An article from Winifred Bose's Women's Page:

Members of the Burnley branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, are a friendly group of women, as I discovered a few days ago when I gave a talk at one of their monthly dinners. The dinner I attended was at West Lynn Hotel, Colne, where I was given a very friendly reception by the chairman, Mrs K. M. Mackrell. The group recently made £40 with a bring-and-buy sale, and hold regular events to raise money, for what I believe is a very worthy cause indeed.

This year, the institution celebrates 150 years of service by life-boats manned by voluntary personnel. The local branch is having a special service to mark this occasion, at St Matthew's Church on March 10th, which is Lifeboat Sunday.