I am Mike Williams sister, I am obviously related to the late Joe and Ada Williams, of 35 Market Street. My late uncle Phillip(Phee) and my Auntie Mary. My late father Albert (Albo)who was well known at Appledore.
My brother Mike spent every Summer in and around the quay at Appledore crabbing! Great site! I travelled to Appledore yesterday and visited the Lifeboat Station, and it brought back many of the memorable stories that both my grandfather and father alike used to tell.

Hi to all,Hope to meet you all on Monday 5th May 2010, as part of your fund raising event,hope to be there with my scale model lifeboats.
Cheers and gone, Mick

Hi to all at the station im on the crew in Dún Laoghaire like the site keep up all the good work .

To Cox'n, Mecn,crew and shore team Thank you so much for a great day on Saturday 10th August (storm force day).
My son really enjoyed the day and found it all very interesting, when other stations have an open day they seem to just let visitors wander over the boat, but your crew took time to explain the differant areas of your lifeboat and they made it interesting and fun for the youngsters.

Thank you
Take care and keep safe
Mark & Ben Hannah

Wow Guys! I stumbled upon your site following a search for a Jon Short I used to know who is a mechanic. Your jobs are fascinating! Keep up the good work.

j

Just a quick Happy New Year to you all - have a safe & healthy 2009.

This website's looking good - well done Keith and Happy New Year to all at Appledore!
Clare

Can anybody shed some light on this please?

For the next 10 days and under Command of Capt P S Berry of the 7th Royal Tank Regiment the men learnt to drive and maintain these amphibious personnel carriers. All this training was completed at Westward Ho under the watchful eye of their instructor Capt R Butler MC RASC. Capt Butler had served with the 11th Royal Tank Regiment on these vehicles during the Rhine crossing and Walcheren in World War Two. Although totally different than that of driving a Centurion tank the men became quite proficient but not without the initial accident or two occurring. Cpl Saggerson and Sgt Roberts managed on the last of their 10 days training to ram the Appledore lifeboat. The very next day they were at the airport emplaning for a flight to Malta so never felt the repercussions of the incident.

I spoke to Martin the other day about some footage I found from the film Storm Cone that was made in 1956 - I've uploaded it on you tube see http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=sQOYnzcUZW4
It shows the crew boarding RNLB Violet Armstrong (I think) - If you have further info you would like me to add please feel free to comment on the page, hope you like it...Great website by the way. Steve Lowe

Thanks for all the practical help you gave us when on holiday. All we needed was the fish!

Hi
Interesting and imformative web site, had to have a look after a visit and chat with staff on 6/7/08 .
Have always popped down and put my spare change in the hole in the wall whenever we are visiting.
Keep up the sterling work , its nice to know your there.

good website controlled by my dad keith wilson mechanic on Appledore Lifeboats

Just noted in my earlier post that my email addie was wrong..correct one with this!

Must say the site is beginnig to look very good..Well Done!

Bit about me, well Grandparents were John Williams and Ada (nee Schiller. They lived at 35 Market St. My father was Albert (Albo) Williams, who was a Policeman.

Off course I spent every school holiday at Appledore with my Grandparents, seemingly spending hours in the Seaman's Mission playing snooker and watching teh likes of Grandfer Slade, Tommy Cox and my grandad playing dominos..sad, but then used to make up for it by going out on the Pilot Boat most days with Billy Hooper or my Uncle Ernie (Schiller)..Oh Happy Days!!!!

G'Day to all the Appledore Lifeboat crew, especially Gary, Andy and Jonny, oh and not forgetting Morney...from your family in Australia xxxx Keep up the good work.

Really impressed with the website and nice to keep up to date with news. I am related albeit rather distantly to Owen Nile Riorden Smith, who I believe was the first Appledore Cox'n.

Hello to all at Appledore lifeboat station from all at the Kinsale RNLI Station in Kinsale, Ireland.