MAY 2023

Newsletter for  May 2023   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 2023 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 monthly Lunches and Brunches  

The brunches are now held at the Barrington Centre Café in Penny's Walk, Ferndown BH22 9TH - Wives and children and guests are also very welcome. You can park in Tesco’s car park free and the centre is just past Tesco’s on the other side of Penny’s Walk, and this month it is on Saturday the 13^th of May.

The lunch will be on Tuesday the 23^rd May. As with the brunches, wives and children and guests also welcome.  Unfortunately we do not have May’s lunch menu at this time but I will email this out to you all as soon as it is available.  Please contact John Cusack to book your place and advise him of your menu choices.   Those with posted newsletters will be able to ring John Cusack for the menu details later on.

 

Social - Annual Lunch Saturday 3rd June 2023

The Annual Lunch at the Ocean Beach Hotel 32 East Overcliffe Drive, Bournemouth, BH1 3AQ. on Bournemouth’s seafront on Saturday 3rd June, and the cost per person will be £20 for the 3 course meal. As usual friends and other family members are all very welcome to join us, and a special invitation is extended to our new friends at the Solent branch. The last date for booking this meal and telling Maurice Pearson your menu choices is 19^th May as this is when Maurice has to advise The Ocean Beach Hotel of numbers and menus. The lunch will be served at approximately 1pm and it would be appreciated if guests could start arriving between 12 and 12.15pm.

 

Birthdays of Note 

This month we wish a very Happy Birthday to our President, Bert Martin. He will be 90 towards the end of May and we hope he will have a great day, and many more of them. Bert has been an active member of Bournemouth REA from its’ start and was Standard Bearer from 2002, acting as Peter Aldridge’s second, and taking over as sole bearer in 2010. He has also paraded the standard for the British Legion and trained many others in the art. He was given an award by Poole Borough Council for his role as Parade Marshall at the Remembrance Day Memorials.

The AGM on the 8^th April was attended by around 20 members. John McDermott resigned as Vice-chairman due to work pressures so this post is now also vacant.  John Cusack and Maurice Pearson are to remain as Treasurer and Chairman as voted by the members.

Message from Ken and Liz Proctor.

Sadly, Liz was taken very ill and admitted to Lymington Hospital. She was so poorly our family from the States and UK came over immediately. Pleased to say she had wonderful care from everybody, and responding to treatments, but it’s clearly taking its toll on both of us, and our family. Liz has just been released from hospital but is still very, very weak, so it will be some time before we have the pleasure of being with you again.

We wish Lily a speedy recovery and send her our best wishes.

Welfare   

Phil Webster, who recently suffered a fall at home, and was in Alderney Hospital in Poole, is now convalescing at home. While he was in hospital, Anne had a well-earned rest in a local care home. We hope they are both well now and wish them all the best.

 

National Events 2023

15-17 September Corps Freedom of Medway and Memorial Parade (Chatham Weekend)  

10 November Field of Remembrance, Westminster Abbey 

13 November Remembrance Sunday 

26 November Chilwell Winter Ball 

06 December REA Benevolence Meeting