, handed overthe lifeboat explaining that the 10,000-member club sprang from a 19th holeconversation between three members ofthe Rye Golf Club on April Fools Day1991. Having agreed that they 'Can'tRemember A Flipping Thing' they de-cided to celebrate the comforting fact byforming a club, open to young and old ofboth sexes, with the sole object of raisingfunds for their three favourite charities.Members now come from 45 countriesacross the world. Later in the proceed-ings Jim Marsham, founder member andsecretary of the club, named the lifeboatThe Craft Club.

The second lifeboat D483 was handedover by Adrian Keeble, appeal co-ordinator, the Worked All BritainAwards. This group of amateur radioenthusiasts raised the money for the life-boat to mark the 25th anniversary of the

group and it was named C John MorrisDFM by the widow of the founder of thegroup, Mrs Veda Morris, in his memory.

Both lifeboats were accepted by MrsRichard Saunders, chairman of theRNLI's fundraising committee and amember of the committee of manage-ment. The lifeboats were dedicated bythe Reverend Stanley Holbrooke-Jones,Rector of Poole.

West Kirby - D classThomas JeffersonOn a gloriously sunny day the serv-ice of dedication for the new D classlifeboat Thomas Jefferson took placeat West Kirby Marine Lake on 26April 1995.

Mr A.S. Frith MBE, chairman ofHoylake and West Kirby stationbranch welcomed everyone to theproceedings. George Rawlinson,deputy divisional inspector of life-boats (west) described the history ofthe D class lifeboat and outlined itsperformance and importance withinthe RNLI fleet.

Mrs Marion Jefferson, honorarysecretary of High town ladies' guild,who provided the funds to purchasethe lifeboat in memory of her hus-band Thomas, a former member ofthe merchant navy, recounted hislove of the sea and his desire for hisashes to be scattered at sea. It wouldgive her great satisfaction to knowthat her husband's name would liveon in this special way. She handedthe lifeboat over to the Institution'sdirector, Lt Cmdr Brian Miles CBEwho accepted her on behalf of theRNLI and delivered her into the safehands of Lt Cdr R.H. Jones MBE, sta-tion honorary secretary, who ac-cepted her on behalf of the station.

The service of dedication was ledby the Reverend J. Ball, lifeboat chap-lain, and was followed by MrsMarion Jefferson naming the life-boat Thomas Jefferson. A short dem-onstration by the crew was appreci-ated by everyone, including the largecrowd who had come to West Kirbyto enjoy the sunshine.

Mrs Veda Morris names the relief D class lifeboat C John Morris in memory of her late husband.

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The legacyifeline

Legacies are a vital element of the RNLI's funding, particularly for long-termcapital expenditure. With signs of a decline in this source of income we examinethe ways in which a legacy can indeed offer a lifeline to casualties of the future

When Sir William Hillary launched his 'Appeal to theBritish Nation' in 1824, he could scarcely have imag-ined that more than 170 years later the Institution hefounded would be preparing to meet the challenge ofsaving life at sea into the secondmillennium - and of maintainingthe level of funds necessary tomeet that challenge in a worldwhich had changed beyond allimagining.

Yet that is precisely the situa-tion which the RNLI is in today asa new generation of 25-knot, all-

'weather boats goes on station around the coasts of theUK and the Republic of Ireland. Although these newSevern and Trent class lifeboats will reduce the timetaken to reach casualties their design, development andconstruction will require an investment of some £130m

Construction of thenew generation of 25

knot lifeboats willrequire an investment

of £130m..

over the next few years. Maintaining these new boats,providing the facilities needed ashore and equippingtheir crews will add further to the amount of fundsrequired.

Meanwhile, nothing stands stilland the Institution's designers arealready at work on the develop-ment of more new lifeboats, thenext project being the replacementfor the current slipway-launchedTynes when they reach the end oftheir service lives.

It is this long-term commitmentwhich makes the RNLI's situation unique - it is com-mitting itself to heavy expenditure to ensure that anefficient lifeboat service is not only available today, butalso in the foreseeable future. Yet to do this it must beable to rely on a secure source of equally long-term

Although 'super-legacies', ones that can fund an entire lifeboat,hit the headlines, it is not surprising that the majority of bequestsare much more modest. This, of course, makes them veryvaluable to the RNLI, as they can be used for many differentpurposes, perhaps topping up a local appeal to provide thebalance of the cost of a much needed lifeboat, or to fundparticular items such as engines or navigational aids.

For example, in 1993 the appeal for the Arbroath lifeboatInchcape raised £232,081, which although a very creditableamount was far short of the cost of a Mersey class lifeboat. Thebalance of £365,747 needed to fund and provide this muchneeded lifeboat was secured by grouping together 13 legacieswith an average value of just over £28,000.

The Swanage lifeboat Robert Charles Brown, named after alocal lifeboat hero who served in the crew for over 50 years, wasalso funded in this way. Nine legacies provided 45% of the totalcost, with among them a bequest of £500 which paid for aportable VHP radio.

Research undertaken for the RNLI suggests that fewersupporters will be able to leave large legacies, and the risingcosts of building lifeboats will also make individually fundedboats less common. We can therefore expect to see even morelifeboats paid for by groups of relatively modest legacies.

Arbroath's Mersey class lifeboat Inchcape - seen here after hernaming ceremony in 1994 - is a good example of the way in whicha number of smaller legacies can be grouped together. 13 legacies,with an average value of £28.000 were used to 'top up' a localappeal and fund the lifeboat which cost some £600.000 at the time.

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By coincidence the 'News' pages of this issue of THE LIFEBOATannounces one of the so-called 'super legacies', one largeenough to fund all, or virtually all of a new lifeboat.

With Trents now costing £1 m each and the larger Severnsnow needing £1.4m to put afloat the number of whole-boatlegacies is likely to fall, as is the number contributing more thanthe 50% traditionally needed to choose the lifeboat's name.

However the estimated £1m left to the Institution by theworld-girdling yachtswoman Susan Hiscock will ensure that thename Wanderer, carried by every one of the cruising yachtsowned by herself and her late husband Eric will live on - on aSevern or Trent.

Susan and Eric Hiscock were well known to the yachtcruising fraternity, with several circumnavigations under theirbelts, and were authors of many books recounting their travelswhich were often considered 'bibles' for those who emulatedthem.

funding, which has traditionally been provided bylegacies - gifts in the wills of supporters.

Although subscriptions and donations from mem-bers make a tremendous contribution to funding thelifeboat service, it is a fact that 60% of the funds neededto maintain the service are thanks to gifts supportershave made after their lifetime.

With the number of lifeboat launches increasing withevery passing year and need to provide modern life-boats and equipment into the future the importance oflegacy gifts continues to increase.

It was therefore quite disconcerting for the RNLI todiscover that legacy income had fallen by some 4%during 1994, and that the decline has increased during1995. This may not sound like a huge fall, but due to theimportance of legacies to the Institution - particularlyfor long-term funding - it is a significant drop. Inmonetary terms it means that the RNLPs 1995 incomecould be some £4m down on 1994. Put another way,£4m is three new all-weather lifeboats or 65 newAtlantic 75 rigid inflatables!

Fortunately the Institution's finances are soundenough to avoid any cutbacks in service - which havealready been forced on other charities in a similarsituation - but if the decline in legacy income continuesthe RNLI could be forced to dip into its reserves asearly as this year or next.

At the moment it is not known whether the fall ismerely a 'blip' or the harbinger of a continuing decline,affected by factors as diverse as falling property valuesand increased life expectancy.

However, the importance of legacies to the RNLI'slife-saving work means that it is crucially important tobe able to predict accurately what level of legacyincome the Institution can expect to receive in thefuture - which explains why members received a letteron the subject in their previous issue of THE LIFEBOAT.

The purpose of the letter was to establish whether ornot RNLI supporters were planning to leave a legacy tothe Institution in their will - and asked whether theywould give an idea of their intentions, anonymously ofcourse.

The response was staggering and, to date, more than14,000 replies have been received, more than a third ofthem positive. Although the Institution was verypleased to hear how many supporters intended to leave

it a legacy, the information from those who had, as yet,made no plans was almost as valuable, as informationon the number of legacies which can, or cannot, beexpected in the years to come will be a great help tofinancial planning.

The letter was not intended as a fundraising exercise,but the replies included enquiries from a substantialnumber of supporters asking for more information onhow to make a gift to the RNLI in their will. As a resulta new booklet, called 'Preserving All You Value', hasbeen written — in plain English and designed to help allmembers wishing to help secure the future of thelifeboat service in this way.

The booklet contains all the information necessary tomake a will - or to update one - including suggestedwordings for the main types of legacy. It aims toinclude everything needed when preparing to visit asolicitor.

'Preserving All You Value' is free, and can be ob-tained from the address given in the box on this page.

As well as containing 'legal' information - includingthe circumstances in which it becomes necessary tobring an existing will up to date - the booklet alsoincludes a wealth of material about the history of theRNLI, together with some startling illustrations of howcosts have risen over the years since Sir WilliamHillary's appeal.

For instance, even as late as 1895, the entire costs ofrunning the service for a whole year amounted to just£75,000. Now, some £170,000 is required to keep thelifeboat fleet operational for a single day. Even allow-ing for inflation this demonstrates clearly how timeshave changed and the level of support a modern andtechnologically advanced lifeboat service needs.

The RNLI, as ever, depends entirely on voluntarycontributions, and legacy gifts and pledges will con-tinue to be needed to take the RNLI into the newmillennium and to maintain the lifeboat service notonly today and in the next few years but also into theforeseeable future.

Copies of the booklet 'Preserving All You value' can be obtainedfree of charge from the following 'Freepost' address - no stamp isrequired:John Marshall, Legacy Enquiries Officer, RNLI, FREEPOST, West

Quay Road, Poole, Dorset BH15 1BR.

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Thanks to Alderney...The RNLI has always been our favourite charity. During a Channel crossing on 19June in our 29ft yacht we had good reason to be grateful for the support we andcountless others have given the Institution.

Conditions for the crossing from Salcombe to the Channel Islands were close toideal. What we had not bargained for and could not have predicted was thefouling of our propeller, mid-Channel, and the subsequent disappearance of theforecast Force 4 wind. We were left with no means of propulsion in a potentiallydangerous situation near the Casquets TSS (Traffic Separation Scheme, the commercialshipping 'lanes'- ED) into which we were subsequently swept by the tide.

Following radio exchanges with St Peter Port and Alderney harbour radio wewere safely towed in to Braye harbour by Alderney's Trent class lifeboat Earl andCountess Mountbatten of Burma. The courtesy and consideration shown by thelifeboat crew did not end there. They contacted an amateur diving group operat-ing in the harbour and within 30 minutes of mooring up, our propeller had beencleared of a large quantity of fishing net and line. The divers, who had interruptedtheir holiday activities to help us, refused to accept any payment.

It was hard to feel, at the time, that we were in serious danger. The sun wasshining, the sea was calm and no-one had been hurt. But danger there was. Iknew very well that we had no hope of making any safe port before nightfall andno chance of avoiding eastbound shipping in the TSS. We owe our safe arrival inAlderney (and quite possibly much more) to the RNLI and we shall be forevergrateful.

