Registered Charity No. UK 209603
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Some of the crew in the 1960's
Back Row: Carradoc Harris; J. Williams; M. Davies; Gordon Bellamy; Bob Jones; Tommy Griffiths
Front Row: W. Williams; C. Watson; D. Heritage; C.T. Jones, G. Kelly
Back Row: Carradoc Harris; J. Williams; M. Davies; Gordon Bellamy; Bob Jones; Tommy Griffiths
Front Row: W. Williams; C. Watson; D. Heritage; C.T. Jones, G. Kelly
The Lilly Wainwright was first launched on service on 13th March, 1964 at 1605 after a man in a sailing dinghy had been seen being carried out to sea off the Conwy Estuary by the ebb tide. A helicopter eventually spotted the dinghy on the rocks on Orme's Head and some of the lifeboat's shore helpers climbed down to investigate. The dinghy was found jammed between rocks, with no sign of her occupant and it was assumed, after a search of the area, that the man had got ashore safely. The dinghy was refloated and rowed out to the waiting lifeboat by one of the shore helpers and the lifeboat towed the dinghy back to the beach at 1800.
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The naming ceremony of the new lifeboat took place on 15th May, 1964. A Service of Dedication was conducted by the Bishop of Bangor, the Rt. Rev. G. Williams. H.R.H. Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, President of the RNLI, christened the new lifeboat "The Lilly Wainwright". Amongst the many official guests at this ceremony was lady Mostyn, President of the Llandudno Ladies Lifeboat Guild. Her husband's grandmother had named the first Llandudno Lifeboat back in 1861.
