To All Shipmates,
Mess Night is fast approaching. Tuesday September 9 at 19.30 for 20.00 start.
There will be a quiz, followed by the raffle.
This will be our last Mess Night at St Leonards and St Ives Club before the move to our new venue, so do come along and support us, it would be great to see you there.
Best wishes,
To All Shipmates,
For the July Mess Night our speaker will be Mr Chris Brown, the subject will be the history of The Commonwealth War Graves Commission and its work today.
It promises to be an interesting talk and we hope that you will be able to join us.
To All Shipmates,
For our June Mess Night we have a speaker, Mr Roy Larkin. He is going to tell us the story of the London Omnibuses in the Great War on the Western Front.
The presentation will be followed by the raffle.
Do come along.
To All Shipmates,
It has been decided, in honour of Gareth, to hold a quiet Mess Night where shipmates can chat and spend time together.
There will be a tot of rum, so you can raise a glass to him.
It was felt appropriate not to have a Raffle on this occasion.
Please wear your Blazers for Gareth.
Hello Shipmates,
We are holding our normal Mess Night at Branch HQ, St Leonards and St Ives Club as usual on Tuesday 8 April 2025.
There will be a talk by Ralph Dodds entitled ‘War in the Fjords’, to mark the 85th anniversary of Germany’s invasion of Norway.
This will be followed by a raffle.
Do come along and join us.
To All Shipmates,
Do come along to our March Mess Night on Tuesday 11 March, 7.30pm for 8.00pm start.
We are having a Quiz Night and a celebratory cake as it’s our Birthday Meeting!
Look forward to seeing you.
Hello Shipmates,
Just a reminder that we have our Branch Annual General Meeting at The St Leonards and St Ives Club at 19.30 for 20.00 on Tuesday 11 February.
This is a formal night and it would be appreciated if you would wear your Navy Blazers and Ties etc.
Please also bring along your used stamps to be sent to Bude Branch for the Hedgehog Preservation Trust.
Look forward to seeing you there.
To all Shipmates,
Our January Mess Night will take place on next Tuesday, 14 January, at 7.30pm for 8.00pm start.
On 24 January 1945, the Fleet Air Arm launched an air raid to attack the Japanese oil refineries at Palembang in Sumatra. Five days later they repeated the feat. Despite it being the biggest ever air raid launched by Royal Navy Aircraft Carriers either before or after Operation Meridian, as it was known, it has been largely forgotten.
Our January Mess Night will celebrate the 80th anniversary of this attack. Our Vice Chairman, S/M Ralph Dodds, will give an illustrated talk about the actions of all those years ago and describe the impact that it had on the War on the Far East.
The raffle will close the evening.
Do come along and join in.
To All Shipmates,
Our Xmas Party will be held on Tuesday 10 December 2024, at 1930 onwards for 2000 hours.
We will be having a Christmas Sing Along with Fiona and Emma, song sheets will be provided.
There will be a buffet provided for you by the RNA, followed by the raffle.
So put on your Xmas jumpers and come along and join in the fun.
The Mess night of 12 November was well attended and we were delighted to welcome Mr Rob Gray from The Museum of East Dorset, Wimborne.
Rob very kindly brought some artefacts from the museum which gave an insight not only to the history of Wimborne, but of other items too. Those present were able to touch flint stone hand tools to Frozen Charlotte, medical kits to Mary boxes. Rob also gave a background to what a Curator’s job involved, which involved a lot of paperwork to meet standards and working with other areas of expertise.
The time flew by and every one really enjoyed the evening. We all came away having learnt something and will surely be visiting the museum at some point in the future.
Royal Naval Association, Ferndown 