NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2021

Newsletter for  November  2021   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    there are still a few people who have not paid their subs for 2020. The committee have decided that all members who have paid their subs in 2020 are exempt for 2021 to compensate for the lack of branch meetings and activities. Please support the branch by paying the outstanding amount of £17 either by internet banking or cheque made out to REA Bournemouth.  For bank account details please contact John Cusack on 01202 517804 or by email.

 Branch meetings and monthly lunches    

The RBL at Ferndown is now open for food part time and the next meeting is now to be lunch at Ferndown RBL on Tuesday 16th November instead of an evening meeting at Winton RBL.  Tuesday lunches on the first Tuesday of the month to commence in the new year

Also a Christmas lunch is to be arranged at Ferndown RBL on Saturday 11^th December. This will cost £25 for 2 courses or £27 for 3.   Please let John know if you are likely to attend this.

 Birthdays  this month we wish a very happy birthday to Vincent Balls who will be 55 on the 20^th November.

 Annual Lunch 30 October 2021

The Annual Lunch at the Ocean Beach Hotel in Bournemouth on Saturday 30^th of October was a great success.  Around 50 members and guests thoroughly enjoyed the delicious, well cooked food and, more importantly, enjoyed the company. It was so good to meet everyone again, and exchange news. Many thanks go to Maurice and his wife Gillian for all the hard work they put in to organising it all. Here are a few photos for you, but don’t fret if you’re not in them, the full range can be seen on the branches website - http://bmthdistreablogspot.com                        

 FORECAST OF NATIONAL EVENTS 2021

The following events for 2021 have been notified to HQ REA

11 November                     Field of Remembrance, Westminster Abbey

14 November                     Remembrance Sunday

08 December          REA Benevolence Meeting

 Answers to last month’s Quiz

1        Locomotive 4472 is better known by what name?  The Flying Scotsman

2        Tamerlane assumed what name in the fourteenth century? Great Khan

3        In which English county is the worlds narrowest street called Squeeze Belly Alley?Cornwall

4        In Tarka the Otter, what type of creature is Old Nog? A Heron

5        In which town are the international-standard Derby swimming baths? Blackpool

6        With whom was the phrase ‘Before your very eyes’ associated? Arthur Askey

7        Who founded London’s first birth-control clinic, in 1921? Marie Stopes

8        As what was Karl Bohm famous? A Conductor

9        How much milk does an average cow produce in an average year? 1,000 Gallons

10   For how long is the normal British passport valid? 10 Years

11   Who first claimed Australia for Britain in 1770? Captain James Cook

12   Which two colours can official table tennis balls be? White or Yellow

13   Which rays produce a sun tan? Ultraviolet Rays

14   In which TV series does Fozzie Bear feature? The Muppets

15   What is a young Zebra called? A Colt