NEWSLETTER NOVEMBER 2022

Newsletter for  November 2022   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 any new addresses could they please let Jan know. 

 

Branch subs    Subscriptions for 2022 remain at £17 and are due now. Please support the branch by paying the £17 either by internet banking or cheque made out to REA Bournemouth.  For bank account details please contact John Cusack by phone or by email, numbers above. 

 

Branch meetings and monthly lunches  

These are informal, social meetings where any news etc. can be passed on to those attending, and added to the newsletter for others to read. Unfortunately there will be no Saturday morning breakfast/brunch meeting on the 2nd Saturday of November due to staffing issues, but hopefully the one in December will go ahead. 

This month the lunch will be on Tuesday, 22nd November. The menu is as follows. Please contact John Cusack to book your place and advise him of your menu choices. 

Main Course £7.50 - Roast Pork - Chicken & Mushroom Pie - Cottage Pie - Scampi  -  Lasagne - any Jacket Potato (£5)

Puddings £3 Ice-cream Sundae – Sticky Toffee Pudding – Hot Chocolate Pudding - Apple Pie

 

Christmas Lunch Friday 16th December

We are hoping to have our Xmas lunch this year at the RBL Ferndown on Friday 16th December. The cost will be £35 for 2 courses, £38 for 3 courses. In order to be able to book this we require a minimum of 30 attendees.

Please let John Cusack know if you would like to attend and the number of places you want as soon as possible, and by the 5th November, at the very latest. 

If we are able to arrange this, the menu will be available shortly. We do hope you will be able to join us for this very enjoyable occasion.

 

Remembrance Sunday 13^th November 

On this year’s Remembrance Sunday Memorial Bob Perry will lay the REA wreath at Poole Park, and John Cusack will lay one at Bournemouth.  Maurice Pearson will parade the branch Standard at Ferndown RBL in the morning and again at West Moors in the afternoon. The Mayor of Poole has issued an invitation to the members of REA to join the parade at Poole Park. Those wishing to do this should assemble in the park opposite the cricket pavilion by 10am, or at the memorial by 10.45am if just wanting to attend the service which will commence at 10.50am. 

 

Welfare

I spoke to Anne Webster last week and they are getting on ok but Phil is not so well and has had to give up driving.

I have been able to speak to some of the branch’s widows by telephone this week and report that most seem to be coping quite well. However many of the telephone numbers are now out of use, and we have no way of contacting them. 

National Events 2022

10 November Field of Remembrance, Westminster Abbey 

13 November Remembrance Sunday 

26 November Chilwell Winter Ball 

06 December REA Benevolence Meeting