NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2020

Newsletter for ‘Keeping in Touch’ September 2020   Please note any news or information for the newsletter to be passed on to Jan Bridle anytime; also if anyone has changed their email address or set up a new one could they please let Jan know.

 Branch subs   this year they are reluctantly increased to £17 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. Thank you to those who have already paid, but there are still many members who have NOT paid their subs. We now have internet banking so anybody wishing to pay on line just ring John or email him on jfp.cusack@hotmail.com and he will give the details.  

 

Branch Meetings   we were hoping to resume Wednesday evening meetings on 21^st October but the new rule of 6 may make that unlikely unless we can get further guidance. The lunches are ok with groups of 4-6 on tables as the legion club has all the required safety and hygiene measures in place for us. 

September Informal Lunch  This first lunch since March went very well with 19  members attending who all agreed it was wonderful to be out and enjoying the company again. The tables were kept to 4-6 people on each and the food and service was superb. We all filled out the track & trace form (name and telephone number) provided by Ferndown Legion and there was good social distancing with excellent hygiene arrangements carried out by the staff.  They served all our food and drinks at the table so that, once seated, there was no milling around.

Menu for Tuesday 6th  October,   ring or email John Cusack to book your place and choices of menu.  The rule of six is met by the table arrangements at the Legion.

Mains           Roast Pork         Homemade Steak & Ale Pie             Homemade Chilli Con Carne                  Scampi               Lasagne               Any Jacket Potato (£5.00)    

Deserts          Ice Cream Sundae        Raspberry & White Chocolate Cheesecake      Lemon Meringue Pie         Cherry Pie

(This may be cancelled if government advice on eating out changes)

 

Congratulations go to Bob Perry who has been given the Sir James Gildea Award by SSAFA. Bob, a caseworker at SSAFA Dorset, has been recognised for going the extra mile for beneficiaries in Dorset through his Woodland courses that help veterans adjust to modern civilian life. His boundless enthusiasm and commitment to veterans have made him stand out from the crowd and be recognised for his endless dedication to the community.

 

75^th Anniversary of V.J. Day 15^th August 2020

A celebration of this event took place in Poole Park, at the Mountbatten Memorial, on Saturday 15^th August. It was attended by the Mayor of Poole and several of our Branch members. Guest of honour was our most senior member Bob Hucklesby, 99, who was a Japanese PoW in Changi camp. The other veteran is Roy Massey, also 99, who served in the Royal Air Force and was also in Changi camp although the two never met until this month.

Don Richardson  Our sincere condolences go to the family of 94 year old Don Richardson who passed away in August. His funeral was held in Mudeford on 4^th September and was attended by Maurice Pearson displaying the Standard, and John Cusack who played the Last Post.

 

Ken and Lily Eastwood 

wish to be remembered to their many friends in Poole

 

Forecast of National Events 2020.    Many of these, if not most, will not now take place

10  October REA AGM and Annual Dinner * 

11  October Sapper Sunday at Royal Hospital Chelsea 

05 November Field of Remembrance, Westminster Abbey 

08 November Remembrance Sunday