ex RNLB Liverpool Class "Lucy Lavers" The 2023 annual general meeting of the Lifeboat Enthusiasts’ Society was held in Norfolk on Saturday 22 April.The Society organised visits to various lifeboat stations over the course of the weekend, starting at Hunstanton on Friday 21 April, Wells on 22 April and Cromer on 23 April. We also offered trips on two old lifeboats out … [Read More...] about Lifeboat Enthusiasts’ Society organised a well supported visit to Norfolk in April 2023
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Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2023 is now published
Members will be receiving your copy soon and we’re pleased to announce the publication of our LIFEBOAT ENTHUSIASTS’ SOCIETY HANDBOOK 2023. Do you want to know what … [Read More...] about Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2023 is now published
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Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2023 is now published
By Callum Ives
Members will be receiving your copy soon and we’re pleased to announce the publication of our LIFEBOAT ENTHUSIASTS’ SOCIETY HANDBOOK 2023. Do you want to know what … [Read More...] about Lifeboat Enthusiasts Handbook 2023 is now published
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The Early Development of Maritime Rescue in the United Kingdom: The Story of the Tyne Lifeboat Institution and Volunteer Life Brigades by Steve Landells
The communities of South Shields, North Shields and Tynemouth, at the mouth of the River Tyne on the north east coast of England, hold a unique position in the establishment and development of maritime rescue. In South Shields the … [Read More...] about The Early Development of Maritime Rescue in the United Kingdom: The Story of the Tyne Lifeboat Institution and Volunteer Life Brigades by Steve Landells

Bigland (Preparations) Ltd., and the development of RNLI launching tractors
Nowadays better known as CEL (Claytons Engineering Ltd.), the company that produces nearly 50% of the launch and recovery equipment for the RNLI, was originally founded in 1973 by Mike Bigland as Bigland (Preparations)Ltd., a … [Read More...] about Bigland (Preparations) Ltd., and the development of RNLI launching tractors