Grace Darling was aged 22 when she rowed out in a storm with her father to help survivors of the SS Forfarshire, wrecked off the Farne Islands. Her role in the rescue, on 7 September 1838, was picked ...

The monument bears an inscription to James Gall and Victorian heroine Grace Darling A monument to the last man rescued by Victorian heroine Grace Darling has been granted Grade II listed status. James ...

Volunteers at the RNLI Grace Darling Museum in Bamburgh, Northumberland, are celebrating an early Christmas present, after an ...

A shawl which belonged to Victorian heroine Grace Darling has been donated to her namesake museum, the RNLI says. In September 1838, the then-22-year-old rowed out in a storm with her father to help ...

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Themes: People who help us; the RNLI; Grace Darling; courage and self-sacrifice. Summary: This assembly takes seaside safety as its starting point before going to to explore the work of the RNLI, ...

2022 marks 180 years since the premature death of Grace Darling, aged 26, in Bamburgh. Newcastle RGS alumnus MARK BATEY traces how his new version of her extraordinary story, published this month, ...

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Move over Grace, a Tyneside Life Brigade has found a new Darling. At just 17, Alice Skinner has become the first female member of the Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade since its founding 140 years ago.

The quality and condition of the shawl suggests it was treasured but rarely worn – thought to be one of the many gifts Grace ...