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1853 |
A Silver Medal
was awarded to Thomas Tegg, Master of the sloop Caroline for
rescuing the crew of the schooner Comet |
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1855 |
A Silver Medal
was awarded to Seaman Charles Pearce for a service on 20 December
1854 to the schooner New Jane that was wrecked on rocks near
Newquay. |
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1860 |
A Silver Medal
was awarded to Chief boatman, HM Coastguard William Henry Tregidgo
for a service on 26 October 1859 when using two teams fo his men in
the Coastguard he rescued 11 men from the schooner L'Union and the lugger
St Anais both of which were wrecked in a gale.
Newquay lifeboat station established.
Pulling lifeboat
Joshua on station. |
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1870 |
Joshua renamed James &
Elizabeth. |
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1873 |
James & Elizabeth 2 on
station. |
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1873 |
James & Elizabeth 2 renamed
Pendock Neale. |
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1886 |
The lifeboat
capsized on exercise without loss of life. |
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1892 |
Willie Rogers on station -
first lifeboat launched from Towan Head. |
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1895 |
The slipway at
Towan Head completed. |
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1899 |
A new boathouse
was built at Towan Head |
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1908 |
On 6 March, when
returning from exercise the lifeboat was capsized twice, all the
crew, including the district inspector was thrown into the sea, and
on the second occasion all regained the boat except Harry Storey who
died from shock. |
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1918 |
A Silver Medal
was awarded to Coxswain James Gill and Bronze Medal to Second
Coxswain R J Trebilcock for the service on 17 December 1917 to the
steamer Osten of Denmark. The lifeboat was struck by a heavy sea and
smashed onto the rocks. All the crew eventually reached the shore
but five men were severely injured. The steamer was brought to
safety later. |
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1919 |
John William Dudley on
station. |
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1920 |
Admiral Sir George Back on
station. Last pulling lifeboat, on station until closure. |
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1934 |
The station
closed as horses were no longer available to help recover the
lifeboat. |
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1940 |
The station
re-opened temporarily as a wartime measure; it finally closed in
1945. |
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1945 |
Station
closed after lifeboat withdrawn. |
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1965 |
An inshore
lifeboat (ILB) station was established with a D class lifeboat in
June. |
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1968 |
Announced in
June that the Newquay inshore lifeboat is to be equipped with a VHF
radio telephone set. |
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1973 |
The Thanks of
the Institution inscribed on Vellum accorded to crew member Norman
Bailey for swimming from the ILB to Horse Rocks to reassure 11
people who were stranded. |
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1983 |
The D class
lifeboat withdrawn and a C class lifeboat was placed on service. |
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1984 |
A Framed Letter
of Thanks signed by the Duke of Atholl, Chairman of the Institution
addressed to Helmsman D Snell and crew members W Martin, C Pearce
and P Rockall in recognition of their skill in the lifeboat when on
30 November they carried out the rescue of a sea angler who had been
washed off rocks on the western end of Fistral Beach and
administering first aid under very difficult conditions.
A Vellum was
awarded to commemorate the stations aggregate service of 100 years. |
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RNLI agreed need to upgrade station
and build boathouse that would accommodate Atlantic 21 RIB, launching
tractor & trailer and existing D Class. |
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1994 |
The old Seamen's Mission was demolished and a joint RNLI
boathouse and Seamen's Mission constructed.
The current boathouse provides housing for D Class and at Atlantic lifeboats
as well as crew facilities.
New Boathouse officially opened 22nd October 1994,
complete with new Mission Church.
Newquay is the only
station to incorporate a Church.
|
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1995 |
A relief
Atlantic 21 lifeboat was placed on temporary station duty on 15
February. The C class lifeboat was withdrawn.
D class lifeboat
placed on station
Atlantic 21
lifeboat withdrawn and an Atlantic 75 class lifeboat, B-715 Phyllis,
was placed on service on 13 September.
The new
boathouse provides housing for both the D and Atlantic 21 class
lifeboats as well as improved crew facilites. |
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1996 |
A Framed Letter
of Thanks was awarded to crew member Kevin Gee for the rescue of
three people cut off by tide near Bedruthan Steps. |
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1996 |
A new D class
lifeboat D-497 placed on service on 11 April. |
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1997 |
The Thanks of
the Institution inscribed on Vellum were awarded to D class crew
members Jeremy Griffiths, Gareth Horner and Martin Snell when three
people were cut off by tide. |
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2000 |
The Thanks of
the Institution inscribed on Vellum accorded to Helmsman Wayne
Martin and framed Chariman’s letters presented to crew members.
Laurence Pascoe, Jeremy Griffiths and tractor driver Philip
Trebilcock for the rescue of two windsurfers in severe weather
conditions on 22 July. |
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2005 |
A Framed Letter
of Thanks was awarded to Helmsman Kevin Gee in recognition of his
initiative, judgment and first class seamanship when a surfer’s life
was saved on the afternoon of 18 April 2005.
The new class of
lifeboat IB1, D-636 Valerie Wilson, was placed on service on 17
February. D-497 had been withdrawn. |
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2007 |
A new Atlantic
85 lifeboat, B-821 Gladys Mildred, was placed on service in October |
