DS T H E T R A D E 252 JOURNAL 499 Derbyshire Submariners Newsletter Issue Number 252 October 2020 Freedom of the City of Derby to RN Submarine Service Granted 28 April 2002 Page/s Subject EDITORIAL 01 CONTENT & EDITORIAL LME Robert (Bob) Cliff PK970401 Aged 80 02 WELFARE Served Submarines 1959-1967 on Alderney, Odin, Otus, Thermopyloe, Trespasser, as well as Surface 03/04 POLITICALLY INCORRECT PAGES Ships HMS Kenya & Tyne. Bob died on 29 Aug 05 JEFF BACON © TWO TIFFS 2020 in Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham. He 06 WE ARE VETERANS was a former DS & SA Member. Full obituary is on page 21 Col 1. Remembrance Matters. 07 GENERAL UK RN NEWS Funeral Fri 2 Oct Markeaton Crem Advise Sec if going. 08 SENT TO ME BY AN OLD SALT Sadly, no Trafalgar Dinner to look forward to this 09-10 NARWHAL THE STEALTH S/M year but as a reminder of the past Pge 23 I have 11 A FLIGHT OF FIGURE-HEADS reproduced the report in Derbyshire Life of our 2011 Traf, our first as an independent Derbyshire 12 BRITAINS ASTUTE SUBMARINES Submariners group! I doubt now, anyone will 13 SOCA NEWS 1990’S remember Black Hats; however, it was submariners 14 AUSSIE NEW SUBMAINE PROBLEMS who first started wearing berets then went back to white hats when they were issued, now read the last 15 NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK article on Pge 20! This page contains a ‘lot’ of current 16 WORLD SUBMARINE NEWS SA news for those DS Members with dual 17 ACOUSTIC TILES ON SUBMARINES membership. Remembrance 18 HELLO SAILOR & WORLD NEWS The DS Committee 19 ROYAL NAVY HOME NEWS discussed the current news and the decisions 20 SA NEWS, CHAPLAIN & VACANCIES are sadly reflected in 21 SOCA DERBY ROYAL STANDARD many cancellations 22 INTERESTING BITS & BOBS including our Annual Remembrance and 23 TRAFALGAR DINNER REMEMBERED Xmas Meal as well as 24 DS 2020 DIARY & LONGCAST cancelled meetings and socials until the New Year due to so many members being ‘At Risk’ and of course the restrictions affecting all at present. See Diary on Page 24. The Round Robin Proposal to donate £150 to the Save Courageous as a Cold War Memorial attained over 50% of DS Members and DS BIRTHDAYS 2020 will be actioned after the closing date of 30 Sept. This decision has been unanimous to date? 17 Oct John Sayers This newsletter now about ready for release thus time for my daily PT. Not that physical stuff, but my A POSITIVE THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH daily Personal Tottering around garden/garage Let me get this Straight; Terry Hall There is no Cure for a Virus that Can The Trade Journal Newsletter Editor be Killed by Sanitiser, and Hand Soap? Hon. Sec/Treasurer, Derbyshire Submariners’ [email protected] 1 WELFARE MATTERS underway and, with the RNRMC and WRS, supported a request for funds from the Submarine Derbyshire Alert (DA). We are aware of a new Memorial Appeal. The RNRMC SMF has funds, scam circulating where criminals are contacting some specifically for the mental health and victims claiming to be from Action Fraud. If you wellbeing of the Submarine Community; we are receive a call from someone claiming to be from keen to support any and all requests. When a Action Fraud or an automated message asking if request is received it is discussed and shared you wish to speak with an adviser, hang up between Board members to ensure all Submarine immediately. Phone numbers are easily spoofed Family members (e.g. SA, WRS, Friends etc) by criminals too, so don’t assume it’s genuine if understand the request and decided how both the asked to check the number. Always verify using SMF and individual Family members can support to known contact details for any unexpected optimise contributions, efficiency and effect. communication (phone, text, email, in person) and It is of particular note that the CEO of the RMRMC, double check with a loved one. You can contact Adrian Bell has said that ‘Submariners are Action Fraud directly by calling 0300 123 2040 to demonstrating how communities can and are confirm whether the call was genuine. Action Fraud helping themselves; the SMF model may influence will never call and ask for your bank account details how other specialisations and the RNRMC will or to verify your PIN number. If you have handed evolve in developing closer ways of working.’ With over these details, call your bank immediately. If the ongoing support of the RNRMC, a workshop you think you’ve been a victim of cyber-crime or was recently held with the members from the fraud, please report it to us online at Submarine Community to simplify the grants actionfraud.police.uk or by calling 0300 123 2040. application process. While requests and donations You can report any suspicious emails to our new can currently be made direct via the RNRMC service [email protected] Jodie Nevin website, citing Submarine Request/Donation, the (Police Cyber Protect Officer, Derbyshire) RNRMC is working to provide an option to CV Cases Ilkeston. A Derbyshire Police Alert was specifically enable selection of SMF Requests or given out mid Aug advising three particular pubs on Donations, the intent is for this revised site to go live Ilkeston Market place had a very concerning cluster by the end of October. outbreak of CV. Due to the nature of the message it was relayed out to Members and local contacts Immediately. The outbreak was also on National News, Teletext and local papers so all bona fide verified sources. However, three days later at our local shop we learnt the outbreak was two weeks prior on 31 July a bit of ‘Horse, Stable Door and Bolted’ situation if as we are led to believe 14 days The broad Submarine Community is, perhaps for is the incubation period of CV? I just reacted to the the first time, more aware and coordinated than ever news and took action. Update: 14/9 Next to the before, the challenge now is to ensure our Pubs Lloyds Bank Ilk now closed 2 weeks for Deep communications are effective, that good news is Cleaning after two staff tested positive for CV shared, requests for grants are supported and that donations are made to the SMF. Current pressures of families and crews are recognised, with commitments at sea unprecedented, it is why the SMF has opened links with Clyde Naval Family Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity Services such that we can help our own people. Submarine Fund (RNRMC SMF) Please think about donating to the SMF, it is there The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity to help our community. (RNRMC) joined forces with the Royal Navy In separate news and working with the RNRMC, a Submarine Service and existing Submarine Service small volunteer project team has been established Family Member organisations to establish the to work with Plymouth City Council, the National RNRMC Submarine Fund (SMF) on 20 April, drawing Maritime Museum, MoD and the HMS Courageous on expertise from across the Submarine Community. Management Group to develop a concept study for With wide SMF Board representation from across the introduction of a Cold War Maritime Museum in the submarine family, Submariners Assn, We Plymouth, focused around the preservation of HMS Remember Submariners (WRS), the Perisher Club, Courageous and development of an iconic Cold Friends of the Submariner Museum and Team War Maritime Heritage site. A newsletter and Oardacious. The fund will deliver help and support Crowd Funding page will be released in early to serving and veteran members of the Submarine September to inform and ask for help to complete Community and includes dependent family the initial study. Many thanks your interest, support members. The Board has held 3 virtual Board and help to the Submarine Community; please meeting by Zoom since lockdown in March, has a share this information and donate to help our own. number of workstreams and requests for support J S Weale 2 UNPOLITICALLY CORRECT PAGES went into the pub where he immediately ordered two Well Sir, It was Like This! This is a Bricklayers pints of Best Bitter and two Pussers Rums. The Tiff Accident Report, which was sent to the Australian said ‘Now you've lost it. Do you realise how much equivalent of the Workers Compensation Board is a trouble we will be in? We haven't got any money!’ true story and probably unbelievable to some. The Stoker replied, with a smile. ‘Don't worry, I have Dear Sir, I am writing in response to your request for a plan, Cheers!’ They downed their Drinks. The additional information in Section 3 of the Accident Stoker said, ‘OK, I'll stick the sausage through my Report Form, where I put ‘Poor Planning’ as the zipper and you go on your knees and put it in your cause of my accident. You asked mouth.’ The barman noticed them, went berserk, for a fuller explanation and I trust and threw them out. They continued this, pub after that the following details will be pub, getting more and more drunk, all for free. At sufficient. I am a bricklayer by the tenth pub the Tiff said ‘Stokes, I don't think I can trade, and on the day of the do any more of this. I'm drunk, and my knees are accident, I was working alone on killing me!’ The Stoker said, ‘How do you think I the roof of a new six-storey building. feel? I can't even remember which pub I lost the When I completed my work, I found sausage in!’ Editor: A very slightly modified joke appropriately from a Submariner Down Under!! that I had some bricks left over, which when weighed later were found to be slightly in excess of 500 lbs.