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NEWSLETTER NO 205 December 2013 THE ROYAL AIR FORCE REGIMENT ASSOCIATION NORFOLK BRANCH NEWSLETTER NO.205 December 2013 President: Squadron Leader Paul Bruning (Rtd) Vice President: Squadron Leader Peter Lawrence (Rtd) Chairman: Mr. Paul Rainbird Vice Chairman: Mr. Tony Leonard Secretary: Mr. Colin Clarke Treasurer: Mr. Graham Clarkson The President, Vice President, Chairman and Committee wish all members and their families a Very Happy Christmas, Peaceful and Healthy New year. DEAR MEMBER, We also welcomed a guest, Colin Lake from OCTOBER BRANCH MEETING Wisbech. Colin served with Lionel Middleton A good attendance for an interesting talk by on 75 Squadron at Gilenkirchen, Germany, in David Morton on ’Cars with a Difference.’ the 1950’s and they met up earlier this year Also news that at the Association AGM, our for the first time since 1958. Branch Vice President Peter Lawrence, has MY APLOLOGIES been appointed National Association Vice The October Newsletter had the very last Chairman. Our congratulations Peter. line missing on page 5. It should have read And generous Branch members raised a best ‘gave him a handful of ’V’ cigarettes’. It was ever £69 at the Branch raffle - how about on the page when I was checking the Newsletter but somehow - jumped off. It that! That’s nice. That’s Norfolk! will not occur again. (I hope). REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY PARADE NATIONAL MEMORIAL ARBORETUM Again, huge support from the people and youth organisations of Wymondham, with 17 This Autumn, the NMA created a new living Standards on parade, including ours carried memorial in the form of a Carpet of proudly by Tony Leonard, with Peter Crocuses. Lawrence laying the wreath. We may be Chosen because it is the first flower of getting older but us ‘Rock Apes’ can still spring. The Crocus symbolizes renewal of march. (With a few creaks, well a lot hope. The mixed crocus bulbs were planted actually but it’s good for the arthritis), the length of Yeomanry Avenue, on which the Wymondham Abbey was packed out for the Fire & Rescue Services Memorial among Service with a meaningful Sermon by The others is situated. Reverend Canon Mike Porter on War, Peace Planting took place on weekends 28/29 and Remembrance. A day to remember. September and 2/3 November 2013. NOVEMBER BRANCH MEETING Editor: Norfolk Branch have sent a £30 There was a Full House and a great atmos- donation for the crocuses. We have had a phere for the talk by Richard Mann on ‘Edith thank you letter from the NMA. The RAF Cavell - A British Heroine.’ He really is an Regiment Memorial and Garden, fronts onto excellent speaker. Our members again Yeomanry Avenue. So if you visit the NMA in excelled themselves with another branch spring, you will see lovely crocuses in bloom. raffle record of £74. Wonderful. Over 5,000 of them. 1 WE WILL NEED A TREASURER Sgt Paul BARRETT - Serving Gnr, for his A sincere ‘thank you’ to Graham our Branch selfless dedication and unswerving Treasurer, who will step down at the end of commitment to his unit. December 2013, after three years of doing Sgt Angus J JEFFREY - Serving Gnr, for his an excellent job in keeping the books. outstanding work at the Army’s Infantry We now need a volunteer to take up this Trials and Development Unit. honourable post. So just give me call on Mr Eric PAPPS - Retired Gnr, for his (01502) 585079. Thank you outstanding support to the RAF Regt CHRISTMAS LUNCH Assoc. and its Gloucester Branch. Mrs Denise SPEIGHT - for her outstanding Just a reminder - Moment’s Restaurant, at Scratby, Thursday, 12th December 2013, 12 support to the RAF Regt Assoc. and its N E Noon - 12.45pm. 34 members will be enjoying London Branch. lunch. We will of course be having our super Mr Pat SWEENEY - Retired WO Gnr, for his outstanding support to the RAF Regt Assoc. raffle. and its Catterick Branch. NORFOLK BRANCH 20 YEARS IN 2014 Mrs Ros SWEENEY - for her outstanding We celebrate 20 years as Norfolk Branch support to the RAF Regt Assoc. its Catterick next March. It’s your Branch, so any ideas or Branch and the Regt Shop. suggestions, as to how we might mark the HOMECOMING PARADE OF 11 SQUAD- occasion will be most welcome. Thank you. RON RAF REGIMENT 11 JANUARY 2014 ARMED FORCES OPERATIONAL LIST Following their return from the most recent No.41 operational tour of duty on OPERATION The following honours and awards to Corps HERRICK, the Homecoming Parade of 11 members were published in Armed Forces Squadron RAF Regiment will take place in the Operational List No.41 dated 4 October town of Bury St Edmunds on Saturday 11 2013. All were awarded for exemplary January 2014. Further details will be issued service on Operation Herrick. at a later date and available from me on Queen’s Commendation for Valuable Service. (01502) 585079. Sqn Ldr J R ROWE - 1 Sqn RAF Regt (now BRANCH DONATION HQ AIR Comd). Cpl S SHARKEY - 51 Sqn RAF Regt. Stu Kyffin is a former soldier and served 10 years with the SAS. On the 4th October Joint Commanders Commendation. 