2002 September Cullercoats October 2002

The celebration service to mark the Cullercoats Lifeboat Station's 150th birthday took place on the 1st September 2002. The service of re-dedication was attended by the present and past members of the crew, residents, and by the Dowager Duchess of Northumberland who unveiled a plaque to the memory of the six men who died when the Cullercoats Lifeboat capsized in April 1939.
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The Lifeboat Station was presented with the 150th Vellum, shown here on the left, by the Operations Director of the RNLI. The celebrations were accompanied by the Backworth Male Voice Choir and the Newcastle Concert Band.
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