A copy of this letter, together with a cheque as a small token of that gratitude,goes to the Alderney lifeboat station. Thank you.

David King, Cheltenham.Skipper of yacht Legere.

... to Sheerness...I am writing to you to commend theactions of the coxswain and crews ofthe Sheerness lifeboat and inshorelifeboat on the afternoon of Friday 19May in response to an emergencysituation following a fire aboard mysailing yacht Romilda south of theMedway approach channel.

The situation was potentially life-threatening with the fire in danger ofbecoming out of control and always therisk of explosion from inflammablematerial or liquid.

I will always remember the feelingof relief on seeing both lifeboatsapproaching at speed and I cannotoverstate how impressed I was with theefficiency, professionalism and goodseamanship of both crews. Theydisplayed considerable courage also infighting the fire and I would ask thatyou pass on my thanks and deepappreciation for what they did.

My yacht was saved, albeit badlydamaged, and myself and my crewwere safely landed ashore. I amsincerely grateful for the parts playedby your crews which were in the besttraditions of the RNLI.

J. Ohlson,Sidcup, Kent.

... and St DavidsI have recently returned from a shortholiday in St Davids, Pembrokeshireand stayed, as I have done for manyyears, at the Old Cross Hotel.The bar manager turned out to beMalcolm Gray, coxswain of the StDavids lifeboat at nearby St Justinians.On learning (through my RNLI poloshirt) that I was a member, he sug-gested that we went down to StJustinians.

We duly arrived and met the chiefmechanic, John Bateman, to whom wechatted (and listened!) for about anhour. He was most interesting andmade our visit to the lifeboat more thanworthwhile.

On returning to the hotel for a pre-lunch drink we met several members ofthe crew and had a very pleasantsojourn!

I thought that I should like to recordour appreciation and thanks for theexcellent way we were received andtreated and how much we learnedabout the service, the vessels used andso much more.Good luck to the future of the RNLIand many thanks.

R.G.R. Denman,Westbury on Trym, Bristol

...and to SwanageThank you for rescuing myself andothers aboard the yacht Rumpus west ofSt Alban's Head during a Poole yachtclub race from Poole to Weymouth on20 May. We were on the rocks as aresult of the skipper's absent-mindedness, with an unusable rudderand the yacht was in danger.

The speed, professionalism andsensitivity of the RNLI's response toour need was truly awesome. We had ahelicopter, the Swanage lifeboat and aninshore lifeboat with us in what seemedlike no time at all. We were towed backto Swanage and I was given a lift to thelocal bus station, a sympathetic andgenerous gesture.

Please convey my sincerest gratitudeto the Swanage crew and othersinvolved. All four of us aboard theyacht are members of the RNLI anddoubtless will not forget that Saturday.

P.S. I am told that an ancestralrelation designed an early lifeboat, ifnot the first, in Yorkshire. TheMasterman family were shipbuilders inWhitby.

S.F. Masterman,Maida Vale, London.

Unexpected bonus!Following Bob O'Brien's letter in theSummer issue, I may be able to shedlight on the arrival date of our landingin Ramsgate from the Dutch collier.

At Ramsgate I was given a stampedpostcard by the VWS to address to myparents informing them of my sur-vival. They received this postcard,and it is now in my hands, the date -31 May.

Two days later I met a young ladywho was to be my wife for almost 50years. So to the Ramsgate lifeboat andcrew my sincere thanks, without themthis would not have happened.

Ken Baker,Exmouth, Devon.

On the cardsI am a collector of old lifeboat postcardsand will be pleased to hear from anyfellow readers who might have suchcards for sale.

R. Peters,90 Halsdon Avenue, Exmouth, Devon

EX8 3DH

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The missing yearsI have just finished reading the Spring1995 issue of THE LIFEBOAT which, Ihasten to add, I always enjoy. How-ever, there is one omission which Ishould like to correct on page 318under the heading ...and in NewZealand.

The article written by Dave Jeevesof Exmouth branch describes meetingup with an ex-RNLI Liverpool classlifeboat, now converted to carryingpassengers at New Plymouth in NewZealand. After describing how thelifeboat served at Bridlington between1953 -1967, there was a seriousomission. This lifeboat was purchasedby my Institution in 1969, shipped toNew Zealand and put into full servicein 1970 at Sumner, being re-namedRescue III. She served with distinctionfor 22 years before being sold to aprivate buyer in New Plymouth in1992.

I was coxswain when Rescue IIIretired from active lifeboat service. Itssuccessor is a Rother class fromSennen Cove and is proving verypopular with our volunteer crew. TheSLBI enjoys very close association withthe RNLI and it is always a pleasure towelcome enthusiasts from other partsof the world - particularly from theUK.

THE LIFEBOAT is eagerly read by allour crew and is very popular with allour members.

W.J. Baguley,honorary secretary,

Sumner Lifeboat Institution,Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Letters from readers are alwayswelcome. Address them to The

Editor, RNLI, West Quay Road,Poole, Dorset BH15 1HZ andmark clearly 'for publication'

The Liverpool class lifeboat Ti/lie Morrison Sheffield II - seen here in RNLI service at Bridlington - is nowa tripper boat in New Zealand. Walter Baguley's letter (left) reminds us that she served as a lifeboat inSumner, New Zealand, for 22 years bearing the name Rescue III.

The reasons whyWhile staying in Mousehole last November/December, my husband and I walkedto Land's End from Sennen Cove. At Land's End I bought a fascinating bookabout the tragedy of the Penlee lifeboat and on our return to Sennen Cove wevisited the lifeboat station.

This book and our visit prompted positive action and we became members ofthe RNLI. Perhaps it is visits to lifeboat stations that prompt most members tojoin, but I also had another reason. I used to be a surf lifesaver in Australia andfelt that both 'jobs' had a lot in common.

If we lived by the coast I would have endeavoured to do something construc-tive for either the nearest lifeboat or lifesaving club, but as we do not then being amember of the RNLI is the next best thing._ . , , Mrs Helen Yates,Pound for poundTo all souvenir secretaries: do youhave any of the round (not cylindrical)£1 coin holders in stock? I am lookingfor a supply for a very valued, longstanding supporter and they havebeen discontinued by RNLI Sales.

Does anyone know of an alternative

North Warnborough, Hook, Hants.

source or supply?Susan Flack,

Chairman, Brentwood branch,Little Garnetts, Bishops Green,

Dunmow, Essex CM6 INT.

Rhyme for a reason'Poetry Now', a publishing com-pany in Peterborough, feels it ishigh time that we heard from thepeople who drive the ambulance,put out the fire, rescue the sinkingboat and enforce our laws. Editorof the project, Kerrie Pateman,wants to know how their job affectsthem, both socially and mentally.How do they get up for their shiftand do it all over again, day in dayout? What makes them go back formore?

If you work for any of theemergency services or are involvedwith someone who does, Kerrie

would love to hear from you for anew anthology about the people whodo these jobs. Readers are invited tosubmit up to two poems (max. 30lines each) for consideration. Royal-ties will be paid to all those whohave work published.

Entries must reach 'Poetry Now',Emergency!, 1 Wainman Road,Woodstone, Peterborough PE2 7BUno later than 30 November 1995.Please enclose a stamped addressedenvelope - unused work will bereturned.

Trudi RammProject Coordinator, 'Poetry Now'

Building historyRecently I re-read the Spring issue ofThe Lifeboat and was particularlyinterested in the letter on page 305from David Herriott referring to boathouses on Holy Island. You haveadded notes regarding three boathouses on the island. The one built in1908 was by Messrs J. Shewell and Coof Darlington and was of oak construc-tion with oak pins at all joints. Myfather was the foreman joiner, hisname being W. H. Thompson. Heoften later told me about his work onHoly Island and also on various otherremote islands in the north. I hope thisinformation might be of some interestto you.

H. L. ThompsomHull

Following the correspondence aboutHoly Island's lifeboat houses a letterfrom a member of the Lifeboat Enthusi-asts Society reminded us that the soci-ety exists to further all kinds of historicalresearch and has comprehensiverecords and archives.

Full details can be obtained from theHonorary Secretary, John Francis, at 13West Way, Petts Wood, Orpington, KentBR5 1LN.

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PAST...AND..PRESENT125 years ago Today's lifeboatmen

From The Life-Boat of 1870

At a time when the RNU'sinamie from legacies is under scrutinyit is interesting to look back to the Institution's earliest days ami thewn\/ in which lifeboat* were funded.

The Gift Life-boats of the NationalLife-Boat InstitutionFourteen years since a movement commenced of analtogether novel character in the life-boat work, andwhich is without precedent in this or in any othercountry. At that period a benevolent lady presented theNational Life-boat Institution with the cost of a new life-boat, to be stationed at a part of the coast where onewas needed. Another life-boat soon followed from agentleman. A third was presented by a yacht club: anda fourth was given by a lady as a thank offering after aprovidential preservation from drowning. Rapidly thegenerous spark was fanned into a flame and new boats,as fast as they were required on the various coasts ofthe United Kingdom, were presented to the Society.

Many of these noble gifts assumed the shape ofmemorials to departed relatives or friends, the first ofwhich was given by two surviving sisters, in memory ofa third to whom they had bid a last farewell, and whichboat bears the affecting and affectionate name of TheSisters' Memorial. Next came inland towns, Ipswichbeing the first, some of the inhabitants of which, feelinga desire that their own communities should be repre-sented on the coast as performing their share of thenational duty of affording protection to shipwreckedpersons, in the only manner in which they could do so,appealed to their fellow-townsmen, and soon many ofsuch inland places were represented by their ownboats. Our chief manufacturing towns and cities beingconspicuous amongst the number.

Again, various public bodies of men, such as thegreat Mutual Benefit Societies, the Civil Service, theuniversities, the yacht clubs, commercial travellers,Sunday schools, and the subscribers to public jour-nals, the Society of Friends etc. and l.iitly, standing byitself in kind, the noble gift of £2.0uu lor the provisionand endowment of a life-boat station, by a firm ofParsee Merchants. Messrs Cama and Co.. on retiringfrom business in London, as an acknowledgement of,or thank offering for their success, and in testimony oftheir appreciation of the kind reception they had uni-formly met with from the inhabitants of London.

In this manner it has come to pass that, as a greatand enduring monument of the benevolent feeling andvoluntary duty, if we may use the term, of the people ofthis country, the grand fleet of splendid and perfectly-equipped life-boats which belongs to the Life-boatInstitution now encircles our coasts. That fleet, at thepresent time, consists of no less than 220 boats and ofthat large number 212 have been spec-ml u:.: . > r . as inthe case of a very few of them, have b< MI ifl 'ipted bypayment of their existing value.

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Barry Bennetthas been cox-swain of StMary's, Isles ofScilly lifeboatsince 1991.Barry, who is afisherman, firstjoined the crewin 1979 andserved as sec-ond coxswainfrom 1985 untilhis appoint-ment as cox-swain.

