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20th October 2003
Visit to Torbay Lifeboat Station by the
RNLI President
HRH The Duke of Kent K.G.
The visit by HRH The Duke of
Kent was to
meet with the present Crew, Operational and Committee Members of the Station and
also to meet representatives of the Branches and Guilds that raise funds around
Torbay. Around 100 people were present for the forty minute visit.
The afternoon was rounded off
with a proper Devonshire Cream Tea - well done ladies.
The following pictures are ©
Paul Levie who we thank for providing to the Station.
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HRH Arrives |
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After the initial meeting with Civic representatives the Chairman escorts HRH towards the Station Crew |
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Crew Line Up |
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The crew were split three ways - some on shore, some on the AWB and some with the ILB |
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HRH meets the Coxswain |
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HRH talks with the Coxswain before being introduced to the Crew |
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The Line Up |
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Along the line...greet and meet |
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Ooops |
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Trainee Crew Member makes a bit of a splash |
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ILB to the Rescue |
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The ILB apears from a hiding place in the harbour in response to the Red Flare, recovers the casualty and returns to the AWB |
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Casualty Check |
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Paramedic gives the Casualty a very thorough checking over |
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ILB returns |
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The ILB Crew return to the Lifeboat to meet HRH.
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HRH on board 17-28 |
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HRH meets with the AWB and ILB Crew on the stern deck accompaied by the Lord Lieutenant of Devon, the Station Chairman and Lifeboat Operations Manager |
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The 2003 Crew |
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All back ashore and a special photograph. |
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HRH Duke of Kent and Four Coxswain |
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From Left to Right - George Dyer, Arthur Curnow, HRH The Duke of Kent, Ken Gibbs and David Hurford |
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Crew Wives |
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Four of the assembled crew wifes meet HRH and in the pram two very precious young ones. |
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Now the Guild and Branch Reps. |
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Shirley, Chairman of the Brixham Guild invites HRH to meet with other Branch and Guild representatives |
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Paignton & Torquay Guild |
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Each Guild was invited to present two members to the Duke. |
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Torquay, Totnes and Newton Abbot |
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Unfortunately no one from Dartmouth could attend |
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Presentation |
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Paul presents HRH with a copy of the book ' A History of the Torbay Lifeboats' by Alan Salsbury. |
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Another Presentation |
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The son of Mark our 2nd Coxswain and Station Mechanic prepares to make a presentation to HRH |
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Well Done - right on cue! |
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The Duke receives a recent photograph of 17-28 |
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A Big Moment |
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A handshake - didn't he do well |
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Finally |
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HRH signs the Station Visitors Book at the end of the visit. |
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Who is this? |
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Watch the Radio Times in the spring of 2004. Karen is the producer of a series of programmes that centre around Brixham Coastguards with quite a lot of footage from the Torbay Lifeboats, Crews and others. |
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