Posts Tagged ‘RNLI’
Women of the RNLI: ‘Women can bring a special touch to this charity in whatever role they do’
Women have played a pivotal role in saving lives at sea since the RNLI was founded in 1824. Just 14 years after its creation, despite not being allowed to serve as part of a lifeboat crew, the first bravery medal was awarded to a woman – Grace Darling – one of the Victorian era’s most…
Read MoreHistoric document recognising Kirkcudbright farmer’s heroic efforts returned to RNLI lifeboat crew
A historic document recognising a 19th century Kirkcudbright farmer’s heroic efforts has been returned to the town – nearly 160 years after the disaster. Kirkcudbright RNLI recently received a parcel containing a vellum presented to Andrew Lusk in 1865 after he and five of his servants attempted to rescue the crew of the schooner Havelock the…
Read MoreEdinburgh Floral Clock in full bloom for RNLI
Edinburgh’s world famous Floral clock blooms in honour of the RNLI’s 200th anniversary, with more than 35,000 flowers used to create this year’s design. Three gardeners took just six weeks to create the clock which will be in bloom until October. Former Botanical Services Manager, David Dorward, has been planting the clock for 42 years,…
Read MoreLife with the RNLI: ‘It’s always been part of my family, now I am on the crew with my dad’
For the Burgon family saving lives at sea is in their DNA. For more than 140 years, generations of their family have volunteered for the RNLI. It began with fisherman Peter Burgon who served on the crew of the Berwick lifeboat, and for a time at Eyemouth lifeboat, from 1876. His son William followed in…
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