He wasawarded aBronze medalin 1993 in rec-ognition of hisoutstanding courage, skill and seamanship when the life-boat Robert Edgar rescued the sole occupant of the yachtBacarale which was swamped by heavy seas in very shallowwaters off Port Cressa Bay on 12 September. The loneyachtsman had anchored in the bay, but in winds gusting toForce 9 and breaking seas was soon in difficulties. Afterseveral attempts the lifeboat closed the casualty and thesurvivor was hauled on board just as the yacht was engulfedby waves and sank.

Facts and FiguresProvisional statistics as at 29 August 1995 show that sofar during 1995:

The RNLI's lifeboats were launched 3,031 times(an average of more than 12 launches a day)650 lives were saved (an average of more than 2a day)Some 4% of all services carried out by lifeboatswere in winds of Force 8 and aboveSome 53% of all services were to sail, power andmanual pleasure craft)There are 289 lifeboats on stationTo 29 August 1995,127,483 lives have beensaved since the RNLI was founded in 1824.

CostsThe cost of running the RNLI in 1994 was £56m.The approximate current cost of building a lifeboat is:16ft D class inflatable £11,0007.5m Atlantic rigid inflatable - £61,25014m Trent £1,060,00017m Severn £1,410.000

A Relaxing Way to Enjoy the London Boat Show4th - Mtb January 1996

Do vou find going to the London Boat Show at Earls Court a less than relaxing experience... rushing for a taxior tram or queuing tor tickets. We can otter RNLI members a more enjoyable and relaxing experience at the

London Boat Show, with accommodation in London and whilst there why not visit the theatre or take in the sights.

"1 A Complete Package

The package includes one night's accommodation in a twin or double room with continental

breakfast. (English breakfast is included at the London Hilton on Park Lane, The Langham

Hilton and the Hilton National Cobham - English breakfast is available at all other hotels lor a

supplement of £6.00 each guest.) Also included is the admission ticket to the Boat Show and

official catalogue which you collect at Earls Court. (Your Boat Show ticket! will be given to you

on check-in at your chosen hotel.)

How To BookCall Hilton Reservations Worldwide on

and ask lor the Special Events Co-ordinator quoting 'RNLI Ixindon Boat Show'. A deposit

of £15 each is required at the time of booking. This deposit is non-refundable if cancellation

occurs 14 days or less before your arrival. Alternatively, please complete the booking lorm

and send to: RNLI Offer, HRVV, PO Box 137, Watford Herts WD1 1 DN.

IM.KASK NOTK SI 'At i:S ARK BOOK NOW TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT.

Aii Evening WithSir Robin Knox Johnston

Friday 12th January at the

London Regents Park Hilton^

Join us for a special private dinner with wine where Sir Robin

Knox Johnston wil l talk with video and slides. He will recount

his many exciting and demanding sailing adventures and how he

won the Jules Verne Trophy from the French in 1994 by setting

the new World Record For a sailing circumnavigation. He was

the first man to sail solo

non-stop round the

world and twice won

the Round Britain

Race and has set

various transatlantic

sailing records. The

price for this special

evening is £25 each, it

vou wish to stay overnight at the Regents Park Hilton the price

is £27.65 (or each guest and includes continental breakfast

(£13.00 single supplement applies).

The Regents Park Hil ton is situated opposite Lords Cricket

Ground, a short walk from St Johns Wood tube (Jubilee line)

and is 1 ' '-' miles from Baker Street. The hotel has a free car park

and all rooms are of the highest I l i l ton standard.

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All rates are for each guest each night and include cont inenta lbreakfast (unless otherwise stated). Boat Show ticket and catalogue.

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Some ways of filling the coffers...

Steeley determination!

A donation of £25,000 was recently pre-sented to John Clugston, chairman of theSouth Bank Committee Humber lifeboatappeal by Stuart Pettifor, managing di-rector of British Steel (Sections, Platesand Commercial Steels) on board theHumber lifeboat Kenneth Thelwall.

Berkshire barges inDespite its distance from the seaWargrave, a Thames-side village in Berk-shire, gives excellent support to the Insti-tution with a record sum of £9,000 for-warded to HQ in the last financial year.

In addition to the more conventionalmethods of fundraising the local branchrecently hosted a buffet supper and drinksparty aboard the magnificently restoredUniversity College barge The Univ whilstit was moored on the Henley Royal Re-gatta course. The barge was made avail-able to the branch during Regatta weekthrough the generosity of David Sherriff,managing director of Thames and KennettMarina who own the barge.

The Reading Blue Coat School swingband provided musical entertainmentand over £700 was raised.

Mr Pettifor said British Steel's deci-sion to support the appeal is because of itsconnection with the Humber. Almost 10million tonnes of raw materials and fin-ished products are shipped annually toand from British Steel's nearbyScunthorpe works.

90 years youngLola Cooper, who has been fundraisingfor the RNLI for more than 25 years,recently celebrated her 90th birthday at alunch party organized by her fundraisingfriends.

Lola, a member of one of Ramsgate'soldest lifeboat families, is still an activefundraiser. She has been helping at theRNLI kiosk in Ramsgate harbour duringthe summer months and at the ChristmasShop in Ramsgate in the autumn andwinter.

Lola's brother Tom, was a coxswain ofone of the Ramsgate lifeboats, and hergrandfather and uncle both served on thelifeboat that went to the rescue of theIndian Chief, a service that resulted in thelifeboat coxswain receiving the RNLI GoldMedal.

Branching out togetherThe British Waterways Board held opendays on 16 and 17 July at their work-shop near Tring in Hertfordshire. Sev-eral surrounding RNLI branches wereasked if they would provide and sellrefreshments to the visiting public.

The branches taking part were Luton,Dunstable, Berkhampsted, Harpenden,

Welwyn Garden City, Hemel Hemp-stead and Knebworth, and betweenthem they raised some £800.

In addition, Berkhampsted branchran a souvenir stall, raising £478, andthe Luton branch with the Luton modelboat club, raised a further £161. Thewhole event realised a total of £1,479.

In Brief

THE Steyning branch has been in existencefor two years, and during that time itshouse-to-house collections have increasedand together with the results from a mu-sical evening, film shows, an antiquesroadshow, plus other events, £3,261 hasbeen sent to HQ.THANKS to the generosity of local residentsBarmouth ladies' guild realised over£l,500from its annual cheese and wine party inJuly. Apart from cake and bric-a-bracstalls, tombola, name the doll, and a raffle,the main money-spinner was the auction,which raised £546 from donated gifts. TheHarlech Medieval Men entertained sup-porters with their sword fights and overthe past ten years this event has raised£15,000 for the guild.THE CHAIRMAN of Duns and district branchand a vice-convener of the Scottish Life-boat Council, Mrs Henry Douglas-Home,again masterminded the triennial carnivalat Mellerstain (by kind permission of theEarl and Countess of Haddington) whichresulted in over £5,000 for lifeboat funds.The Band of HM Royal Marines waspresent and among the many other attrac-tions were a sheep dog display, an Armyassault course, archery, a kite display and,last but not least, the famous racehorse,Desert Orchid, who drew admiringcrowds.LONG time supporters of the RNLI, theCivil Service Motoring Association(CSMA) and the Frizzell Group, recentlypresented Anthony Oliver, deputy headof fundraising and marketing, with acheque for £10,000 towards the new life-boat house at Lyme Regis. The presenta-tion, which took place at the Pilot Boat Inn,Lyme Regis, was made by Peter Jones,chairman of CSMA and Colin Frizzell,chairman of Frizzell Financial Services.The money had been raised through aseries of competitions in the CSMA's ownmagazine Motoring and Leisure. Since1983, when the two organisations beganjoint fundraising, over £190,000 has beendonated to the Institution.

Presenting a supporter with hislifeboat sticker during a recentBassett branch house-to-housecollection, Mr Thompson,branch vice chairman, stuck iton upside down. 'Don't worry',replied the recipient, counter-ingtheapology,'Ithought thesewere all supposed to be self-righting now'!

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Intents Fundraising!When Rosemary Hemsley, the secretaryof Billingshurst branch, hired a marqueefor the reception of her daughter's wed-ding, she ensured it would not be col-lected until at least the following Mon-day, so that it could be used on the dayafter the wedding for a Do-It-Yourselfbarn dance in aid of the RNLI!

People were invited to attend, supply-ing their own food and drink in the formof a picnic and to invent a theme for theirown particular group to follow.

Mrs Hemsley was away for two hourstaking a guest home after the wedding -and returned to find tableaux all over thelawn! Mrs Hemsley was invited to judgethe best tableau - which included a coun-try and western scene, a shipwreck, and agroup of pirates - but resolved the prob-lem by inviting her daughter and newson in law to undertake the task.

The winners were a group depictingthe shipwreck scene. A helium balloonrace, an auction and raffle all went to-wards raising a grand total of £735.85.

Roundabout resultsSouthend-on-Sea lifeboat station was ahive of activity on 14 August when theTeacher's Round Britain Challenge sail-ing race started from Southend Pier.

The RNLI was the official charity forthe event so as well as dressing the stationoverall and manning the souvenir shopand collecting boxes, the station showedoff its 3 inshore lifeboats and facilities tocompetitors, celebrities and organisers sothat their corporate sponsors could see atfirst hand where their donations werebeing used.

At the end of a hectic day the souvenirshop had sold more than £200 worth ofgoods and collecting boxes totalled £60,not bad for a Monday afternoon at theend of Southend Pier!

'Allo 'Allo, oo ees thees?

Actress Vickie Michelle, best known asYvette of "Allo 'Allo' fame, was per-suaded to join a mother-and-daughtercollecting team photocall at London'sLiverpool Street station during the Cityof London branch flag day in March.Vickie was actually at the station on anentirely different (and paid for) publicrelations mission, but couldn't resist help-ing out the RNLI!

Mrs Rene Fitzgerald (in the wheel-chair) raised over £580 and her daughterChristine Butler's box included a chequefor £100 - which didn't bounce!

The morning rush hour collectionswere an uphill struggle, not helped bythe trains running late, but with a goodteam collecting through the day and dur-ing the evening rush hour a splendidtotal of £3,944.88 was raised.

Going, going, goneHaving painted a superb picture of the Hoylake Mersey class lifeboat Lady ofHilbre inaction, marine artist Robert G. Lloyd donated it to the RNLI so that it could be usedto raise funds.

At the private viewing before a month-long exhibition of his paintings at theWilliamson Art Gallery and Museum, Birkenhead, the painting was auctioned, withBob Gouland of Phillips Auctioneers offering his services and finding a buyer

prepared to write a cheque for £400.Robert Lloyd's generosity to the RNLI

also includes a substantial contribution tothe cost of producing artist-signed limitededition prints of the painting which may bepurchased from the RNLI's north west of-fice at 18 Half Edge Lane, Eccles, Manches-ter M30 9GJ, telephone 0161 787 8779.Unframed prints cost £15 plus 60p P&Pand framed prints are £35 plus £13.80 P&P(registered post). All proceeds to the RNLI.

Stamp of approvalBooks of trading stamps, such asGreenShield or Co-op, can be sold in aid oflifeboat funds. Jennifer Bush at RNLIHeadquarters, West Quay Road,I'oole, BH15 1HZ would be verypleased to receive your unwantedtrading stamps.

