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Rishaliel Guestbook RishalieL Guestbook message #: 2624 Date: Monday September 23 2019 15:08:52 EST Name: Willi Watson Email: [email protected] Service Number: RMB 3599 Hometown: Dersingham (formerly Brighton) Instrument/s: Horn n/a: n/a Comments: HMS Centaur & Friends get-together at The Plough Inn Ripple Sunday 22nd September. I was so looking forward to this annual gathering that includes the remnants of the 3rd and the 4th commissions of the “Fighting C― those of us who toured Canada and the USA with FVD and Charlie Bowden with an augmented Staff Band in 1965 ... and many other “Deal Bandboys― of a rich vintage that contained so many outstanding musicians and personalities in the ‘50s and ‘60s. Sadly I was steadily more unwell as the week progressed with the upshot being that I write this from hospital having had a blood transfusion to counteract internal bleeding with further tests “up hill and down dale“ (if you get my drift?!) promised later in the day. My sincere thanks are due to Graham Hoskins for getting proceedings underway at The Plough and to the two speakers PDM Jon Ridley and former PDM John Ware a former Centaur shipmate and the PDM at the time of time of the IRA atrocity at the RMSM 30 years ago. Roger Smith Alan Howard and Eric McKone were also not well enough to attend but are pleased things went well and send best wishes to all. Thanks also to Adrian Brett for his report on Jon Ridley’s speech and I thoroughly agree that Jon ... and Jason Burcham ... have the very best interests of the RMBS in their hearts. Here’s to 2020! [Webmaster] GET WELL SOON WILLI! --------------------------------------------------------------- message #: 2623 Date: Monday September 23 2019 13:12:10 EST Name: Ken Tyler Email: [email protected] Service Number: RMBX1883 Hometown: Mytholmroyd Instrument/s: Cornet/Violin n/a: n/a Comments: May I say a big thank thank you to Adrian Brett on his messages re the so called amalgamation of the Royal Marines Band Service with a Military sounding name. Well done Adrian for keeping us so informed. As one of the older members of the old School of Music I sincerely hope we retain the old title. I joined when we were the Royal Naval School of Music and very proud of it. Times have changed of course and I am more than happy the way things have gone over the years to produce what we see and hear now. Brilliant musicians all of them. Many thanks again . --------------------------------------------------------------- message #: 2622 Date: Monday September 23 2019 05:47:27 EST Name: Adrian Brett Email: [email protected] Service Number: RMB 3730 Hometown: London/Folkestone Instrument/s: Flute and Piano n/a: Comments: There was a huge turnout yesterday for the 30th Memorial Service in the Memorial Gardens. Many were obliged to stand in the car park as the fenced area was full. A most significant and apposite reminder of that day was the new bronze plaque which we were told later in the day by Graham Hoskins had been hastily fitted the day before. The sensitive but assertive text has the imprimatur of Graham in its wording and sentence structure and it is a fitting tribute to all. The annual meeting at ‘The Plough’….which has become a mini-reunion for many of us… was organised by Willi Watson who through illness was unfortunately unable to be present. It was well attended and enjoyed by all. Speeches were made by Graham Hoskins and it being the 30th anniversary of the bombing by John Ware the incumbent PDM in 1989. I had elicited comment and opinion from a number of former RMBs in respect to the prospect of “Royal Marines― being excised from the future title of the school of music articulated by me on these pages recently. Everyone I spoke to was in agreement: that it would be a travesty and outrage for that to be considered a respectful choice. In an instant all of our heritage and reputation as the world’s finest service musicians with the most comprehensive and established musical training would come under the all-inclusive generic title of ‘military music’…. It was therefore very refreshing and inspiring to hear the remarks of the current PDM Jon Ridley whose informative and sensitive speech and response to my question was to allay the fears of most ex-RMBs present. Having outlined the new divisions of administrative responsibility ( which has gained us another half-colonel!!) Jon informed us that from next year 20 army musicians would be trained at Portsmouth after the closing down of Kneller Hall. (I could sense the rancour rising in my throat as he spoke!) I had never met Jon Ridley before yesterday but was inordinately impressed with his articulacy and