Glasgow Humane Society


The Glasgow Humane Society was founded in 1790. It is the oldest continuing lifeboat service in the world. The aims and objectives of the Society are :-
The Society is contracted by the council to maintain the provision of Life Belts along the River Clyde and assist in Search and Locate missions for missing people.
The current Officer is William Graham.
In 2012, the society travelled to London where they had been invited to participate in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Regatta
The Bennie, a lifeboat custom designed by Benjamin “Bennie” Parsonage, is on display in the Riverside Museum. Several of the Society's boats are replicas of the Bennie, as it is the fastest boat that can still be tipped far enough to allow a person to be lifted over the side.