Posts by Ruth Hair
Friendship with Boarders Crematorium
On 6th December we had the very great pleasure of meeting Jenny Graham from Borders Crematorium to say a huge thank you to her and all the team at the…
Read More6. Remembering 11th December 2015 : The Paperwork
As 2015 drew to a close, with the boat in the bag so to speak, there was still a huge amount of work to be done on administration, logistics and…
Read More5. Remembering 24th November 2015 : The Teacake
At the beginning of the Support St Abbs Lifeboat campaign, letters had been sent to people like Sean Connery and Boyd Tunnock of the leading Scottish company “Thomas Tunnock &…
Read MoreNILA Visit
Today we welcomed Rachael Hamilton MSP & Neil Dalton the chairman of NILA (National independent Lifeboat Association) to the station to look at our boat and see how we operate.…
Read More4. Remembering 1st October 2015 : The Appeal
Since the first notification came of closure of the Lifeboat Station in St Abbs, funds had been donated and raised from communities, businesses, clubs and individuals as a way of…
Read More3: Remembering 13th September 2015 : The Meeting
The boat had left the week before. A meeting could have been held the very next day, but the community took a breath to reflect, book the village hall and…
Read More2. Remembering 8th September 2015 : The Farewell
Whilst this is also not a day we really wish to commemorate, it is nevertheless a fundamental part of the St Abbs Lifeboat story. The day began at 09.02 when…
Read MorePresentation of Loch Art
Today we had the great pleasure of seeing Robson Green and his Uncle Matheson present their works of art to our very own Gus and Moira Skene. Robson and Uncle…
Read MoreLiz Saville
I recall how shocked I was when I heard the news about the RNLI closing St Abbs lifeboat. I set up the online petition, my dive club Robinhood dive club…
Read MoreRachel Crowe in conversation with Colven Wilson today!
Rachel : “Have you still a copy of the letter your dad wrote to the Queen??” Apparently he purchased quite a few items of St Abbs Lifeboat merchandise to send…
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