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RNA Torbay

Next RNA General Meeting - August 26th, 2010 - RAFA Club Torquay. Meeting commences 2000. Once Navy Always Navy! Remember no meeting in December.

Dates for you diary

 

2010
Thursday	25th	March	General Meeting
Thursday	22th	April	Executive Committee Meeting
Sunday	25th	April	Tank Association Service at Slapton Sands See Note 1
Wednesday	28th	April	RMA Fish & Chips Evening See Note 2
Friday	30th	April	Newton Abbot Annual Dinner - Cockhaven Manor Hotel  See Note 3
Thursday	22nd	April	Executive Committee Meeting
Thursday	29th	April	General Meeting
Saturday	8th	May	Coach trip to Exeter White Ensign Club  See Note 4
Thursday	27th	May	General Meeting
Sunday	6th	June	66th Anniversary/Service of D Day  See Note 5
Saturday	19th	June	Torbay Armed Forces Day on Babbacombe Downs  See Note 6
Thursday	24th	June	General Meeting
Sunday	18th	July	Falmouth Sea Sunday (Also 60th Anniversary of RNA) See Note 7
Thursday	22nd	July	Executive Committee Meeting
Thursday	29th	July	General Meeting & Quiz Night
Thursday	26th	August	General Meeting
Thursday	30th	September	General Meeting
Thursday	21st	October	Executive Committee Meeting
Friday	22nd	October	RNA BrixhamTrafalgar Dinner & Dance See Note 9
Sunday	24th	October	Trafalgar Day Service - Exeter Cathedral See Note 8
Sunday	24th	October	Trafalgar Lunch at Redcliff Hotel [Details TBD]
Saturday	30th	October	Trafalgar Dinner & Dance with HMS Ulster 52nd Reunion
Thursday	28th	October	General Meeting & Quiz Night (Confirmed)
Thursday	25th	November	General Meeting
			Remember NO MEETING in December
2011
Sunday	23rd?	January	Christmas Lunch [To be confirmed]
Thursday	27th	January	Annual General Meeting

Note 1:	Standards to assemble at the Tank Memorial for 1430hrs. Then Church Service and Buffet to follow.
Note 2	Hosted by the Royal Marines at the R.B.L. Function Room. 7pm for 7-30pm.  Only £5 per person. Cheques made out to RMA Torbay Branch.
Note 3	Branch Annual Dinner at Cockhaven Manor Hotel Bishopsteignton. 7pm for 7-30pm.
	Cost £19-00 per head.  Dress Blazers or Lounge Suits for Gents. Ladies know best. Medals may be worn. A Raffle will be run. Prizes would be appreciated. Click HERE to see Menu Choices. Payments would be appreciated by or at the Newton Abbot General meeting on 12th April. Roy Butler. Hon Sec.  Tel. No. 01626 361916. E-mail him HERE
See Note 4	Coach departs Torquay 1830, and travels via Newton Abbot (Bus stop near Sainsbury's) and Teignmouth (Bitton Park Road bus stop nearest Exeter Road (between Pedestrian Crossing and traffic lights before heading downtown) Return trip, depart White Ensign 2300.
See Note 5	Music provided by Torbay Concert Band
See Note 6	Getting there and parking: Complimentary taxis are very kindly being provided by Torbay Taxis. Please book in advance, (by 11th June) by calling them on 01803 21 1611 Patient Transport, provided by Torbay Hospital is also available to book free of charge. To request this service please call Conway Hoare on 01803 208862 no later than 11th June or email: Conway.Hoare@torbay.gov.uk Please note, there is no parking directly on site. The nearest pay and display car parks can be found at Princes Street and Walls Hill. Babbacombe Downs Road itself will be closed, however you will be able to drop off at either of those car parks. 12pm Parade leaves from Oddicombe Cliff Railway (please muster at 11.45am) and proceeds along the Downs, past the saluting dias. Badge presentations and readings will be held at the event site on the Downs. 1-2pm Complimentary refreshments (for Veterans and those in the forces only, paid bar open to all) will be available in the marquee. 2.30pm A Sea Spectacular consisting of a raid on Trininity's four classic sailing trawlers by Somalian pirates. Special Force will then attack them both from the air andfrom fast RIBS, forcing them to make for the beach, where they are arrested. 3.15pm An Air Spectacular consisting of demonstrations by vintage aircraft plus aerobatics. 5 pm Close. After this time Babbacombe Festival will t providing entertainment in the area. Riviera Brass and Torbay Brass will be performing throughout the day.
Note 7:	For the past 27 years, Falmouth RNA have organised Sea Sunday in Falmouth, on the third Sunday in July, this year on 18th July. At the recent Area 4 meeting at Bridgwater, I distributed notices and response pro-forma to those Branches in attendance. As 2010 is the "Year of the Seafarer", (and also the 60th year of the RNA) we hope to make this year's event one worth remembering. Click HERE to read invitation & parade orders Click HERE for a pro forma
Note 8	Arranged by Exeter Flotilla *. To reserve seating, Branch will have to return an official booking slip NO LATER than September 15th, a nil return is also required. Service starts at 11:30 am. Congregation will include contingents from HMS Raleigh, HMS Vivid, the Royal Marines, BRNC Dartmouth and Sea Cadet units from all over Devon.  For additional information please contact Christopher Seaton on 01395 514367 or by clicking HERE * An Association for Officers of the RN & RM and their reserves.
Note 9	RNA Brixham Trafalgar Dinner & Dance will be held on Friday October 22nd, 2010 at the Brixham Rugby club 7:30 for 8:00pm.  Guest speaker will be Captain MC Nixon OBE Royal Navy who is currently ' Military Advisor to Rolls Royce Aerospace' Dress for gentlemen is dinner jacket or lounge suit and ladies "know best" Cost is £16.00 per person which includes port for toast but excludes wine. The meal will be prepared and served by outside caterers and main course will be a choice of lamb, beef or chicken. If anyone from Torbay Branch wish to attend, contact Brixham RNA Hon. Secretary by clicking HERE
	Brixham Rugby Club	(Click on images to enlarge)

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