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Ahoy Shipmate RNA Torbay Newsletter Ahoy Shipmate RNA Torbay Newsletter Volume 4 Issue 3 May 2015 In this issue Editorial Editorial ................................ 1 By Shipmate Norrie Millen Chairman’s Corner .................. 2 Hi! Shipmates, Stuffed Shirt Attitude .............. 2 RNA Welfare Seminar .......... 3 -4 I am completely fed up; as indeed I know you all Cooks to the galley ................. 5 are, with Torbay Councils decision not to China Fleet Club Part 3 ........ 6 -9 include or invite us to participate in the HM S/M Torbay - Freedom 10 -11 Freedom of Torbay granted to submarine crew President’s Patter .................. 11 of HM S/M Torbay. Given the fact, we are the Silke’s Story ................... 12 -14 only naval association in Torbay (unless you US Navy’s Laser Weapon ........ 15 include RNA Brixham) and our close liaison with the submarine begs the question “What Back and forth . were they thinking?” or were they thinking at all! Back and forth . Speaking to some of our members, I can fully understand the In and out . frustration and anger this has caused and I personally do not intend to let the matter rest. My major shortcoming is I have low In and out . diplomatic skills and prefer to call a spade a shovel. You might A little to the right. say I am one-faced! A little to the left . The most important point though is that we have missed a She could feel the sweat on her massive golden opportunity to broadcast our presence and the forehead . Down her chest. chance for some free PR and recruiting advertising. Wouldn’t it have been nice to form up at the end of march with our Branch And, trickling down the small of her back . She was getting Standard flying to welcome the submarine crew at same time near to the end. letting general public know of our presence? He was in ecstasy with a huge I am a strong believer in the pen is mightier than the sword and smile on his face as his wife often write a ‘shittygram’ to organisation CEO’s that have not moved . Forwards then given me a good service – it works believe me. Having said that, backwards. Forward then Shipmate John our Chairman has advised that one letter to backwards. Again and, again . Herald should suffice which he will write. Her heart was pounding now . Changing subject completely, I was watching the memorial Her face was flushed . She service for Lord Mountbatten in Ireland last week and in some moaned . softly at first, then historical pictures of Mountbatten noticed he was sporting a set began to groan louder . of Dolphins’ I checked his naval career history and he was a Finally . totally exhausted . Signals or Communications specialist and at no time according to . she let out a piercing scream . sources I have checked served on submarines. Can any of you She shouted: "OK, OK, you smug (especially our submariners) throw any light on this? Often b*****d, I can't parallel park. You people sport something they are not entitled to wear. do it!" The way I see it anyway! Volume 4 Issue 3 May 2015 would visit Teignmouth every year for Chairman’s Corner the regatta, often accompanied by HM By Shipmate John Soanes S/M Solent. I am sure the recent The day arrived when Pellew was being withdrawn from service and ceremony to mark placed on the disposal list, leaving the Freedom of the Teignmouth without an adopted ship. Borough of Torbay to The town council wrote and asked for HMS Torbay will be another ship to adopt, but alas, there well covered on other pages, but I were no un-adopted ships available and would like to record how well the the MOD (N) informed local council of local Herald Express covered the this. They being a little narrow-minded event on their website with an and being rather silly threatened to invite the Russian Navy (Still Cold War excellent video clip and first class days), thinking that this would photographs. encourage MOD (N) to come up with a Our Torbay Branch of the Royal British ship. Naval Association was initially The best MOD (N) could do was to inaugurated on 26th September organise a Dutch minesweeper squadron along with their support ship 1945 as The "Royal Naval to fill the gap. As in all ships visits the Comrades Association". When the world over, cocktail parties, ship open Royal Naval Association was to visitors and children’s parties were initially formed by Royal Charter, arranged. The CO of the squadron the RNCA became one of the first to requested that local council come up join the Royal Naval Association, with some guest names including female guests for the official reception which means that our 70th and cocktail party. This was well in Anniversary will fall on 26th advance of the actual visit. September 2015. May I suggest Someone from local council (I that we should do something to cannot remember who after all these mark or celebrate this auspicious years) wrote to local paper a scathing occasion? article which basically indicated we (Town) were not a brothel service for Please think about it and visiting navies and no guests would be bring your suggestions attending official reception on ships to the June Branch arrival. meeting. Quick with the quill, I dashed off a letter stating that council had a ‘Stuffed Shirt Attitude’. The ink was hardly dry ] ]]]]]] on the newspaper when around 0630 Stuff Shirt Attitude following morning,(luckily I had the By Norrie Millen Morning Watch LOL) there was loud banging at the front door. It being on a You may recall in last issue, I had lower level we were able to see who mentioned an amusing (to me) was banging from our balcony. There anecdote of an incident related to waving his medals and shouting Shipmate John Soanes Chairman’s abusively was a council member, who Corner. obviously took exception to my article. For many years, Teignmouth’s Told him to go away and behave adopted ship was HMS Pellew, which himself. Ahoy Shipmate Torbay Page - 2 Volume 4 Issue 3 May 2015 RNA Welfare Seminar 2015. By Shipmate Norrie Millen Railways did not have train times to match the ones in my letter, I am sure I would have found the journey much easier! There was no signage in RNB or indeed outside or inside of mess as to location of seminar, the building was undergoing massive renovations and the mess porter (?) was situated in the basement billiard room. He did not seem to sure, where we were supposed to be either; I had See closing comments gained a group of several Branch Having received careful instructions in representatives following me like lost the form of Daily Orders on the Where sheep. He pointed us in direction of and When the Annual Welfare Seminar dining area and instructed to ask again. was to held I thought I would have no The large dining room, was divided by problems. folding wooden doors, which were closed, You ‘old salts’ will well remember how to and we established our meeting was on access RNB Portsmouth (HMS Victory for the other side, but we could not access it most of my time then Nelson) by simply by normal route, as it was a hardhat and walking or driving up/down Queen street safety boots area. Eventually one of the and into main gate. However, because of chefs led us through the servery to the a much higher security level these days side of the meeting. vehicular entry can only be made via HM 75 Shipmates attended the Annual RNA Naval Base Trafalgar gate (bottom of Welfare seminar and it was the biggest M275). turn-out to date. 56 Branches and areas I was instructed to forward: were well represented with more than one delegate for some Branches and a a) my licence plate few observers. b) full name) c) and have photo ID or I would It was a most interesting and informative be denied entry. day with several speakers dealing with However, on arrival at the gate, which different aspects of welfare. The seminar was staffed not by MOD Plod, but a started with a very interesting and security company, who were not in the indeed amusing talk and demonstration remotest bit interested in my name or by Graig McLellan and his “Dog for checking photo ID. I asked for directions Veterans” name of ‘Boo’. Graig was to RNB and the security person just victim of Post Traumatic Syndrome after vaguely waved his arms in general fighting in Iraq. On his medical discharge direction and said just follow the fence. from the forces, he found there was no So I did...and ended up in a dead end! direct help and support at the time so he started the organization "Dogs for Fortunately, there was a MOD Plod sitting Veterans”. These dogs are specially in a Pussers police car who kindly led me trained to the needs and moods of suffers to the WO & SR Mess in HMS Nelson. of PTS. Boo, his second dog will wake Digressing a bit, reminds me of the day I him in the morning with a tap of his paw, was summoned for my RN entrance if that does not get his master up he will medical at Bristol (many moons ago) lick his face and if all else fails literally precise instructions were delineated in drag him out of bed. Boo is trained to get the summons of train times, where to his masters daily drugs or switch on and change and find RN & RM recruiting off lights and ensures that his master office.
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