FOR MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR ATTENDING THE REMEMBRANCE IN LONDON. REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY TRAVEL – ADVICE RECEIVED FROM PHIL DAVEY EVENT CO-ORD. Dear all,Sunday 9 November travel. Taxis: You should have received the RBL email issued on Friday 17 regarding the Poppy Cabs free taxi service on Remembrance Sunday. Rail: The Rail Delivery Group…
VOLUNTEER JOB VACANCY The Royal Naval Medical Branch Ratings & Sick Berth Staff Association (RNMBR&SBSA) is looking for a magazine editor to create and manage its three times a year magazine. The work involves collecting articles, dits, jokes and other content for the magazine, creating the document and sending it off for printing. (The distribution…
Did you serve at HMS Raleigh and fancy a trip down memory lane – while encouraging a new generation of Royal Navy sailors? After a winter break, from spring 2025, the gates to the Torpoint establishment are open again, allowing veterans back on site on some Fridays for a mix of nostalgia and a glimpse…
A message has been received which may be of interest to some of our members; I write to you in my capacity as Chairman of Governors of the King William IV Naval Foundation (KWIV) to seek your help in promulgating some very significant changes that have been approved by the Charity Commission to widen the…
Ministers join forces to encourage veterans to self declare to GPs Veterans’ Minister Johnny Mercer and Health Secretary Steve Barclay are urging veterans and service leavers to access specialist healthcare pathways run by NHS England and service charities. Veterans’ Minister Johnny Mercer and Health Secretary Steve Barclay are urging veterans and service leavers to access…
Wildfires Ravage Canada and North America Association member Len Lloyd reports from British Columbia that he’s safe from the wildfires currently (21 August) ravaging much of the province. On Vancouver Island, thankfully some way from the fires, he reports: ‘…. We are lucky – we are ok – been hot but the Island is safe….
Very sadly over the past couple of weeks, The Association have had, some long serving Members “Cross The Bar”. Most recently Brian “Andy” Capps, Sam Small and Patrick Bolt. Details concerning Funeral dates and places have already been placed on The Association Facebook site.We have also just found out that Gordon Macintyre Scott OBE “Crossed…
The process of changing and updating our website has highlighted to us that a number of members have not kept their details up to date. This is especially true of emails, some being returned as ‘Address Unknown. if you were able to log onto the website, please go to the ‘Members Only’ – ‘Edit Your…