10:49am Tuesday 30th June 2009
By Bill Lee
The 13th annual meeting and reunion dinner of the HMS St Vincent Association will be held on October 10 at St Vincent College, Gosport.
The event starts at 11.00 hours, followed by lunch. Members will be able to visit the museum before and after the annual meeting. The reunion dinner will take place the same day at Thorngate Hall, Gosport, starting at 18.30 hours.
For further information contact Dianne Smith on (023) 9258 4498, for membership call Geoff Rose 01329 668596 or visit www.hmsstvincentassoc.org.
* The owner of Sunflower II is trying to obtain information about its activities in Scapa Flow during the second world war. She was used as a post-boat around the fleet probably by Wrens. Might be remembered for her mahogany cabins and wheelhouse.
She was a 54ft long motor yacht, twin-engined and two masts. He would like to contact anyone who worked on her to find out if there are any official records available of craft which were requisitioned. Write to Paul Newgrass, 9 Clarence Hill, Dartmouth TQ6 9NX or e-mail paulnewgrass@btinternet.com.
* The Royal Green Jackets reunion is on Saturday, July 11, at ATR (W) Sir John Moore barracks, Winchester. Open to all past and present riflemen, ladies are encouraged to attend. Call Major (retired) R Stanger, WDSU, Worthy Down, Winchester on (01962) 887916 or e-mail oicspsvs-wdsu@dcppa-wd.mod.uk.
* HMS Ocean Association’s 22nd reunion is at the Grand Hotel, Scarborough, on the weekend of September 26 and 27. Details are available from W Entwhistle on (01282) 433910.
DIARY DATES: Today (July 1): RAFA meets at Unit 16 Listerhills Science Park (1pm). Bingley Royal British Legion meets at 20 Heath Street, Bingley (7pm).
Thursday: Royal Military Police meet in the Pudsey Royal British Legion (8pm).
Friday: RAF Regiment meets at Thornbury Barracks (7.30pm).
Saturday: Borneo and Malaya Veterans (West Yorkshire) meet at Headingley Club, Leeds (2pm).
Monday (July 6): Skipton RNA meets White Rose Club (8pm). Royal Artillery meets in Belle Vue Barracks (7.30pm).
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