NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2018
Newsletter for Branch meeting on21st November 2018 - Please note any information for the newsletter to be
passed on to Jan Bridle by the last Saturday before the next meeting; also if anyone has changed their email address or set
up a new one could they please let Jan know.
Branch subs
Remain at £15 and are
due to be paid to the treasurer now if not already paid. Please send any
cheques, made out to REA Bournemouth, to the above address for John Cusack.
Next meeting on
19th December
Is our Christmas meeting with entertainment by the committee.
Vacancies
A new Social Secretary is still required, and also a new
Vice-President.
Monthly
Informal Lunches
As usual
held on the first Tuesday, menu lists on the table at evening meetings. Contact
John Cusack for any information or to book/choose from menu if not at meeting.
Congratulations
go to Tony Jennings who won 1st
Prize for the Large Front Garden
in the Bournemouth in Bloom Awards. He took
home the Cup (engraved with his name), a Trophy, and some Garden Vouchers from
Stewart's. Well done
Tony!
Breakfast
Club
A breakfast club is held for any ex-serviceman
(and family) on a fortnightly basis. This is held every other Saturday at 10am
at the Iford Bridge Pub, Old
Bridge Road , Bournemouth BH6 5RG . We are told this is a very
friendly occasion. Ring pub on 01202 483387 to check which Saturday.
Priority
NHS Treatment for Veterans A
reminder to all ex-servicemen that there is a government scheme for ex service
personnel which gives them a ‘fast track’ service for NHS doctor’s appointments
etc. You can access this by registering as a veteran with your doctor’s surgery.
Take your army book or discharge papers to show them, and they will mark your
records as a Veteran. Telling the GP practice about your veteran status will
trigger the transfer of your full medical documentation from the Ministry of
Defence (MoD) to your GP. All surgeries
should know about this, but if not tell them to look on the NHS website.
Remembrance
Day WW1 100th Anniversary 1918 – 2018
The memorial services in all areas were
extremely well attended as it was such a significant anniversary. John
Griffiths paraded in Ferndown where Aidan Byrne paraded the Branch Standard. Peter Piggott laid the Branch Wreath at Poole Memorial
Service which was also attended by Bert Martin and Peter Bridle. Aiden Byrne’s
son, Paul, laid the Branch Wreath at Bournemouth .
Meanwhile in Gibraltar Irene and Paul Richards laid a wreath in honour of
Irene’s father Ted Young.
Forthcoming Evening Events 2019
January - A
talk by Chris Legrand
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