2013, he was seriously injured in a motorbike Flt Lt (now Sqn Ldr) K M O’BRIEN - RAF FP accident in Thailand, He suffered severe Centre RAF Honington. head and brain trauma and remains in a coma. Cpl W L EVANS - RAF FP Centre RAF He will require 24 hour care for life. Honington. Cpl D A McINTOSH - FP Trg Flt. RAF The family are trying to raise funding to pay for the specialist medical team that he needs Honington. to accompany him on repatriation to the UK. CG Commendations 2013. His condition is so critical that normal The following individuals have been awarded medical travel and care is not an option. the C G’s Personal Commendations for 2013. Branch members have approved a donation Mr Sean ALLERTON - For Service related of £50 to the fund. We wish the family well fund raising for disabled servicemen. and success in bringing their loved one home. 2 LOOKING BACK-BRANCH STANDARD. (Sadly, some of the members mentioned in this article are no longer with us) In 1995, the branch was one year old and members thoughts turned to a Branch Standard. When I say members, it was Owen and Betty Thompson who suggested this. Enquiries were made and costs would be in the region of £750. Then we would have a Dedication Service at Wymondham Abbey. REUNITED So we needed to save our pennies and do Branch member Gordon Todd served in the some fund raising. Fortunately, we had a RAF Regiment 1946 to 1948 on No’s 1 and 2 good start, thanks to our raffles and gener- Armoured Car Squadrons in Palestine and ous members. By July 1995, there was £300 Amman, Transjordan. One of his colleagues in the kitty. To raise more monies we and good friend was Ted Morgan. In 1948, required a stall for a tombola and items of the Squadron moved to Amman, from where memorabilia. Then we needed venues? they both returned to England for demob. Branch Member Derek Kirk lives in Cromer, In 1950, Ted with his fiancé Pam visited famous for its Carnival with the Red Arrows Gordon at his home in Norwich. Ted married and thousands attending. Next thing we and moved to Islington, London, and he and know Derek has organised a pitch for us on Gordon lost touch with each other. the main green. In 2012, Gordon’s son Gary, was perusing the So on 16th August 1995, Louise and I arrived internet when by chance he came across a with gazebo, prizes for the tombola and message from Ted ‘Does anyone know of Regiment memorabilia, including a full size Gordon Todd ex RAF Regiment’. dummy in RAF Regiment uniform, a copy of the Air Ministry Order setting up the RAF Gordon contacted Ted by ‘phone and then a Regiment in 1942, gas masks, bofor shells, few weeks ago with his wife Joyce, Gordon literature, photographs and badges, plus travelled to Fritton, Bedfordshire, to the thanks to our generous members over 100 home of Ted and his wife Pam. They stayed prizes. With a giant pander for first prize. for a lovely weekend and as you can imagine All ticketed and arranged attractively by our there was much to talk about since 1948. ladies. Yes, we couldn’t do it without you. Both now 85 years and still very much young at heart. And as Gordon said: ’It was Jim Stevenson brought along several model wonderful to meet up again and the years WW11 aircraft he had made. Henry Linford just rolled away.’ They now regularly keep in came with generator, TV, video of QCS and touch. even an electric fan. Norman Hunt and Shirley brought their caravan for rest and Editor: All those years apart but the bond refreshments, tea, coffee and biscuits. It of Regiment friendship stays strong. was all systems go! 3 There was a huge attendance, weather was for a £1. We never increased our prices and fine, a great rapport with the public and our always gave good value. Thanks to all our members raised £139. Everyone enjoyed the members and their ladies who helped raise day. A great start to our fund raising. the money in those early days and ever since. By 1998, we had enough money to buy the Twelve days later on the 28th August, we Standard and organise a Service of were on parade at Oulton Broad Gala Day, Dedication at Wymondham Abbey. just 10 yards from the Broads, with wind that made it a great day for yachting but not for The day was arranged for Sunday, 27th gazebo’s.
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