Posts : 239 Join date : 2017-04-14 Age : 76 Location : East Sussex
Subject: Swiss Cottage MBC Sun Aug 08, 2021 11:46 pm
Hi One & All
On Saturday (07/08/2021) the club honoured the service of Steve the retiring Coxswain of the Shoreham Lifeboat, Steve has dedicated 21 years to the RNLI.
The club presented Steve with a model of the Shoreham Lifeboat, Steve was also made an honorary member of the club
Steve (in Blue) handing over to the new Coxswain ( in white) alone with the crew.
The crew making sure it is all Ship Shap and Bristol Fashion
SCMBC committee - Swiss Cottage P/H Land Lady and Steve
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Swab Master
Posts : 410 Join date : 2020-02-16 Age : 63 Location : West Midlands
Subject: Re: Swiss Cottage MBC Mon Aug 09, 2021 7:17 am
That's a retirement gift and a half beats a clock any day!
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Martin555 Lost But Never Forgotten R.I.P
Posts : 399 Join date : 2021-08-07 Age : 66 Location : Southampton. U.K
Subject: Re: Swiss Cottage MBC Mon Aug 09, 2021 8:07 am
Hi Fred,
He didn't see that coming LOL!! I bet he was over the moon with such a marvellous retirement present.
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delta151 Deck Hand
Posts : 9 Join date : 2018-10-22 Age : 91 Location : King's Lynn, Norfolk.
Subject: Swiss Cottage MBC Tue Aug 24, 2021 2:53 pm
What a brilliant retirement gift. I wish that I had got one of those when I retired from the Met 'Old Bill' 36 years ago.
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Fred 1948 Forum Sponsor
Posts : 239 Join date : 2017-04-14 Age : 76 Location : East Sussex
Subject: Re: Swiss Cottage MBC Tue Aug 24, 2021 3:25 pm
Hi Delta151
Would that have been a Rover V8 or the 2.8 Granada ?
Fred
delta151 Deck Hand
Posts : 9 Join date : 2018-10-22 Age : 91 Location : King's Lynn, Norfolk.
Subject: Swiss Cottage MBC Tue Aug 24, 2021 3:35 pm
Hi Fred, That would have been the Rover V8 - I believe the model number was P8 but definitely the one before the ugly later version. You can keep your Beemers, etc., that was the best police car the Met ever had. Derek.
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Fred 1948 Forum Sponsor
Posts : 239 Join date : 2017-04-14 Age : 76 Location : East Sussex
Subject: Re: Swiss Cottage MBC Tue Aug 24, 2021 5:56 pm
Hi Delta151
I seem to recall that my late cousin ( Surrey Police Driving Instructor) saying that a Met P8 holds the fastest run from outside of London into the centre of London I can not recall all of the details.
Fred
delta151 Deck Hand
Posts : 9 Join date : 2018-10-22 Age : 91 Location : King's Lynn, Norfolk.
Subject: Swiss Cottage MBC Tue Aug 24, 2021 10:19 pm
Can't remember either Fred but I am sure that it was possible. London traffic was much less in those days and before all the idiotic road restrictions in the capital. Better give up here as it looks as though we are hi-jacking the entry. Derek.