In Brief

THE Kensington branch held its annualsummer fair in Nevern Square on the 10June. A highly successful event, it raisedover £2,000.To CELEBRATE 25 years of fundraisingTamworth ladies' guild marked theevent with a dinner which raised £700.WHEELCHAIR-BOUND Jack Leedham, amember of Nuneaton and districtbranch, has been making models of life-boats for many years. He attends manyof the branch's fundraising events wherehis meticulously recreated models aremuch admired.DESPITE thick fog on 30 July Newbiggin'slifeboat day was well attended and over£3,300 was raised. Local TV weather-man Bob Johnson opened the event buteven he was unable to use his connec-tions to clear the fog! The Newbigginladies' guild manned a variety of stalls,and there were displays by the lifeboat,local bands, dancing and the art club.THE pRESiDENTof Ashington Rotary Club,Ron Wilson, recently presented a chequefor £500 to Trixie and Mike Givens ofAshington branch. Trixie and Mikewere also made members of the clubroll of honour for 1995 in recognition oftheir outstanding contribution for serv-ice to the local community.MALCOLM Lloyd of Leominster recentlyundertook a sponsored swim for hislocal branch. Malcolm, a young manwith learning difficulties, is a keen sup-porter of the RNLI and swam 55 lengths-just over a mile. So far he has collected£325 from his sponsors, with more tocome.

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Central Fundraising snippetsSome news of events and campaigns or-ganised by Central Fundraising at HQ:• A new buildings and contents insur-ance policy from the RAC is announcedin this issue of The Lifeboat, with a hospi-tal and health care package due to followin the Winter issue, and marine insuranceat the London Boat Show. All of theseinsurance policies will provide a benefitfor the RNLI.• Funds will also be raised by a newrange of posters from Guernsey ColourLaboratories - the first of the Port St MaryArun, taken by photographer RickTomlinson, with more will follow. Thereis also a flower service from Flying Flow-ers, and a new range of lifeboat crewmodels, some in limited editions, fromPeter Hicks, the well-known sculptor ofmilitary and sporting figures.(Further details of all of these services canbe found in the respective advertisementsin this issue.)• More than 6,000 chemists throughoutthe UK will see a new campaign thismonth, in which the RNLI is involvedwith Seven Seas, the suppliers of vitaminpills and health products.• Events held during the summer in-cluded the Teacher's Round Britain Chal-lenge, when the regions had the opportu-nity to raise funds at each of the stop-offpoints, and the self-righting trials of thenew Volvo-funded lifeboat, a Trent forGreat Yarmouth and Gorleston. This waspreceded by a competition to choose aname, won by 13-year-old JonathonGriffiths with the name Samarbeta - whichmeans'working together', for those of uswithout a strong grasp of Swedish,.• Finally the grand final of the 'My Gar-den' quiz will be held in the Victoria andAlbert Museum on 26 October 1995, withMagnus Magnusson as quiz master.

Lifeboat lessonsEnthusiastic children from Bedfordshireproved that fundraising for the RNLI canalso be fun raising. Each year, pupilsfrom St. Mary's Lower School in Clophillchoose a different cause to benefit fromtheir endeavours, and this year they raisedan impressive £525 for lifeboat coffers.

Following a presentation by LauraFagg, RNLI Eastern Region area organ-iser, the children enjoyed dressing up inlifeboatman's outfits. Each class took re-sponsibility for a week's fundraisingwhich included creating games and aSpring fair, to which children contrib-uted games, toys and bric-a-brac. Theweek's activities finished with a children'sdisco.

On their bikes!A civic appeal started by Cllr GeorgeParkinson, chairman of Wokingham dis-trict council in 1993 and pictured right,culminated in a sponsored cycle ride inApril and brought the final total to £11,700for his two-year term of office.

The cycle ride itself raised over £3,500and a water festival staged at Din tonPastures Country Park last year raisedover£6,000and wasaimed at funding thenew lifeboat house at Yarmouth, Isle ofWight. Other events included a barbershop evening and a children's carol concert.

Saddling upThe F J Owners Club is for the owners ofYamaha FJ 1200 and FJ1100 motorcyclesand organises regular runs and outingsas well as technical advice to members.

Each year events are arranged for rais-ing funds for charity, and this year mem-bers decided to raise money for the Hum-ber lifeboat appeal.

The FJ owners club charity rally washeld on 11 June and started from thevisitors' centre at the Humber bridge.Approximately 100 Yamaha FJs embarkedon a run over the bridge into the Lincoln-shire Wolds and back. They were joinedon this occasion by the chairman of theappeal, Colonel lain Bryce, who is a keenmotorcyclist.

He was delighted to accept the club'sgenerous contribution of £1,591, theamount raised from the charity rally andalso a sponsored charity run from Land'sEnd to John O'Groats which was under-taken in April by eight club members.They set off from Land's End at 6am andsix of them completed the course within24 hours - without breaking any speedlimits!

In the dockSue Hennessy, regional manager for thenorth west, recently visited the AlbertDock in Liverpool to present a shield tothedockcruiseboatOurFantosia to thankGordon Wilson, the owner, and GarryMeacher, the skipper, for their Stirlingwork in collecting money for the RNLI.

The Aughton branch started collect-ing the donations given by the passen-gers on the boat some 18 months ago andto date over £1,200 has been collected.

Following the presentation Sue andSybil Font, honorary secretary of thebranch, joined the first passengers of theday for the half-hour cruise round thedocks - entertained by Gordon's amus-ing and informative commentary on thepublic address system.

In Brief

LADiESof the Central London Committeeand theirguestsenjoyed champagne priorto a performance by the Recreation Thea-tre Company of Persuasion which tookplace in the beautiful grand conservatoryat Syon Park. In the interval guests en-joyed a picnic supper and over £8,000was raised for lifeboat funds.VHK'I cold and windy weather did notdeter the many bra vesouls who took partin a clay pigeon shoot at Preston Hills.The resulting £500 was presented toHitchin and district branch whose ap-preciation was extended both to the par-ticipantsand regularsot'The Plough whoalso contributed.A FUN Dog Show organised by Tauntonbranch in North Curry realised a profit of£f>17. Held by the kind invitation of Cdrand Mrs Ryan, the event included a bar-becue, raffle, pets' corner and a souvenirstall.BOYS from Cherry Trees School inWombourne, near Wolverhampton un-dertook the selling of cakes and biscuitsand raised £67.60 for the lifeboat service.C i i \ I K M A N of Usk and Raglan group,I Men I lenderson. persuaded her younggrand-daughter to join Storm Force. SoChloe Jepps and six of her classmates atThe Grange School in Cheshire had a goat fundraising. They stirred and bakedand cooked and tilled their school tuckshop with cakes and cookies, which theysold to their starving classmates! Theymade £56 for the Institution.Tin Kelsall branch arranged a musicalevening in the country house surround-ings of Cheshire's Willington Hall tea-turinga recital by the duo Perfect Choicefollowed by a buffet supper. An inshorelifeboat displayed outside the Hall un-derlined the purpose behind the highlysuccessful event, which raised £226.

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Folly funds Multipurpose collectors!

For the last 12 years visitors to The FollyInn on the banks of the River Medina onthe Isle of Wight have been accosted by acharming lady rattling her lifeboat col-lecting box!

Twice a day, during flag week, AnneBurdett makes the ten minute walk to thepub cheerfully collecting from table totable. This year she collected a stagger-ing £600 for East Cowes branch.Photo Julian Rolliston, Alton branch

Friday 30 June brought glorious weatherfor Scarborough's lifeboat day and re-sulted in supporters collecting over £4,000.

The following two days of fundraisingactivities, which included a barbecue, araft race and a sea cadets assault coursesaw a further £5,000 being raised.

The Tetley dray horses were in attend-ance and are pictured demonstrating theversatility of RNLI collecting buckets!

In Brief

LIVERPOOL Marina was the ideal venue for theinaugural meeting of the South Liverpoolbranch in June. The new branch has beenformed by amalgamating Woolton ladiesguild and Aigburth and district branch, bothof whom have been active for over 30 years.More than 60 interested supporters attendedto hear the Lord Mayor speak about the tiesbetween the lifeboats and the Mersey. Anexcellent buffet was provided by the Marinastaff and the evening resulted in 26 newmembers joining the branch.SINCE 1979 Mrs Jean Mclvor of Staines hasbeen collecting pennies, both pre-decimaland decimal, and periodically sends a chequefor the relevant amount to Littlehamptonlifeboat station. This year has seen a chequefor £36 arrive on the treasurer's desk andbrings the total collected by Mrs Mclvor to£1,000 - all in pennies. Needless to say thetreasurer is delighted he receives a chequerather than the actual coins!THE Attleborough and district branch bor-rowed the model lifeboat Barham fromGorleston Model Club as a centrepiece forthree summer events, raising a total of£928.50.ONCE again the annual gymkhana and horseshow organised by Knaresborough ladies'guild was held at Gibbet Farm, Farnham in

May. The glorious weather attracted a goodnumber of entrants and supporters from allover the north of England and the proceedsof £2,900 were donated to the Humber life-boat appeal.LITTLEHAMPTON'S lifeboat week resulted in atotal of £1,840 being collected for the branch,helped both in Littlehampton and Arundelby the stentorian announcements ofArundel's town crier, Bill Beere.THE Kelsall branch organised an eveningwith RAF Search and Rescue at which ahelicopter winchman from RAF Valley de-scribed his unit's work, followed by demon-strations of items of survival equipment. Alady volunteer from the audience was kittedout in an immersion suit, flying helmet andlifejacket, with an air crew dinghy packadded. Persuaded to pull the appropriatetoggles she brought the evening to a spec-tacular close by inflating both lifejacket anddinghy. The audience of over 80 thoroughlyenjoyed the event which raised over £200.MEMBERS of the West Yorkshire Police sub-aqua club recently donated £400 to the Hum-ber lifeboat appeal. This splendid sum wasthe proceeds of the club's first ever black tiegala ball held in Wakefield and divers fromthroughout the region and even as far awayas Scotland and London attended.

Record BreakerJune 1995 saw the unveiling of the Hum-ber lifeboat appeal's attempt to hold thecountry's largest tombola. The event,which took place at the Princes Quay inHull, broke the record with 2,077 prizes,every one donated free of charge, andapproximately £4,000 raised.

The Humber lifeboat appeal bus alsowent on service in Hull this summer,resplendent in RNLI livery, and raised£2,000 from the advertising placed on it.It will be in service for the next 12 months- a great publicity vehicle for the appeal.

In the swimEven though Eileen Whittingham hadboth legs amputated through illness sheclimbed the 199 steps of Whitby Abbey in1986 to raise £1,331 for the RNLI and herlocal swimming club the Solihull Seals. In1988 she walked La Corbiere causewayon Jersey, raising £3,000 for the St Helierbranch through sponsorship.

Not content with that, this year Eileendecided to set herself the daunting targetof swimming 600m in 30 minutes at theTudor Grange swimming centre in Soli-hull. This time the beneficiaries of hersponsored swim were to be the Solihullbranch and, once again, the Solihull Sealsswimming club for the disabled.

There was little doubt that she wouldachieve her target but she passed the600m mark in just 24 minutes, a remark-able achievement.Eileen's efforts realised a superb £1,271.80.

