To All Shipmates

Our next Mess Night is this coming Tuesday, 10th February, 7.30 for 8.00 pm at Ferndown Village Hall, when Dick Taylor will give a talk entitled ‘The Impossible Cross’ which concerns the Victoria Cross Medal. There will be a raffle later.

Please try and attend, in spite of the weather, and we look forward to seeing you there.

Best wishes.

Hello Shipmates,

Just a reminder that we are holding our AGM next Tuesday, 13 January 2026, at 19.30 at Ferndown Village Hall.

You can view a copy of the summary of the accounts for the year ending 31 December 2025 here: RNA Ferndown Branch accounts year ending 31 December 2025.

If you have any questions please address them to the Honorary Treasurer in advance, or he will take them on the night.

There will be a quiz and raffle after the meeting.

Do come along and join us.

Happy New Year to you all.

Hello Shipmates

Our Christmas Party will take place in the Studio at Ferndown Village Hall on Tuesday 9 December 2025 at 2000 hours. Please note this is a different room to the normal meeting room.

We have musical entertainment provided by Fiona and Emma, a lovely Christmas spread, and of course a Christmas Raffle.

So do come along and join in the Festive Fun – Christmas jumpers optional!

Merry Xmas.

To All Shipmates,

Our next Mess Night is Tuesday 11 November, 7.30 for 8.00 at Ferndown Village Hall.

In recognition that it is Remembrance Day, Ralph Dodds, our Chairman, will be speaking on “More than Two World Wars”, a look at conflict since 1945 that has resulted in the loss of British servicemen’s and women’s lives. Ralph’s talk will be followed by the raffle.

Noting the date, if any Shipmates would wish to wear blazers, we would encourage it, though it is not mandatory.

We look forward to seeing you there.

To All Shipmates,

Royal Naval Association Ferndown and District Branch is excited to announce that our October Mess Night will be the first at our new venue, Ferndown Village Hall – please see map for location details.

This will take place on Tuesday 14th October at 1930 for 2000, when we will welcome back Mr Chris Brown from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Those of you who were present in July will testify that Chris is an excellent speaker, and this will be the next in his series of talks about the work of the Commission.

It would be great to see as many of you as possible supporting us at our new venue. Visitors, new members and guests are especially welcome.

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.