SUBMARINERS ASSOCIATION: EAST KENT BRANCH
Minutes of the Monthly Meeting
Sunday 4th July 2010
Open the meeting
The Chairman opened the July Meeting with a toast to Commander King, skipper of Snapper, Trusty and Telemachus at reaching 100 years of age on 24th June. Our thanks to Jim Thomsett for providing the toast.
There were nine members present.
Geoff Humphrey; Barry Harris; John Wood; Bill Nash; Roger Pay; Jim Thomsett ; Jim Hutton; Dolly Gray; Chris Parrish
Apologies were received from; Kevin Harding; Bob Fleming; Mick Griffin; George Spencer and Stan Gosden.
The Minutes of the June Meeting were accepted as a true record.
None
Correspondence / Secretary’s Report
Flyers via TDC: Healthy Young Men Training Course; TVCF; Thanet Multicultural Festival; Invite to the Safer Stronger Communities Fund Exhibition; of Inside Track - Issue 163; Roma show – Young Roma Women / Self-portraits.
Jim McMaster: annual Memorial Service at the newly built Submarine Memorial in Dundee.
Invite from Medway Branch to their Summer Charity Dinner/Dance
Info on Battle Britain Memorial, Capel-le-Ferne for Standard Bearer.
Annual Reunion 2010 application form.
Mick Griffin’s membership forms received from Tex Golding.
Heads Up on ‘How to Build a Nuclear Submarine’ documentary
Derbyshire ‘Deeps’ newsletter.
Invite for Standard to attend unveiling of Plaque to HMS Wasp at Dover.
Ken Budd informed of Trafalgar Dinner attendees.
No response from Guinness on items for Jim’s birthday. The secretary had written to Guinness telling them about Jim and the fact that for the last 30 years he had drunk a glass of Guinness every day. A request was made for some bunting or indeed any promotional material to make Jim’s 90th birthday meeting a little special. It was with astonishment and disappointment that not even an acknowledgement of the letter had been received by the branch.
MarineScan design may have gone out of business. The secretary will continue to investigate. The meeting was informed a Set-Up fee would be required if we go to another firm.
Email from Branch President.
Secretary represented the Branch at Funeral of Alan Parry, Ramsgate RNA
Branch member John Rae ‘Crossed the Bar’. Card sent to family. The secretary and Bill Nash with the standard will attend the funeral. Ramsgate RNA. Margate RNA and the Phoebe Standards will also attend.
The subject of transport costs for the Standard Bearer was discussed and all agreed the Branch funds must be maintained to allow for this expenditure. Dolly Gray kindly donated £20 to the fund.
Collection at meeting £30.60
Transport £40.00
Dolly £20.00
Banking £150.00
Bank total £310.91
Cash £ 32.80
Slops £ 6.75
Total assets £350.46
The Standard was not paraded in June but Bill Nash did represent the Branch at the funereal of ex submariner Harold Irons.
Mick Griffin had received some bad news on the medical front. All members send their regards to Mick and wish him a speedy recovery.
Thanks to Blackburn’s for providing transport again this year. As the limousine is provided free of charge, the branch met with Deal and Walmer RNLI prior to the meeting and presented a cheque for £50.00, the RNLI being one of Blackburn’s charities.
All members thanked Jim’s daughter Pat for organising and paying for lunch at the meeting. A very tasty curry followed by cheese and biscuits. Our thanks also to Yvonne at the RMA Deal for all her hard work in looking after us.
The Chairman gave a toast to Jim at 90
John Wood told the meeting his house had been put up for sale and he would be moving back up to the North.
Not too soon we hope, John has been an asset to the branch during his short spell with us. Attending conference on behalf of the branch and being elected onto the NMC.
There being no other business, the Chairman shut the meeting with orders to GROUP-UP in the Bar.
Date of Next Meeting
SUNDAY 5th September 2010, 1200 in the Royal British Legion Club, Margate.
All ex and serving submariners are welcome.