general affable demeanour endorsed by his invitation to comment and questions from those present. He clearly has a strong personal feeling and respect towards those who have served in the RMBS in former times. I outlined my personal views that to remove “Royal Marines― from the title of any future joint services school of music would be a travesty and should be resisted at the highest levels. Why should the army piggy-back on our long established reputation? The response of the PDM was gratefully received by those present and provided the necessary reassurance we all needed. There is to be no change of title at the current time and the army musicians although stationed in the same area would be a quasi self-contained unit and the RMSM would remain as ever and independent…. with the army providing all of its functioning needs within its own structure. Several of the many present thanked me for my question and were clearly satisfied and relieved with the response we got from Jon Ridley. I feel confident that if there is even a slight ripple of change of title it will be defended by our current leaders. --------------------------------------------------------------- RishalieL Guestbook message #: 2621 Date: Thursday September 19 2019 21:27:56 EST Name: Eric Charles Hayward Email: [email protected] Service Number: RMB/X3051 Hometown: Kangaroo Flat Victoria Australia Instrument/s: None Now n/a: n/a Comments: Hi Richard The Funeral for the Late B/SGT Barrie Baker was held in Adelaide on Tuesday 17th September. Representing the RMB were Bob Chumley and Myself. However the church was full with all of Barrie's friends from the many walks of life that he had taken since arriving here in Oz. I was asked to recite "The Ode" which I was honoured to do for his family and on his leaving the church I gave as good a Salute as possible which was also appreciated that was as military as we could make it. Barrie had served in South Africa straight from training He then had time in the Staff band at RMSM. I think he then went to HMS Ceylon before returning to Deal for a further time in Staff Band. He was then posted to HMS terror in Singapore where I then met up with Barrie for the first time since "Boys" wing. I had arrived in Singapore to join Band of 3Cdo Bde. With Barrie's passing we have lost not just a good mate but a fine musician teacher and I am told a very fine Golfer. The wishes and condolences that had been sent to me were passed on with Gratefull thanks from his family. My thanks to those of you who did acknowledge Barrie's passing. --------------------------------------------------------------- message #: 2620 Date: Thursday September 19 2019 08:31:37 EST Name: Paul Thompson Email: [email protected] Service Number: RMB3710 Hometown: Birmingham Instrument/s: sax/violin n/a: n/a Comments: Sorry to hear about Barrie was with him in Terror on my first draft he was like an older brother to me never forget the man. His wife Sandra had just given birth to her 1st child and she treated me like a friend of the family. My thoughts are with you and your family Sandra look after yourselves and God bless. Brum --------------------------------------------------------------- message #: 2619 Date: Wednesday September 18 2019 14:08:19 EST Name: Barry Radford Email: [email protected] Service Number: RMB 3507 Hometown: Meols. Wirral Instrument/s: Euph and Cello n/a: Comments: Dear Richard Many thanks to Col/Graham for his brilliant moving account of Phil’s Funeral Service . A truly great send off to a giant of a man. Both Heather and I were with everyone in thought just impossible for us to attend. Sorry. Also many thanks to Mike Hickman for sharing those lovely words with us all. Regards to all hoping to make it to Portsmouth “ Gizmo― permitting!!!! Barry Radford --------------------------------------------------------------- RishalieL Guestbook message #: 2618 Date: Wednesday September 18 2019 05:42:55 EST Name: Graham Hoskins Email: Service Number: RMBx2687 Hometown: Instrument/s: n/a: n/a Comments: Dear Richard Those colleagues without access to Social Media may like to be aware that the funeral in Kent on Monday of Phil Hughes was a Band Service special. Standard Bearer Corps flag Uniformed Officers from Portsmouth Jon Yates performing ‘Memories’ from the musical ‘Cats’ WO Bugler live musical support from Graham Harvey’s Symphonic Winds during the Service notable recollections from long term friends and our own Graham West as the entirely appropriate Celebrant taking the hour long service at the Crematorium. Over 200 friends were present with standing room only for the many who packed into the chapel.
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