To All Shipmates,
A message from our Social Secretary:
“The speaker for our mess night will be Lt Cdr Liam Andrews and the subject is “Op Fortis Highlights”.
This will then be followed by one of Candy’s buffets.
The rig for the evening is casual or RNA Rig if preferred.
Hope to see you all there.”
To All Shipmates
S/m Fiona Dodds will be giving us an entertaining talk on “Confessions of a Nurse Part 2”!
This will be followed by one of Candy’s buffets in the style of a “Cream Tea” and a sponge made by S/m Fiona.
With respect to our Queen and her recent Celebration, the rig for the evening will be Jackets and Ties.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Hello Shipmates,
At tonight’s Mess Night we will be having an interesting presentation by S/M Ralph Dodds about the First Battle of the Falklands, followed by one of Candy’s delicious buffets and a raffle.
The suggested rig for the evening is Blazer and RNA tie, for those who have them, as a mark of respect for our late President, who has sadly “Crossed the Bar”.
We look forward to seeing you there.
We have an interesting and informative talk by Keith Partridge, New Forest Team Leader for the RSPB. This is his second visit to us and he is giving us a completely new presentation. This will be followed by a buffet supper and the rig for this night is Blazers.
This is the first of this year’s fund raising events for the branch. If any of our members would like to come along and help, your support would be gratefully received, we are looking for help for up to 2 hours. If you are able to help please email our Social Secretary, Lynda Drake, directly on lyndadrake.ferndownrna@btinternet.com as she is coordinating the event.
The Branch has been invited to visit HMS Defender while alongside at Portsmouth on Sunday 8 May. This is in addition to the Affiliates Day on Wednesday 11 May 2022.
Full details for Sunday 8 May will be given out at the April Mess Night. It is hoped that we will have the use of the Sea Cadets minibus, there will be a small charge for the use. Our Welfare Secretary, Fiona Dodds, has kindly offered to drive for us.
Hello Shipmates,
Our Birthday Party Mess Night is due to take place on Tuesday 8 March at 19.30 for a 20.00 start.
The Land Girls will be entertaining us with music from the 60’s, and we are having one of Candy’s lovely buffets followed by a birthday cake, kindly made by our Welfare Secretary Fiona Dodds.
Any donation of raffle prizes will be gratefully received.
Rig for the evening is casual if members wish.
We look forward to seeing you there.
To All Shipmates,
Our Annual General Meeting will take place at Mess Night on Tuesday 8 February 2022, 7.30pm for an 8pm start – do come along.
There will be a supper after the meeting of a buffet, with a cheese board and a sherry trifle.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Hello Shipmates
January Mess Night is fast approaching and will be held on Tuesday 11 January 2022 at 7.30pm for 8pm start.
Arrangements have been made to have a fun quiz and supper will be sausages and mash with peas and onion gravy, followed by apple pie and custard.
Please remember to bring along your used postage stamps for us to send to our Bude Branch for charity. They will be submitted to Macmillan Cancer Research to raise funds for that organisation.
We wish you all a happy New Year and look forward to seeing you next week.
Our Branch Xmas Party Mess Night is on Tuesday 14 December 2021 at Branch HQ, 7.30pm for 8.00pm.
We have the Land Girls coming to entertain us, followed by a Christmas buffet and cheese board laid on by Candy, and a couple of boozy sherry trifles homemade by Lynda Drake. Food is free this month (paid for by RNA), and there will, of course, be a Christmas raffle!
To help us with judging the numbers for catering, if you plan to attend the event please could you reply to the recent email circulated by Pauline Chalk, Branch Hon Secretary.
So feel free to put on your Christmas jumper (if you have one), and join in our festive gathering.
Merry Christmas to you all.
Hello Shipmates
Our next Mess Night will be taking place on Tuesday 9 November 2021 at 7.30 for an 8pm start.
We have Lynda Pearson, the RNA Welfare Programme Manager, coming to give us a talk about how Sparko TV and Project Semaphore can help us keep in touch with our shipmates, friends and family – we hope that you will find both topics interesting.
This will be followed by sausage, mash, peas and gravy, and a sweet of Candy’s making.
We look forward to seeing you.
Please find below details of events between October and December 2021:
Our Chairman and Vice President will be carrying our Standard at all four Services so our wreaths will be laid by:
Royal Naval Association, Ferndown 