NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2018
MEETINGS -3RD
WEDNESDAY EACH MONTH AT RBL CLUB, CHURCH
ROAD , FERNDOWN - STARTING AT 19.30 HRS - INFORMAL LUNCHES 1ST
TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 12 NOON, SAME VENUE
Bournemouth & District Branch take this opportunity to wish everyone a Very Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Newsletter for Branch meeting on 19th
December 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 for 2019 remain at £15 and are due to be paid to the
treasurer as soon as possible in the New Year. Please send any cheques, made
out to REA Bournemouth, to the above address for John Cusack.
Next meeting on
16th January 2019 will be a talk from Christopher
Legrand
Vacancies Bert Martin has taken on the role of Vice President but a
new Social Secretary is still required. Any
ideas for evening meetings welcomed.
Monthly
Informal Lunches
The next
lunch is on Tuesday 8th Jan, menu lists on the table at evening
meetings. Contact John Cusack, details above, for any information or to
book/choose from menu if not at meeting.
Birthdays
of Note Our most senior member, Bob Hucklesby will be 98 on 3rd
January 2019. A very Happy Birthday
Bob.
Social The
Christmas lunch was very well attended with around 34 members and ladies, who
enjoyed a delicious meal cooked by Lee
and we were served with love by Zoe and Ann. Many thanks go to all the staff of
the Ferndown RBL who look after us so well all year.
Veterans
To Be Able To Apply For ID Cards From 2019
Military
veterans are to be given ID card to recognise that they have served. The cards will initially be given to all
personnel leaving the military, while veterans who have already made the
transition to civilian life will be able to apply for the service leavers ID
card from next year. The initiative is
designed to give veterans easier access to public and charitable support, including healthcare
and housing. Veterans are also being
asked to identify themselves with their GP as having served, so that they can
receive appropriate support. It is being
reported that the cards will give veterans better access to specialist services
such as priority healthcare, housing and retail discounts as well as giving a
sense of pride for having served their country.
Forthcoming
Evening Events 2019
16th January Talk
by Christopher Legrand
20th February Quiz
20th March AGM
17th April Bingo
with Fish and Chips
15th May Talk
by Christopher Legrand
19th June TBA
17th July Skittles
21st August Music
Quiz
18th September TBA
16th October Bingo
with Fish and Chips
20th November TBA
18th December TBA
Forecast of National Events 2019.
27 April - Army v RAF Rugby Kingsholm Gloucester
04 May - Army v Navy Rugby Twickenham
17 – 19 May - Gibraltar
Weekend
25 May - Trooping the Colour - Major General’s Review
28 May - Opening Event at National Memorial Arboretum
06 June - Royal Hospital Chelsea Founder’s Day Parade
01 June - Trooping the Colour – Colonel’s Review
05 & 06 June - Beating Retreat, London
08 June - Queen’s Birthday Parade
28 – 30 June - Chilwell Weekend*
26 – 28 July - Minley Weekend*
13 - 15 September - Corps Memorial Weekend*
12 October - REA AGM and Annual Dinner *
13 October - Sapper
Sunday at Royal Hospital
Chelsea
07 November - Field of Remembrance, Westminster Abbey
10 November - Remembrance Sunday
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