The closing date for Fundraisingitems for the Winter 1995/6 issue of

THE LIFEBOAT is 3 November 1995

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AGM and Open DaysFirstly, thanks to all governors who at-tended the AGM in May and particularlythose who visited the membership stand.Many of those attending the AGM andthe annual presentation of awards dur-ing the afternoon purchased items fromthe range of membership insignia - whichhelped to raise funds on what was a veryenjoyable day for everyone involved.

The Poole Open Days again proved tobe a very popular event and both existingmembers and visitors were able to learnmore about the RNLI. Many new mem-bers were recruited as a result, and it wasa pleasure to meet so many members,new and old.

RecruitmentThe Southampton Boat Show takes placeas this issue of the journal goes to press,and with a well-placed stand and an en-thusiastic team the RNLI plans to put ona display which will encourage even morepeople to sign up and become members.

Once more the Institution will have astand at the London Boat Show, whichruns from 5-15 January 1996 and hopes,as usual, to recruit many new members atthis annual event.

Campaigns to recruit new membersby other means continue, with a mailingto selected areas during October and door-drops (unaddressed mailings) to certainpostcode areas throughout September.These will continue during October andNovember and as historically the autumnand winter have proved to be successfulfor generating new supporters, it will bethe busiest time for welcoming new mem-bers on board.

Deeds of CovenantA total of 688 members completed thedeed of covenant enclosed in the Springedition of the journal, resulting in a fur-ther £3,800 additional annual income forthe RNLI. Thank you to all members whohave considered helping the RNLI in thisway.

Signing a deed of covenant is an op-portunity to increase the amount of yoursubscription by a third, at no additionalcost to yourself. If you are a UK taxpayer(either through your salary, pension or

savings) you are eligible to sign the form,which will take effect from your nextrenewal date. It's a simple form of decla-ration that you pay income tax and, be-cause of the RNLI's charitable status, wecan reclaim from the Inland Revenue thetax you have already paid. If every mem-ber were to complete a covenant the RNLIcould receive a further £750,000 everyyear. Please contact membership serv-ices on (01202) 671133 who will be pleasedto send you further details.

LegaciesYou may be aware from our recent pub-licity that the RNLI is experiencing adownturn in its legacy income. Tradi-tionally, up to two-thirds of the Institu-tion's income has been received in thisway, but due to changing economic andsocial conditions there are indications ofa decline of some £4m of the £62m totalneeded during 1995.

If you would like to receive our newbooklet 'Preserving All You Value' ex-plaining how you could help us througha gift in your Will, please complete theform enclosed in this issue of The Life-

boat. Alternatively, telephone JohnMarshall, legacy enquiries officer on(01202) 671133 who will be pleased tohelp you.

RNLI LotteryDuring May 1995 the RNLI undertook asurvey to determine what effect, if any,the Camelot national lottery is having onits own quarterly lifeboat lotteries.

The findings were interesting, in thataround 50% of those members surveyedthought that the RNLI would benefit fromthe Camelot lottery. Furthermore, some10% said they gave less to charity since itsintroduction. You may be interested toknow that only 5.6p in every £1 spent onthe lottery is allocated between all eligi-ble charities. It is not known whether theRNLI will benefit from this and thereforewe would urge you to support the RNLIlottery as much as you are able by buyingour tickets. Don't forget to sell them tofriends and family as this can be a won-derful opportunity for us to bring onboard new support. If you would like usto send you more lottery tickets pleasecontact membership services on the abovenumber who will arrange this for you.

Open all HoursNearly all of the Institution's 215lifeboat stations held a specialopen day during the Spring BankHoliday Weekend, most of themopening on the Sunday, 28 May.

An estimated 65,000 peoplevisited lifeboat stations around theentire coast of the UK and Irelandthis year, the first time that therehas been a co-ordinated campaignto have all stations open at thesame time.

The photograph showsLymington lifeboat station (whichopened on the Monday, and wasalso celebrating its 30th anniver-sary) with its Atlantic 21 temporar-ily under the command of the 1 stWinchester Brownie Pack - withlifeboat launcher Duncan Hallkeeping a close eye on thingsfrom the port bow!

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P e o p l e a n d P l a c e saround and about the RNLI

Birthday HonoursThe following were honoured by HMThe Queen in her Birthday Honours listfor their services to the Institution:MBE:David Cargill. Mechanic at Arbroathlifeboat station from 1973 to February1995, having joined the crew in 1972.David Kennett. Coxswain of Yarmouthlifeboat station from 1979 to 1994. Hefirst joined the crew in 1968, serving assecond coxswain from 1969 to 1971 andcoxswain/mechanic from 1971 to 1979.He was awarded a Silver medal in 1975and a Bronze medal in 1989.Lt Cdr Barney Morris. Honorarysecretary of Weymouth lifeboat stationfrom 1975 to 1994 and deputy launch-ing authority from 1971 until hisappointment as station honorarysecretary. He was awarded a Goldbadge in 1994.David Williams. Honorary secretary ofFishguard lifeboat station since 1979.He had joined the crew in 1955 and wasassistant mechanic until 1977.Mrs Beatrice Allen. President ofWhitefield, Manchester branch since1977. She served as chairman from

1960 to 1962, vice chairman from 1966to 1968 and chairman from 1972 to1974. Mrs Allen was awarded a Silverbadge in 1978 and a Gold badge in1993.Mrs Dora Hutchinson. Chairman ofAltrincham and Bowdon branch since1969. She had been assistant honorarysecretary from 1961 to 1965 when sheserved as honorary secretary until1969. Mrs Hutchinson was awarded aSilver badge in 1977 and a Gold badgein 1989.Other awards of interest, for achievementsnot directly connected with the Institu-tion's work, have been made to:Knight Bachelor: Robin Knox-Johnston.For services to yachting (member of theRNLI's Committee of Management)Knight Bachelor: AldermanChristopher Walford. The RightHonourable the Lord Mayor of Londonfor services to the City of London (ex-officio member of the Committee ofManagement)DCVO: Lady Mary Mumford. Lady-in-Waiting to HRH Princess Alexandra(president of Shoreham station branch)

ObituariesWith deep regret we record the followingdeaths:MAY 1995Sam Baxter MBE, honorary life president ofMorecambe & Heysham financial branch.Serving as honorary secretary of Morecambelifeboat station from 1967 to 1978 and deputylaunching authority from 1978 to 1991, MrBaxter was also the station's branch presi-dent until 1995 and was president of thefinancial branch from 1979. He was awardeda Gold badge in 1987.JUNE 1995Captain W.J. Law, president of Stanmorebranch. He joined the branch in 1978 and for16 years was the flag week organiser, receiv-ing a Silver badge in 1989. Captain Law wasappointed president of the branch in 1994.Mrs Joan Shipway, flag week organiser andbox secretary from 1985 to 1995. She wasawarded a statuette in 1990.Mrs Edith Sayer, a committee member ofNewhaven ladies' guild from 1948 to 1979,during which period she acted as treasurer.She was awarded a Silver badge in 1960 anda Gold badge in 1976.Captain J.C. Matheson, president of Abergelebranch since 1993 and honorary secretaryfrom 1977 to 1993.Mrs Jean Rose, president of Heworth ladies'guild since 1992 having previously served asfounder chairman since 1968. Until 1945 shehad been a member of the Port Rush commit-tee in Ireland and after moving to England in

that year she joined the Ilford ladies' guilduntil 1967. In 1968 she was a founder memberof Heworth guild and was awarded a Silverbadge in 1977 and a Gold badge in 1984. MrsRose was appointed an honorary life gover-nor in 1992.Frederick Elvy, founder chairman of theMevagissey branch in 1973 until moving toDorset in 1983 where he enjoyed many yearsinvolvement as treasurer with the Bridportbranch. He was awarded a statuette in 1983.William Milburn, coxswain/mechanic ofSunderland lifeboat from 1974 to 1982. Hewas the station mechanic from 1950 to 1971and then served as 2nd coxswain/mechanicuntil his appointment as coxswain / mechanicin 1974.JULY 1995Mrs J. Daniel, president of St Ives ladies'guild. She was secretary from 1968 until herelection as chairman in 1983, serving in thiscapacity until her presidency in 1993. MrsDaniel was awarded a Silver badge in 1974, aGold badge in 1988 and a bar to the Goldbadge in 1995.SEPTEMBER 1995Sir Ronald Radford KCB MBE, a life vice-presi-dent of the RNLI. Sir Ronald was elected tothe committee of management in 1977 andwas appointed a vice-president in 1986 and alife vice-president in 1991. He was also chair-man of CISPOTEL (the Civil Service, PostOffice and British Telecom Lifeboat Fund)from 1977 to 1986.

Long ServiceBadgesThe Long Service Badge for crewmembers and shore helpers who havegiven active service for 20 years ormore has been awarded to:Amble - Coxswain R. BurgeDun Laoghaire - Assistant mechanicJ.B. WildesEastbourne - Crew member M.K.Charlton, head launcher J.R. DelaunayHayling Island - Crew member F.Dunster, shore helper T.M. PearceHowth - Coxswain R. Duffy, crewmember J. DuffyLyme Regis - Crew member C.I. JonesNewhaven - Coxswain/mechanic M.A.BeachSelsey - former assistant mechanic D.F.MundaySt Bees - Crew member I. McDowellTynemouth - Crew member S. Brown

On StationThe following lifeboats have taken upstation and relief fleet duties:ALL-WEATHERDun Laoghaire - Trent class 14-05 (ON1200) Anna Livia on 29 June 1995.Alderney - Trent class 14-04 (ON 1199)Roy Barker I on 21 July 1995.Bridlington - Mersey class 12-12 (ON1169) Marine Engineer on 13 August 1995.Ramsgate - Trent class 14-02 (ON 1197)Esme Anderson on 24 August 1995.INSHOREOban - B711 Helene on 30 May 1995.Berth - D479 May on 13 June 1995.Conwy - D482 Arthur Bate on 21 June1995.Hayling Island - B712 Betty Battle on 21June 1995.Wicklow - D432 Ordnance Survey Bosunon 26 June 1995.Kinghorn - Relief B533 on 29 June 1995.Temporary station duty.Weymouth - Relief B541 on 29 June 1995.Temporary station duty.Little & Broad Haven - D484 Sybil on 4July 1995.Tighnabruaich - Relief C509 on 7 July1995. Temporary station duty.Rhyl - D485 Stafford with Rugeley on 11July 1995.St Bees - B544 Catherine Plumbley on 3June 1995. Temporary station duty.Montrose - D481 Holme Team 3 on 18 July1995.Relief - B713 OEM Stone on 24 July 1995.Silloth - B714 Spirit of Cumbria on 27 July1995.Southend-on-Sea D487 Foresters LondonPride on 31 July 1995.

