Important Members Stuff, Sitrep 1
The 2013 Reunion, AGM and Events in Liverpool.....
This year's AGM will be held at the Liner Hotel, Liverpool at 15:00 on Friday the 24th May 2013, all Association members are encouraged to attend.
The RFA Summer Barbeque 2013
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Summer is a coming in and the Whale Island Barbeque has been dusted off again ready for the RFA Summer Barbeque on Wednesday 12th June at HMS Excellent, Whale Island.
RFA Association Members will be very welcome BUT must get in touch with Caroline Heyward ASAP to organise smooth access to the Island. Caroline's contact details are on the bottom of the poster. Caroline can arrange to give tickets out on the evening (in exchange for cash payment or cheque made payable to ‘RFA Association’) as the tickets are required to be handed into the bar in order to obtain a free drink.
Captain Rob Dorey Named as Next Commodore Sitrep 1 (128)
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Hot off the press, Captain Rob Dorey RFA has been named as the next COMRFA and ACOS AFSUP taking over from Commodore Bill on the 30th September. On behalf of the RFA Association I wish him congratulations and every sucess in his new appointment.
The picture shows Captain Rob on the bridge-wing of RFA Sir Galahad on her final voyage on under the RFA Ensign en route from Marchwood to Portsmouth on the 20th June 2006. The photograph was taken by Adrian Walker, son of the late Captain Walker. There is also a YouTube slideshow/video of that final voyage HERE again created by Adrian Walker.
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Gunline, Summer 2013.
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It would appear that there is to be a Summer 2013 edition of Gunline to be issued at sometime in June, this was picked up on the COMRFA Facebook page by Dave Cullen and passed to me via Dave Gerrard. Have a look HERE for the link to the Facebook page and then scroll down to the comments at the bottom of the page. This will be a very welcome return for a much loved publication as the last issue was back in September 2012 which by June will be an absence of 10 Months.
Captain Shaun Jones' OBE Investiture
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Captain Shaun Jones, wife Stephanie, daughter Camilla and son Adrian visited Buckingham Palace on Friday 10th May 2013 where he was invested with an OBE by Prince Charles earned during anti-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean during an appointment in RFA Fort Victoria. On behalf of the RFA Association I wish him hearty congratulations for this and all his achievements.
The Plymouth Veteran, Issue 8 April 2013
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THE JOURNAL OF THE FEDERATION OF PYMOUTH AND DISTRICT EX-SERVICES ASSOCIATION
Welcome to the latest edition (April 2013) of this journal in which we hope to report on the activities of the Federation and of the member Associations. The intention is to give you reports on events that have happened since the last Federation meeting and news of events coming up in the future and we also intend to include news of interest to member Associations. For this to work we need you to send us news and photographs of events that you think would be of interest to other Associations and also any future events that you would like to be included.......