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Memorial dinner date

1:34pm Tuesday 12th August 2008

Sea Harrier Reunion & Memorial Dinner: It will take place at RNAS Yeovilton in the Warrant Officers and Senior Rates Mess on Saturday, September 13. Tickets at £45 for a four-course dinner. Call Lewie Lewis or Tom Dawson 01935 455421 or 01935 702017.

Burma Star social evening

2:18pm Tuesday 5th August 2008

What’s On: Burma Star Association are holding a Social evening in Lilycroft working men’s club as part of their VJ Day Celebrations. Guests are welcome, especially if they provide a raffle prize. It starts at 19.30hrs. Thursday August 14. The following day is the Burma Star VJ Day Commemoration Service in the Cathedral in Bradford at noon. Please let Anne Jay on (01535) 274257 know if you are going to attend.

Calling HMS Invincible veterans

2:17pm Tuesday 5th August 2008

HMS invincible communications association 82: A reunion for all those who served on HMS invincible during the Falklands War in 1982 in the communications department. This is to be held in Portsmouth on September 27. Meeting in the Invincible pub at 2pm. Details from Tim Jenkins on (01905) 357753.

Reunion time for HMS Jersey

2:16pm Tuesday 5th August 2008

HMS Jersey (1986-1989): Reunion on August 30th in Dunfermline, contact Paul “George” Nolan for details via e-mail at paulnolan228@hotmail.com or Call 07893 157399.

Invite to Silver Jubilee celebrations

4:56pm Tuesday 16th January 2007

The Silver Jubilee reunion of the D.Boats Association takes place in HMS Nelson in Portsmouth on July 8-9 with a visit to V T Shipbuilders for a guided tour of the T45 project, the next batch of Darings.

Do you remember The Bounty?

12:45pm Tuesday 9th January 2007

The Motor Yacht Bounty, commanded by Lt C A Lundy (who was the owner) was one of the small boats ferrying personnel from the beaches at Dunkirk the the larger vessels.

Veterans' Day now a permanent fixture

3:26pm Tuesday 2nd January 2007

Veterans Day was sprung on us suddenly last year for the first time.

Call to London Marathon runners

5:02pm Tuesday 19th December 2006

The Flora London Marathon takes place on April 22.

Veterans Badge qualifying date extended

10:52am Tuesday 12th December 2006

The qualifying date for the Veterans Badge has been extended again to the end of 1969.

Can you help with study on U-boat victims?

2:47pm Tuesday 5th December 2006

Morgan Taylor is completing a major study on the loss of Allied Ships to German U-Boats from 1939 to 1945.


National News

HRT may improve sleep and sexuality

Australian scientists beieve HRT could improve sleep and sexuality

Updated 5:21am Friday 22nd August 2008

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) could result in improvements in sleep, sexuality and joint pain in older women, according to new research.


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