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LIFEBOAT SERVICESAberdeen, GrampianRelief 52ft Arun ON 1103: Apr25D class: Apr 7 and 30Abersoch, Gwynedd/Wante:23: Apr 16,19,22, May6, 8,14,28 and 29Aberystwyth, DyfedAtlantic 75: Apr 21Aldeburgh, Suffolk12/M Mersey ON 1193: Mar 4and May 22D class: May 22 and 26Alderney, Channel IslandsRelief14m Trent ON1180: Mar19, 28, May 6 and 15Amble, NorthumberlandRelief 44ft Waveney ON 1001:Apr 1344ft Waveney ON 1004: May 28D class: May 28Angle, Dyfed47ft Tyne ON 1114: Mar 11,Apr 12, 21 and May 21D class: Apr 21 and May 29Anstruther, Fife12m Mersey ON 1174: May 14and 25Appledore, North Devon47ft Tyne ON 1140: Mar 11 and22Relief 47ft Tyne ON 1142: May24Atlantic 21: Apr 15,17,19, 24,30 and May 18Arbroath, Tayside12m Mersey ON 1194: Apr 16D class: Apr 16Arran (Lamlash), StrathclydeC class: Apr 28Arranmore, Co Donegal47ft Tyne ON 1111: Mar 6, 8,Apr 2,6,7 (twice), 8,17,18,20,May 3, 7 (twice), 18 and 21Atlantic College (St Donat'sCastle), South GlamorganAtlantic 21: Apr 16,18, May 3and 8Ballycotton, Co Cork52ft Arun ON 1067: Mar 29,Apr 1,14, 27, May 2,4 and 7Ballyglass, Co Mayo52ft Arun ON 1259: Mar 20 andApr 5Baltimore, Co Cork47ft Tyne ON 1137: Apr 5,19,May 2,18 and 28Bangor, Co DownRelief Atlantic 21: Mar 25, 27,Apr 9,14,16,25, 30, May 2,5,13 and 20Barmouth, Gwynedd

12m Mersey ON 1185: Apr 16D class: Apr 16 and 17Barra Island, Western IslesRelief 52ft Arun ON 1071: Apr18Barrow, CumbriaRelief 47ft Tyne ON 1115: May8 and 24D class: Apr 2,14 and 15Barry Dock, South Glamor-ganRelief 52ft Arun ON 1086: Apr4,5 and May 17Beaumaris, GwyneddAtlantic 21: Mar 6, Apr 19, 22,23, May 12,13,16 (twice), 28,29 and 30Bembridge, Isle of Wight47ft Tyne ON 1126: Mar 30Relief 47ft Tyne ON 1122: Apr11,12 and May 7 (twice)D class: Apr 1,7,14,17, May 7,20 (twice) and 30B e r w i c k - u p o n - T w e e d ,NorthumberlandReliefl2mMerseyON1184:Mar112m Mersey ON 1191: Apr 14and May 10Blackpool, LancashireD class: Apr 5 (twice), 30, May5 (twice), 26 (twice) and 27(twice)Blyth, Northumberland44ft Waveney ON 1079: Mar 17and May 8Borth, DyfedD class: May 7,13 and 14Bridlington, HumbersideRelief 12m Mersey ON 1169: Apr7,15, May 8,13 and 19D class: Apr 29 and May 13Brighton, East SussexAtlantic 21: Mar 5,7,21,22,23,Apr 1, 7,14, 21, 29, May 6,14,15 (twice), 28,29 and 31Broughty Ferry, Tayside52ft Arun ON 1056: Mar 3D class: Mar 2 (twice) and 3Buckie, Grampian52ft Arun ON 1093: Mar 5Relief 52ft Arun ON 1062: Apr29 (twice), May 8,12,16 and 27Bude, CornwallD Class: Apr 19, May 3 and 6Bundoran, Co MayoAtlantic 21: Apr 19Burnham-on-Crouch, EssexD class: Mar 25, Apr 17 and 30Burry Port, DyfedD class: May 14Calshot, Hampshire

33ft Brede ON 1104: May 29Campbeltown, Strathclyde52ft Arun ON 1059: Mar 18(twice), 29, May 7,12 (twice),13, 22 and 25D class: May 7Cardigan, DyfedRelief C class: Mar 31C class: Apr 15Clacton-on-Sea, EssexRelief Atlantic 21: Mar 14, Apr12, 14 (twice), 24 (twice), 25,29, May 8 and 10D class: Mar 25, Apr 8, 24 andMay 8Cleethorpes, HumbersideD class: Apr 17Relief D class: May 13, 21 and22Clogher Head, Co Louth12m Mersey ON 1190: Mar 6,7,8 and May 22Conwy, GwyneddD class: Mar 31, Apr 9,15,16,24, May 17 and 27Criccieth, GwyneddAtlantic 75: Apr 16Relief Atlantic 75: May 7 and 30Cromer, Norfolk47ft Tyne ON 1097: Mar 12D class: May 28Cullercoats, Tyne and WearAtlantic 21: Apr 8 and May 20Relief Atlantic 21: Apr 12, 30and May 19Donaghadee, Co Down52ft Arun ON 1107: Apr 6, 30and May 11Dover, Kent50ft Thames ON 1031: Mar 18,25, Apr 2, 6,17, 21, 25, May 6(twice), 9,14 and 28 (twice)Dun Laoghaire, Dublin44ft Waveney ON 1036: Mar 17and Apr 1714m Trent ON 1200: May 7(twice) and 21D class: Mar 19, Apr 2 and 30Dunbar, Lothian44ft Waveney ON 1034: May 2,10,14 and 20Relief D class: Mar 12, May 2and 20Dungeness, Kent12m Mersey ON 1186: Mar 7,13, Apr 1, May 2,5 and 28Dunmore East, Co Waterford44ft Waveney ON 1035: Mar 28,Apr 2 and 30 (three times)Eastbourne, East Sussex12m Mersey ON 1195: Mar 24(twice), 25, 26, 31, Apr 9

(twice), 13,16,26 (twice), May14, 21 and 29D class: Mar 24 (twice), 26, Apr9 (three times), 11, 12, 13, 17(three times), 20 (twice), 25,30, May 6, 7 (twice), 8,14,19and 25Exmouth, South Devon44ft Waveney ON 1045: Mar 25,28, Apr 14,15, May 2,6 and 26D class: Mar 4, 25, Apr 8, 14(twice), 15,16 (three times) and17Relief D class: May 11, 12, 26and 30Eyemouth, Borders44ft Waveney ON 1026: Mar 1and 12Falmouth, Cornwall52ft Arun ON 1058: Mar 4Relief 52ft Arun ON 1160: Mar10,12 and May 14Relief Atlantic 21: Mar 2,12,18,19 and Apr 8Atlantic 21: May 8,14 and 24Fenit, Co Kerry52ft Arun ON 1081: Mar 15,Apr 7,12,16 and May 4Filey, North Yorkshire12m Mersey ON 1170: Mar 10,May 10 and 19D class: May 5Fishguard, DyfedRelief 52ft Arun ON 1150: Mar13,24, Apr 15,22,28 and May1Relief D class: May 14 and 19Flamborough, HumbersideRelief Atlantic 75: Mar 6Atlantic 75: Mar 25 (twice), Apr12,30 (twice), May 6,10,19,21,28 (twice) and 29Fleetwood, Lancashire47ft Tyne ON 1156: Apr 2 and17D class: Mar 12,19, Apr 2 and15Flint, ClwydD class: Mar 13 and 16Fowey, Cornwall44ft Waveney ON 1028: Mar 25Relief 44ft Waveney ON 1003:May 14Fraserburgh, Grampian47ft Tyne ON 1109: Mar 22 andApr 3Galway Bay (Aran Islands),Co Galway52ft Arun ON 1118: Mar 23,25,Apr 2, 3, May 1, 6, 21 and 31(twice)Girvan, Strathclyde

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12m Mersey ON 1196: Mar 17,Apr 15 and 30Great Yarmouth andGorleston, Norfolk44ft Waveney ON1065: Apr 18,19 and 25Relief 44ft Waveney ON 1002:May 27Atlantic 21: Mar 17, 26, Apr 8,16,18,22,25,30 (twice), May 7,12 and 28Happisburgh, NorfolkD class: May 7, 23 and 29Hartlepool, Cleveland44ft Waveney ON 1044: Apr 3,6,11, May 17,26 and 29Atlantic 21: Mar 16,18,26, May3,9,11,14 and 26Harwich, EssexRelief 44ft Waveney ON 1002:Mar 23,27, Apr 29 and May 2244ft Waveney ON 1060: May 30Atlantic 21: Mar 27, Apr 7,13,18 (twice), 25,29, May 4,14,16,17,22, 25 and 30Hastings, East Sussex12m Mersey ON 1125: Apr 5,6,May 21 and 28Relief D class: Apr 13, 15 andMay8Hayling Island, HampshireRelief Atlantic 21: Mar 19, 25,Apr 6,18,19,30, May 7,28 and29 (twice)D class: Apr 19 (twice), May14,17, 28 (four times) and 29(four times)Helensburgh, StrathclydeAtlantic 21: Mar 25, Apr 2,16,22 (twice), May 5,9,13,14 and24Holyhead, Gwynedd47ft Tyne ON 1095: Apr 15,24,29,30 and May 27D class: Apr 24,29,30, May 14and 30 (twice)Horton and Port Eynon, WestGlamorganD class: Apr 15,16,18 and May28 (twice)Hoylake, Merseyside32m Mersey ON 1163: Mar 4Humber, Humberside52ft Arun ON 1123:MarlO,U,Apr 1,12, 28, May 13 and 21Hunstanton, NorfolkAtlantic 21: Mar 26, Apr 20,May 6, 7 and 24 (twice)Ilfracombe, North Devon12m Mersey ON 1165: Mar 17,May 8 and 29Relief D class: Apr 1,12, May 3,

4,8,12,13 and 29Invergordon, Highland44ft Waveney ON 1033: Apr 1,May 2,13,16 and 27Islay, Strathclyde50ft Thames ON 1032: Apr 25Kilkeel, Co. DownAtlantic 21: Mar 6, 7,11, Apr 8and 15Kilmore Quay, Co Wexford22m Mersey ON 1187: Apr 17Kinghorn, FifeRelief C class: Mar 19, 27, 31,May 6, 7 and 25Kirkcudbright, Dumfries andGallowayAtlantic 21: Mar 3,25 and Apr1Relief Atlantic 21: Apr 15Kirkwall, Orkney52ft Arun ON 1135: Mar 12Largs, StrathclydeAtlantic 21: Mar 12,28,31, Apr11, May 8,10,13,19 and 26Larne, Co AntrimD class: Mar 21, 27, Apr 7, 9,May 2 (twice) and 14Lerwick, ShetlandRelief 52ft Arun ON 1062: Mar1452ft Arun ON 1057: Mar 18(twice), Mar 30 and Apr 25Relief 52ft Arun ON 1103: May30 (twice)Little and Broad Haven,DyfedDc/ass:Apr21,May3,8andl7Littlehampton, West SussexAtlantic 21: Mar 5,12,26, May9,10,14 (twice) and 22The Lizard, Cornwall47ft Tyne ON 1145: Apr 10,17and May 14Llandudno (Orme's Head),Gwynedd12m Mersey ON 1164: Mar 31,Apr 2 (twice) and 16 (twice)D class: Apr 2,16 and May 27(twice)Lough Swilly (Buncrana), CoDonegalRelief Atlantic 21: Mar 12Lowestoft, Suffolk47ft Tyne ON 1132: Mar 3,12,Apr 18 and 19Lyme Regis, DorsetRelief Atlantic 21: Apr 15, 18,19, 26, May 5 (twice), 6,13,14and 21Lymington, HampshireRelief Atlantic 21: Mar 7, 26,Apr 12, May 12,19 (twice) and

