BRANCH CIRCULAR No 606
February 2011 Dear Shipmate Branch Secretary, I hope you enjoy this edition of the Circular and give it a wide circulation to branch members. Following a severe finger-poking by the Secretary of Littlehampton branch I have numbered the Ship’s Office section for easy reference at Branch meetings. This edition has updates about the Club and Welfare seminars, please contact Nigel for booking, but note time is running out. Thank you for those who have starting booking for the Conference in June there is important info on pre-payment for the events in this Circular. The events at the Senior Rates Mess in HMS Drake should be great fun and marvellous value for money, remember that late bookings cannot be made for security reasons, so get booked up now. The details of the Biennial Parade at the Cenotaph are published, a shorter route than last time and a tot and buffet at the end – got to be a great day out in London –worth getting the transport, grippos, and mobile bars sorted soon. I would like to draw your attention to the IMC Sailing Camp for young people. All the details have just been decided, the camp will be in Austria for 10 days (9 nights) in July, it has a cracking programme which is in this edition. This is for any young person connected in any way with an RNA member. Application forms from the General Secretary. It has a tight deadline so that the organisers can plan; even if you are not 100% sure give me a ring. Thank you to all those branches who put forward motions for the Conference, they will be considered by the Standing Orders Committee very shortly. You may wish to note that Warrant Officer Phil Shuttleworth is helping us on a temporary contract at present. Phil is the Vice President of the RNBT and worked in the Corps Secretariat for many years. Please also note our first ‘Chairman’s Chat’ from Chris Dovey.
Best wishes from Semaphore Tower Paul Quinn General Secretary
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