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Aborfield and District Branch
Arborfield and District Branch
We now have a new President, with Lt Col (Retd) David Keymer, taking over from Lt Col (Retd) John Edwards, who left the area to return to his home in Stoke. John will be greatly missed in the role. His advice and guidance to the Committee have been invaluable over the years. With Rose he has always supported the many excursions and events in which the Branch have taken part. He now has more time to support his beloved Stoke City.
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David of course is well known in the Corps; after retirement he spent many years working in the Corps Museum both in Arborfield and Lyneham. His knowledge Scribe: John Worrall (Secretary)
The Gents
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Enjoying the day
and experience will be used to the full by the Branch. With Christine, he travels from Wiltshire to attend Branch meetings and functions, and we are very pleased that Christine has volunteered to take on the role of Welfare Officer; a post on the Committee which has been vacant for a while. Christine is also Quizmaster at our Branch Meetings.
With COVID over (?) in January we held a belated Annual Dinner at the Sandmartins Golf Club in Wokingham which was attended by over 60 people with Mike Crabbe, SE Area Rep and his Wife Wendy as our guests.
We held our AGM in February, with some changes in the Committee. Eileen Craig is now our Social Secretary and recently, Christine Keymer has taken on the vacant role of Welfare Officer.
We had a good turnout at REME Sunday on 10 July at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea. A coach was hired to take 16 members, to once again enjoy a very enjoyable day with the In-Pensioners.
Our BBQ on 26 July was a great success. We decided to use outside caterers to do the cooking etc and this was a ‘masterstroke’, with no washing-up to do and all the other tasks which take up a great deal of time, everyone was able to relax and really enjoy the occasion. The weather was on our side, so we were able to use the excellent facilities of the Arborfield Community Centre to the full. Bren Stacey, our former Social Secretary was the ‘main man’ for this event, and decided that we have a competition for the most colourful shirt/blouse worn on the day. The winners were John Alp and Marilyn Smith. It was a difficult decision, as you will see