24Af/f lHfi 'c2I :May29Lytham St Annes, Lancashire47/f Tyne ON 1755: Mar 5, Apr5 and~19D class: Mar 24, Apr 5 (twice),17,19 and May 9Mablethorpe, LincolnshireD class: May 28Macduff, GrampianAtlantic 21: May 14 and 28Mallaig, Highland52/f Arun ON 1078: Mar 17,Apr 4, 6, 27 and May 6Marazion, CornwallD class: Apr 12 and 16Margate, Kent12m Mersey ON 1177: Mar 6,24, May 10 and 11D class: Mar 4,6, Apr 2,13,17,25 (twice), May 11 and 31Minehead, SomersetAtlantic 75: Mar 29, Apr 9,10,May 12 and 15D class: Apr 9Moelfre, Gwynedd47ft Tyne ON 1116: Mar 6, 30,Apr 30 (twice), May 12 and 29(three times)D class: Apr 17, May 21 and 29Montrose, Tayside47ff Tyne ON 1152: May 1 and6Relief D class: Apr 1, May 1 and6Morecambe, LancashireD class: Apr 19,27,28, May 18and 31Mudeford, DorsetRelief Atlantic 21: Mar 4, 19(twice), 25 (twice), Apr 8,9,14,16 (twice), 17,21,22,28 and 30Atlantic 21: May 7 (four times)The Mumbles, West Glamor-gan47/t Tyne ON 1096: Apr 2, 15(twice), May 7, 12 and 21(twice)D class: Apr 15 (twice), 30, May3,14,18,21 (twice) and 29New Brighton, MerseysideRelief Atlantic 21: Mar 5, 15,Apr 5,13,23 (twice), 24,26,28,May 3,11,12 and 14Newcastle, Co Down12m Mersey ON 1188: Mar 6,7,8,11 and Apr 8Relief D class: May 6Newhaven, East Sussex52ft Arun ON 1106: Mar 24,25,Apr 10,16, May 8 and 19Newquay, Cornwall

Relief Atlantic 21: Mar 29, Apr1, May 18 and 29Relief D class: Mar 31, Apr 1,2,16 and May 18 (twice)New Quay, Dyfed12m Mersey ON 1172: Apr 5Relief D class: May 1D class: May 7North Berwick, LothianD class: May 15 and 28North Kessock, InvernesshireD class: Apr 2North Sunderland, Northum-berlandRelief 12 m Mersey ON 1184: Apr2, May 17 and 24Relief D class: Apr 2D class: May 24Oban, Strathclyde33ft Brede ON 1102: Mar 16,26,Apr 1,2, 5, 8,9,11,13,17,24,26, May 6 and 8 (twice)Relief 33ft Brede ON 1101: May14 (twice), 21, 27, 29 and 30Padstow, Cornwall47/f Tyne ON 1094: Mar 5,11,26 (twice), Apr 15,16, May 4and 30Penarth, South GlamorganRelief D class: Mar 5, 17, 19(twice), 23, 26, Apr 2, 8, 13(twice), 15, 30, May 11 and 14Penlee, Cornwall52ft Arun ON 1085: Mar 9(twice), 13, Apr 9,13,21 (twice)and 27Peterhead, Grampian47/f Tyne ON 1127: May 1, 8and 21Plymouth, South Devon52ft Arun On 1136: Mar 22,24,Apr 25, May 4 and 8 (threetimes)Poole, Dorset33ft Brede ON1089: Mar 12,28,Apr 1,16 (four times), 26, May3, 6 (twice), 21, 27 (twice), 28(twice) and 29Atlantic 21: Mar 5,12, 30, Apr12,16 (five times), 17 and 18Atlantic 75: Apr 29 (twice), May3, 6,13,17 (twice), 19 (twice),20,21,22,26 (twice), 27 (twice),28 (four times), 30 and 31Portaf erry, Co DownAtlantic 75: Mar 24, May 9 and14Porthcawl, Mid GlamorganD class: Mar 19, 25, Apr 2,15,16 (twice), 18, May 3, 7, 8,14,20 and 29 (twice)

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Porthdinllaen, Gwynedd47ft Tyne ON 1120: Apr 1, 12,13, May 27 (twice) and 28Relief 47ft Tyne ON 1142: Apr22Port Isaac, CornwallD class: Apr 16,17, 29, May 3,6, 27, 30 and 31Portpatrick, Dumfries andGalloway47ft Tyne ON 1151: May 16Portree, Isle of SkyeRelief 44ft Waveney ON 1006:Apr 2444ft Waveney ON 1042: May 28(twice)Portrush, Co AntrimRelief 52ft Amn ON 1077: Mar26, Apr 2, 4, 6 and 12 (twice)52ft Arun ON 1070: Apr 25,May 2, 5 and 22D class: Apr 12 (twice), 17 andMay 2Portsmouth (Langstone Har-bour), HampshireAtlantic 21: Mar 9 (twice), 19,28, Apr 3 (three times), 17,21,22, 26, 30 (twice), May 2, 13(twice), 14,19,20 and 27 (twice)D class: Apr 3,7, May 13 (twice)and 28Port St Mary, Isle of Man54ft Arun ON 1051: Apr 8,14,18, May5, 7 and 12D class: Apr 14 and May 5Port Talbot, West GlamorganD class: Mar 4 (twice), Apr 2,May 5 and 6Pwllheli, Gwynedd12m Mersey ON 1168: Apr 30D class: Apr 13,14 and May 28Queensferry, LothianRelief Atlantic 21: Apr 3,29, 30(twice), May 6 (twice), 7 and12Ramsey, Isle of ManRelief 12m Mersey ON 1178: Apr9 and May 30Ramsgate, Kent47ft Tyne ON 1154: Apr 2, May14 and 31Atlantic 21: Mar 4, 25, Apr 12,13,16, 25, May 14, 25 and 30Redcar, ClevelandAtlantic 21: Apr15,l6,27,May4, 26 and 31D class: Apr 16 (three times)Rhyl, Clwyd12m Mersey ON 1183: Apr2,25and May 16D class: Apr 25, May 9 and 27Rock, CornwallD class: Apr 11,13,29, May 12,

30 and 31 (twice)Rosslare Harbour, Co Wex-ford52ft Aran ON 1092: Apr 30Rye Harbour, East SussexRelief C class: Mar 8, Apr 3 andMay 8C class: May 20 and 28St Abbs, BordersAtlantic 21: Apr 17St Agnes, CornwallD class: Apr 5 and May 4St Bees, CumbriaAtlantic 21: May 3 (twice), 8and 9St Catherine, Channel IslandsAtlantic 21: Apr 17St Davids, Dyfed47ft Tyne ON 1139: Mar 30St Helier, Channel Islands47ft Tyne ON 1157: Mar 15,Apr 14,17 and 22St Ives, CornwallRelief 12m Mersey ON 1189:Mar 13, Apr 29,30 and May 13Cc/rtss:Aprl5, 29, 30, May 7,13 (twice) and 28St Peter Port, Channel IslandsRelief 52ft Arm ON 1108: May25, 28 and 29Salcombe, South DevonRelief 47ft Tyne ON 1142: Mar2547ft Tyne ON 1130: Apr 1, 9and May 28 (twice)Scarborough, North York-shire12m Mersey ON 1175: Apr 11,16 and May 21D class: May 3, 20, 29 (threetimes) and 30Selsey, West Sussex47ft Tyne ON 1074: Mar 19,28,May 7 (twice), 22 and 31D class: Apr 15Relief D class: May 20, 21 and22Sennen Cove, Cornwall12m Mersey ON1176: Apr5,15and 21Relief 12m Mersey ON 1148:May 2 and 28Relief D class: Apr 5,12,20 andMay 2Sheerness, Kent44ft Waveney ON 1027: Mar 5,Apr 9, 17, 24, May 10, 19, 27and 30D class: Mar 5 (twice), 11, 17,22, May 9,19, 22 and 26Sheringham, NorfolkAtlantic 75: Mar 12,22,23, Apr12, 21, 25 and May 9

Shoreham Harbour, WestSussexDc/flss:Mar27,Aprl,8andl3Silloth, CumbriaAtlantic 21: Apr 22 and May 21Skegness, Lincolnshire12m Mersey ON 1166: May 14and 23D class: Apr 2, May 7 and 28Skerries, Co DublinD class: Apr 16 and May 21(twice)Southend-on-Sea, EssexRelief Atlantic 21: Mar 22 and24Atlantic 21: Mar 26 and Apr 16Relief D class: Apr 2 and 7(twice)Southwold, SuffolkAtlantic 21: Apr 27, May 3, 5,19 and 29Stromness, Orkney52ft Arun ON 1099: Mar 12Sunderland, Tyne and Wear44ft Waveney ON 1043: Mar 25,Apr 4,24, May 10 and 18D class: Mar 18, 24, Apr 15, 24and 25Swanage, Dorset12m Mersey ON 1182: Mar 10,May 14, 20, 27 and 29Relief'12mMerseyON1148: Apr2D class: Apr 15, May 6,7,20,27(three times), 28, 29 and 30Teesmouth, Cleveland47ft Tyne ON 1110: Apr 16,May 26, 27 and 30Teignmouth, DevonAtlantic 21: Mar 16,24, Apr 14(three times), 17, May 2,20,21,26, 27, 28, 29 and 31Tenby, Dyfed47ft Tyne ON 1112: Mar 9, 27,Apr 17 (twice) and May 27D class: Mar 9, Apr 10,15, May4, 6, 23 (twice), 25, 27, 28 and31Thurso, Highland52ft Arun ON 1149: Apr 3, 8,May 12 and 20Tighnabruaich, StrathclydeRelief C class: Apr 30 and May5Tobermory, Strathclyde54ft Arun ON 1052: Mar 7 andApr 16Torbay, South Devon52ft Arun ON 1076: Mar 4,17,20, 26, 29, Apr 14, 15 (twice),16,18 (twice), 30, May 7,11,14and 29D class: Mar 24,27, Apr 10,16,18,19, 20,26, 30, May 5, 7,17,27 and 29Tramore, Co WaterfordD class: May 1Trearddur Bay, GwyneddD class: Mar 29, Apr 15, 25,

