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DS T H E T R A D E 257 JOURNAL 9 Derbyshire Submariners Newsletter Issue Number 257 March 2021 Freedom of the City of Derby to RN Submarine Service Granted 28 April 2002 Page/s Subject EDITORIAL 01 CONTENT & EDITORIAL Sad that Anzac Day, the Australian equivalent of 02 WELFARE our Remembrance Sunday has had to be severely scaled down due to CV, and also that in this country 03/04 POLITICALLY INCORRECT PAGES major events for July-Sept are 05 JEFF BACON © TWO TIFFS also being ‘pulled’. We have 06 WIDOW OF WWI S/M VC OBITUARY been advised the Spring Notts Vets meeting is cancelled and I 07 COMAUSSUBRON ONE REMEMBERED am awaiting the thoughts on 08 K13 & CREW REMEMBERED 2021 Stanley Bomber Memorial on 3 09-10 HMS URGE LOCATION CLAIMS July which may have to be postponed until the 60th 11 SPEARFISH TORPEDOS CONTRACT Anniversary in 2022? Sorry, I 12 USA & ASIA SUBMARINE NEWS could not give a damn about not 13 WAR WIDOWS OFFER COOK BOOK being able to have a summer holiday this year, as I believe more important things in life matter more, 14 RARE MAPS & QEII DESIG FLAG namely loved ones staying safe, and also my many 15 GENERAL WELFARE TOPICS friends both in this country and abroad matters 16 WORLD UNDERWATER NEWS more. I feel justified in saying this having been confined at home since 3 Dec 2019 as prior to 17-18 BZ AMBUSH + S/M DIVISION NL Lockdown1 I was confined to home in recuperation 19 NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK / RNBT following surgery! At the time of the release of this 20 TRAF MEDICAL CHEST / S/M NEWS newsletter I will have had my Covid jab and from members reports now progressing into the 60+ age 21 FASLANE PORN / HMS TALENT NEWS bracket. It’s not a Golden Dart but we really hope it 22 S/M & WORLD SHIPPING NEWS is a glimmer of something positive in this Covid 23 NEW SONAR / RPC FROM RNA TO ALL! battle! However, as the excellent MNA Newsletter concludes, ‘Just because you’ve had your jab, it 24 S/M MEMORIAL / DS NEWS ROUNDUP does not mean you can hug the Grandkids’ We are sadly in the same position now as we were at this time last year as to pre-planning any sort of DS programme. We will continue to use our Newsletter and email for DS BIRTHDAYS 2021 communications to all DS Members, 02 Mar Andrew Wood and consult with everyone when the 16 Mar Carl Edwards little red spikey ball is no longer a threat. We are 30 Mar Peter Johnson trying to help each other as much as possible, and 01 Apr Jim Hunt my thanks to all members keeping in touch with each other, and myself and Colin are always 16 Apr Julian Redfern available to contact if you need any sort of support. A POSITIVE THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH Terry Hall The Trade Journal Newsletter Editor The Older you Get, the More Important Hon. Sec/Treasurer, Derbyshire Submariners’ it is Not to Act your Age! [email protected] 1 WELFARE MATTERS Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity VETERANS WELFARE SERVICES SUBMARINE FUND (RNRMC SMF) The Veterans Welfare Service offer help and advice The RN & RM’s Charity (RNRMC) joined forces with about War Disablement Pensions, Armed Forces the RN Submarine Service and existing Submarine Compensation Scheme, Armed Forces Pension Service Family Member organisations to establish the Scheme, Welfare Issues, State Benefits and ex- RNRMC Submarine Fund (SMF) 20 Apr 20, drawing Service Charities. Contact them on: on expertise from across the Submarine Community. 0808 1914 218 or 0044 1253 866043 the second With wide SMF Board representation from across the number is if you are calling from abroad submarine family, SA, WRS, the Perisher Club, Further information can be found on the website at: FoSM &Team Oardacious. The fund will deliver help https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/veerans-uk and support to serving and veteran members of the Submarine Community and includes dependent DEFENCE DISCOUNT SERVICE family members. The Board has held 3 virtual Board meeting by Zoom since lockdown in Mar has a number of workstreams and requests for support underway and, with the RNRMC and WRS, supported a request for funds from the Submarine Memorial Appeal. The RNRMC SMF has funds, some specifically for the mental health and welllbeing of the Submarine Community; we are keen to support any and all requests. When a request is received it is Defence Discount Service Registration discussed and shared between Board members to The Defence Discount Card can be applied for ensure all Submarine Family members (e.g. SA, online or if DS Members can contact Terry Hall. WRS, Friends etc) understand the request and [email protected] decided how both the SMF and individual Family members can support to optimise contributions, SAIL SEAFARERS' ADVICE & Information Line is efficiency and effect. It is of particular note that the the Citizens Advice service for seafarers and their CEO of the RMRMC, Adrian Bell has said that families. Contact for free advice on benefits, debt, ‘Submariners are demonstrating how communities housing, referral to Relate and much more. Phone can and are helping themselves; the SMF model may 0800 160 1842 or email [email protected] influence how other specialisations and the RNRMC will evolve in developing closer ways of working.’ A Message from our Chairman With the ongoing support of the RNRMC, a workshop was recently held with the members from the Submarine Community to simplify the grants application process. While requests and donations can currently be made direct via the RNRMC After our most successful year ever in 2019 and website, citing Submarine Request/Donation, the the recent completion of a major programme of RNRMC is working to provide an option to improvements, 2020 became a year of the specifically enable selection of SMF Requests or unexpected and rapidly changing issues with an Donations, the intent is for this revised site to go live inevitable impact on your Club. The Club was by the end of Oct. The broad Submarine forced to close for the first time since WWII, and Community is, perhaps for the first time, more has been led magnificently by John Alderson, our aware and coordinated than ever before, the General Manager, the Heads of Depts and our challenge now is to ensure our communications are loyal staff, who have spent long periods on effective, that good news is shared, requests for furlough. We are enormously grateful to them. grants are supported and that donations are made The Trustees have had a particularly busy time, to the SMF. Current pressures of families and but we agreed that our AGM had to be cancelled. crews are recognised, with commitments at sea The audited accounts for 2019 were approved and unprecedented, it is why the SMF has opened links have been filed. If you would like to see them, they with Clyde Naval Family Services such that we can are on the Charity Commissioners website under help our own people. Please think about donating the Club’s name: www.charitycommission.gov.uk to the SMF, it is there to help our community. Many The Club will reopen early next year if Covid thanks your interest, support and help to the Regulations permit, with an encouraging list of Submarine Community; please share this bookings for a variety of events. The new Club will information and donate to help our own. J S Weale be well worth waiting for. On behalf of the Update 10/1/21 Pease be aware that the SMF at Trustees, the General Manger and all our staff, we present holds £74K in its account. Therefore, that send our best wishes for Christmas and especially money is available for Submariners who are for a happy and healthy New Year. David M. suffering hardship. To log in for click this link Nesbitt Chairman. (Carried forward from Feb) [email protected] on your computer. 2 UNPOLITICALLY CORRECT PAGES A Woman walked into the kitchen to find her A Young Lady who submitted a tech support husband stalking around with a fly swatter. ‘What are you doing?’ She asked. ‘Hunting Flies’, he message below (about her relationship with her responded. ‘Oh. Killed any?’ She asked. ‘Yes, husband), presumably did it as a joke. The she Three Males, Two Females,’ he replied. Intrigued, got a reply she received it was clearly far too good she asked. ‘How can you tell?’ He responded, to keep to herself. The tech support people's love ‘Three were on a beer can, Twi were on the phone.’ advice was hilarious and pure genius! The Query. Dear Tech Support, Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 app to Husband 1.0 app and noticed a distinct slowdown in overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewellery apps, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0. In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled some of my other apps, such as Romance 9.5 and Personal Attention 6.5, and then installed undesirable apps such as: Premier League 5.0, National Rugby 3.0, and Golf Clubs 4.1. Conversation 8.0 no longer runs and House cleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system. Please note that I have tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail. What can I do? Signed Desperate. The Response (Which arrived some days later and came completely 'out of the blue') Diesel Boats Marriage Guidance Dear Desperate, First keep in mind, Boyfriend For those with dodgy eyesight the caption reads: 5.0 is an Entertainment Package, The Joy of Being a Submariner & while Husband 1.0 is an After Six Weeks at Sea Chief, it’s Bathroom operating system addition.
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