May 7 and 14Troon, Strathclyde52ft Arun ON 1134: Mar 18,Apr 22,23,30, May 5,7,12 and14Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear52ft Arun ON1061: Apr 9 and10D class: Mar 4 and Apr 10Valentia, Co Kerry52ft Arun ON 1082: Mar 1, 24,27, Apr 18 and 23Walmer, KentAtlantic 21: Apr 1, 2 (twice)and 8D class: Apr 2,11,15 and 16Walton and Frinton, EssexRelief 47ft Tyne ON 1133: Mar8,15, Apr 7,14,29 (twice), May9, 27 and 31Wells, NorfolkD class: May 28West Kirby, MerseysideD class: Mar 4,5, Apr 16,17,28,May 10 and 14West Mersea, EssexAtlantic 21: Mar 12,19, 20, 25,26, Apr 2, 9 (twice), 16,19, 21,May 8 and 29 (four times)Weston-super-M are, AvonAtlantic 21: Mar 18, Apr 15,17,May 8,14, 20 (twice) and 27D class: Apr 29, May 8 and 20(twice)Weymouth, Dorset54ft Arun ON 1049: Mar 7, 9,Apr 1, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 30,May 8,18 (twice) and 29 (twice)Whitby, North Yorkshire47'ft Tyne ON1131: Mar 11,31,Apr 1,9,26, May 8,13,18 and21D class: May 18,26 and 28Whitstable, KentAtlantic 21: Mar 4,20, Apr 1,2,3, 9, 16, 17 (three times), 30,May 7 (twice), 12, 13, 21, 26(twice) and 29 (six times)Wick, Highland47ft Tyne ON 1121: Mar 21,22and May 7Wicklow, Co Wicklow47ft Tyne ON 1153: Mar 19,Apr 8 and 28Withernsea, HumbersideDc/flss:Mar31,Apr2,12,May7, 20 and 24Yarmouth, Isle of Wight52ft Arun ON 1053: Mar I , 7,25, Apr 1,16,17,30, May 8 and13Youghal, Co CorkAtlantic 21: Mar 25 and May 3(twice)

Lifeboats on Passage47ft Tyne ON 1142: Apr 1314m Trent ON 1199: May 2947ft Tyne ON 1154: May 29

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Royal Marines Band recordingsUnder the direction of Captain JR Perkins

Prices:CDs-£11.50 each

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Following on from the outstanding success of "Marches of theSea"md"ForthoseinPerilontheSea"bolhremtdedb\'bwdsof HM Royal Marines under the direction of Captain John Perkinsas a tribute to the RMI. we take this opportunity to introduce twoother works recorded by Royal Marine bands under the direction

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LIFEBOAT WEEKENDFriday evening 17th November to Sunday morning 19th November 1995

Enjoy a luxurious Two-NightWeekend Break at Cornwall's

Premier Holiday Resort

Includes en-suite accommodationtwo Dinners and two full English

Breakfasts for ^80 per person fromwhich ;£10 will be donated to the

R.N.L.L

• Buses will transport guests to and fromthe St. Ives Lifeboat House

• lifeboat Station & Souvenir Shopopen at 10.30am 00 Saturday morning

• Lifeboat will launch at 12.00 noonHelicopter & lifeboat demonstration subject

to operational requirements at 12.30pm

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STIVES CORNWALL

For Further Information & BookingsTelephone: 01736 795254 or Fax Q1736 796066

Special Buffet Lunch for Branch,Guild and Crew Members in the

company of die National Directorof the RNLI, Brian Miles CBE on

Saturday 18th November at 1.30pm

Evening Entertainment on SaturdayWeekend break for two as first prize

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At Mariner, we prefer to deal in proof, not promises. That's why youmay be interested to know that after a stringent, lengthy and punishingprogramme of engine evaluation, the RNLI have chosen Mariner power.Why? Because the one thing their fleet of inflatable rescue boats must have,above all else, is ultimate engine reliability — and as their test programmeproved, Mariner has it!

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WILDLIFE, WILDERNESS & WHISKYon a specialised oak boat visiting

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FLUSHING, CORNWALLComfortably furnished quayside holiday cot-tage, sleeping six in three bedrooms, situatedin the centre of this quiet village on beautifulFalmouth harbour. Views across the water toGreenbank and the Royal Cornwall YC.

Phone Mr A Bromley,Ringwood (01425) 476660 or write

22 Gravel Lane, Ringwood, Hants BH24 1LN

'FOR THOSE IN PERIL'Introducing two unique bronzes created for

Members of the RNLI by Military Artist Peter Hicks.

Both illustrate splendidly the character,style of dress and equipment as worn during

those early days.

The CoxswainHeight 9Y2" (240mm)

RNLI circa 1900Height 15'/2" (395mm)

Replicas are now available in cold cast resin bronze. Hand cast and handfinished by a small team of craftsmen resulting in a standard of quality anddetail placing them in a class of their own.

PRICE: The Coxswain £65 incl VATRNLI circa 1900 £90 incl VAT

Also a limited edition of 100 each will be produced in traditional Lost Wax Bronze.

Postage and packing to be arranged.

All orders and enquiries direct to: PETER HICKS ASSOCIATES, The Studio, Owls Corner, Martinslade,NrMelksham, Wilts SN12 6RT. Telephone/Facsimile: Devizes (01380) 828382

A donation of 10% will be made to fhe RNLI on each sale

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Renovation and repair of all types ofmeteorological instruments to

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spares for Negretti & Zambrainstruments

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PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT OFFER

Arun-class, Port St. Mary lifeboat 'The Gough Ritchie"This stunning photograph, by kind permission of RickTomlinson, is now availableas a full-colour 18" x 12" photographic enlargement for hanging as a poster orframing. Each picture is securely packed in a stout poster tube and mailed to yourdoor for just £4.95 + 50p p&p, of which £1 goes direct to the RNLI.

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French Breaks2 days of fabulous golf in St Omer from £120*

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Offer includes • Return crossing by hovercraft • Day 1 -18 holesof golf; snack - baguette and a drink; 3 course evening meal at

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Travel by hovercraft between Dover/Calais,depart England a.m., return p.m.

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LONDON SW1

Hi/ELIZABETH HOTEL37 Eccleston Square, Victoria,

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GUESTHOUSEFamily run. Centrally situated nr. La Seigneune.Open all year. B&B or half board. Own produce.All rooms H & C. heating, hot dnnks, someen-suite. Contact John and Jenny Marsland fortariff and brochure. Sark (01481) 832352.

Salcombe S. DevonCottage, sleeps 8, 2 mins quayside,

own parking. Tel 014428 25055

ISLES OF SCILLYMINCARLO GUEST HOUSE - superb posi-tion overlooking the harbour at St Mary's -adjacent the Lifeboat Station. Run by thesame local family since 1945. All rooms H&Cand heating, some with en-suite facilities.Tel. (01720) 422513 or write Colin Duncan

ISLE OF MULLA small farm & guest house in lovely coun-tryside, a mile from village and two fromcoast. Taste of Scotland' member. Inter-island wildlife cruises. Write to Jenny Mat-thew, Adrioch, Dervaig, Isle of Mull, ArgyllPA75 6QR. Telephone 01 688 400 264

Restronguet, Nr FalmouthPeaceful, picturesque waters edge hamlet.

Comfortable houses, sleep 4/8 (twobathrooms). Own gardens, quay, slip and

beach. Boating facilities. Near Pandora InnRestaurant. Open all year. Dogs allowed.

Peter Watson, Restronguet, Falmouth.Tel (01326) 372722

CORNWALLThree beautifully furnished cottages on

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Heron Cottage, Malpas. Luxurycottage in small village, sleeps 4-5. 70'ownforeshore,overlooking river estuary(SSSI). Excellent for boating/birding/fishing/walking. Tel: 01872 76518.

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POLRUAN, CORNWALL- Where theriver Fowey meets the sea. Old fisher-man's cottage a few paces from the quay.Sleeps 4. Woodburner. Good pubs. NTwalks. Peace & tranquillity. People say'Good Morning'. Village shops. Reason-able rates. Brochure 01726 870582.

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Enter the mysterious sea csves - swim with the dolphins- witness dramatic sees - see Longshlps Lighthousedisappear in storm conditions. Visit Inhospitable locations- Wolf Rock, Longshlps, The Brlsons and Sharks Fin etc.See the seals and me local wildlife - the beauty of therock formations and the flowers. From beautiful sunrisesto awe Inspiring sunsets this video captures the realbeauty that is Lands End.

"BOAT'S WANTED" 120 minsThe 1995 edition of this acclaimed video contains recentaction and an introduction to the additional InshoreLifeboat.

The video tells the story of me Sennen Cove LifeboatStation and shows many real life rescues as they happen.Come on a tour of the lifeboats and meet the crew. Seesome dramatic seas snd witness slipway launches andnumerous sxerclses including helicopter action. Theearlier edition of this video has already aold almost 2000

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Lifeboat RNL| COLLECTABLES

Through the media everyone is now more aware of the value of a large number of itemswhich fall under the heading of 'Collectables'.Over the years the RNLI has raised considerable sums of money through such donations.Below are items which can be used by the RNLI to raise funds to further its work of savinglife at sea.

STAMP ALBUMS - Supporters have donated their collections, raising thousands of pounds eachyear.

JEWELLERY - Unwanted or broken jewellery, silver antique spoons, and small objet d'art haveraised, over the past years, a very creditable sum.

WAR MEDALS & DECORATIONS - There are avid collectors of medals which are particularlyvaluable if the citation is also included.

COINSForeign - When returning from abroad, coins and paper currency can collectively be put to verygood use.British - There is also great value in old English/pre decimal coins.

AUTOGRAPHS - These are most collectable and raise good money when sold at auctions etc.

VICTORIAN LACE MAKING BOBBINS & THIMBLES - All highly collectable.

OLD MECHANICAL TOYS, DINKY TOYS, TEDDY BEARS, CHINA DOLLS - These itemsare in great demand by collectors.

PRE-WAR WATCHES - These, particularly if gold or silver, can raise valuable funds even if theyare not in working order.

POSTCARDS & CIGARETTE CARDS - These items are most welcome. The older they arethey better although more modern ones are also acceptable.

PHONECARDS - A new hobby has emerged in the collection of the special phonecards beingproduced and collectors abound. Should you be using these special phonecards then please doconsider forwarding them to the RNLI.

PLENTY OF OTHER COLLECTABLES: Antique paperweights ' Meccano • Leatherbound books 'Antique copper & brass • Small antique furniture • Porcelain figures.

For more information please contact:Regions department, RNLI, West Quay Road, Poole, Dorset BH15 1HZ.

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Made up of 10 Red Single Stem and Spray Carnations, enhanced with GoldEucalyptus and Fern this bouquet is the ideal festive gift and for every bouquetdespatched, Flying Flowers will donate £2.50 to the RNLI.

The price includes bouquet wrap, a personalised message card, flowerpreservative and care guide, and delivery to any UK or Eke address by 1st Class Postin a protective gift box.

To order please complete the order form below and post with payment to TheRNLI Bouquet Offer, Hying Flowers, PO Box 473, St Helier, Jersey, JE4 9WE.Alternatively, telephone our order hotline on 01534 865665 (8.00am - 6.00 pm7 days a week) - quoting reference RNL/XM95/A to ensure donation is made.

Orders for Christmas must be received by 8th December 1995 and will bedespatched the week prior to Christmas. This bouquet is only available forChristmas deliveries.

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The spirit of TraditionMichel Martell, the seventhgeneration of the Martell family tohead this prestigious company,founded in 1715, was in Englandwhen the announcement was madeto phase out the traditional Navalrum ration in 1970. This includedthe provision of rum to Lifeboats"on service".

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