Derbyshire Submariners Newsletter Issue Number 243 January 2020 Freedom of the City of Derby to RN Submarine Service Granted 28 April 2002 Page/s Subject EDITORIAL 01 CONTENT & EDITORIAL JUDY HOLLAND DS Associate Memb 02 WELFARE & SILVER LINE AGE UK Judy Passed away on 21 Nov 2019 and 03/04 POLITICALLY INCORRECT PAGES had donated her Body to Science however it was found at 99 years old this 05 JEFF BACON © TWO TIFFS was not possible thus her Mass, Funeral 06 NAVY CARTOONIST JEFF BACON & Wake were organised for 20 Dec with 07 UK ARMED FORCES NEWS the committal at Markeaton Crem, with the wake at The Great Northern PH on Station Rd, Mickleover & 08 WORLD SUBMAIRNE NEWS several Members have indicated they will be 09-10 BLUE PLAQUE AGNESS WESTON attending, unfortunately I will be very MRU. 11 MEMORIALS / EBC FAA AFFILIATION Spam & Email. My first personal email in the early 12 SHIPYARD WORRIED ABOUT ORDERS 1990’s was [email protected] designed to fool spam with my RN nickname though several 13 SNP WANT TO SCRAP TRIDENT addressees though it rude 14 JAPAN’S NEW STEALTH BOATS and put it in spam and I 15 BARTLEWOOD LODGE LUNCH CLUB changed to talktalk.net but all suffered severe spam 16 TRANSLANTIC DRUG SUBMARINE attacks leading to our 17 DEAD SUBMARINES SITREP present address of 18 NEWSLETTER FEEDBACK & JP SITREP [email protected] which is our current contact email for DS matters. I did use an old 19 BOOK REVIEW A SUBMARINERS TALE template in November in the post out to all members 20 DS DEC MEETING MINS & DS PENS but please only use the address above as the others 21 SA NEWS CHARITY STATUS LATEST are not monitored regularly if at all. It would be helpful if you did check your Spam Folder at least 22 BITS & BOBS AND CURRENT NEWS once a month as a couple of members have advised 23 LUNCH CLUB ADM SIR JOHN WARREN me my emails had gone into spam especially multi addressed ones such as newsletters. 24 DS 2020 DIARY & LONGCAST Thank you to all Members who have paid 2020 subs & as Mon 16/12 we have only 4 out of 29 not paid, (3 are SA which have a deadline) but hopefully we have them all in before the due date of 31/12 DS BIRTHDAYS 2019 (21/12 for SA to post off). We can then get our accounts audited 02 Jan Dan Simmonds ready for the AGM in April, so please start thinking about that too. I hope you had 05 Feb Tony Greaves a good Christmas, & we wish all Submariners and A POSITIVE THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH readers of the ‘Trade Journal’ all the very best for the whole of 2020. There’s No Reason to Tailgate me when I Terry Hall am doing 60 in a 30 mph limit!. The Trade Journal Newsletter Editor And those Flashing lights on top of your Hon. Sec/Treasurer, Derbyshire Submariners’ car look Ridiculous. [email protected] 1 WELFARE MATTERS The Silver Line and Age UK https://www.ageuk.org.uk/latest- Police Alert To Remove Vehicles from Laybys As press/articles/2019/october/age-uk-and-the-silver- Soon As Possible following thefts on A38 Derbys. line-join-forces-in-the-fight-against-loneliness/ Police are urging drivers to remove their vehicles as The Silver Line is the only free confidential helpline soon as possible following a number of thefts of cars providing information, friendship and advice to older from laybys across Derbyshire. The vehicles had people, open 24 hours a day, every day of the year. been left by their owners overnight while arranging The Silver Line and Age UK have joined forces. for recovery after a breakdown or following a Together, our ambition is to help more of the older collision. Incidents have been reported during the people who most need The Silver Line’s vital past few weeks on laybys at Barlborough, near to loneliness services. Our helpline receives over junction 30 of the M1, along the A38 between 10,000 calls a week, and our befriending services Ripley and Derby and on the A52 between Derby support 2,000 older people, but demand is ever- and the M1. PC Scott Jeffreys of our Roads increasing. Our charities combine our strengths to Policing Unit said: ‘We would urge motorists to enable The Silver Line to reach more people and to make sure they return and remove or recover their raise the much needed donations on which we rely. vehicles from laybys as soon as possible after a Nothing changes today for our callers or the older break down or collision as we have had recent people who use our services. incidents where cars have been stolen after drivers have left them overnight thinking they would be Dame Esther Rantzen, Founder of The Silver Line secure. Patrols are being carried out by our officers said, ‘Meeting the escalating demand and finding but we would encourage people to report any the funds to answer every call has been a constant suspicious activity to us as soon as they can, and if and exhausting challenge and joining forces with you are able to make note of the descriptions of any Age UK is an exciting new chapter in the life of The people or vehicles, and registration numbers, it can Silver Line. It follows a very similar story to when we really help us.’ If you have any information about joined Childline with the NSPCC in 2005. Looking crime, or to report any suspicious activity you can back that was the best decision we ever made, and make contact with us using any of the following non- that partnership enabled Childline to grow and emergency contact methods: Phone: Ring 101. develop in ways that would have been impossible Facebook – send us a private message to had the charity remained on its own.’ Sophie /Derbyshire Constabulary Andrews OBE, CEO of The Silver Line said, ‘In a Twitter – direct message our contact centre on short space of time The Silver Line has become a @DerPolContact lifeline for thousands of lonely and isolated older Website – complete the online contact form people across the UK. I started as The Silver Line’s www.derbyshire.police.uk/Contact-Us. first employee and I am immensely proud of what You can also anonymously contact Crimestoppers, we have achieved and how the organisation has on 0800 555 111 or by visiting www.crimestoppers- grown. Joining forces with Age UK marks a uk.org. Remember in an emergency, or if a crime significant step forward for the charity, one which is in progress, you should always call 999. will give us the stability to continue to deliver our Carole Woodall (Police, Comms Admin, Derbyshire vital services and to grow sustainably. I am thankful to all our supporters, volunteers and staff, past and Netflix 'reactivated' Users Without Permission present, who have helped us reach this point. We BBC News 28 Nov 2019 will continue to rely on you all for support and look Imagine cancelling your subscription to a streaming forward to embarking on the next phase of the service, only to discover it taking payments from charity’s journey alongside you.’ your account months later. That's exactly the situation described by some Netflix subscribers who Steph Harland, CEO of Age UK said, ‘We are very have been targeted by criminals who sell on login excited about what this partnership means for older details. Because customer data, including billing people. Age UK’s focus is on helping the older information, is held on the site for 10 months to allow people who need us most, including the millions of people to re-join, hackers can reactivate dormant older people experiencing loneliness and isolation. accounts without knowing users' bank details, BBC We can’t do this alone. By joining forces with The Radio 4's You & Yours programme has learned. Silver Line we’ll strengthen our complementary ‘Criminals had changed my login details completely services with the aim of helping more older people and had signed me up for the most expensive while making every penny of funding stretch as far service,’ says Emily Keen, from Oxford. Netflix says as we can. The Silver Line offers an emotional the safety of member accounts is top priority and lifeline to so many and, by complementing their urges members who notice unusual activity to services with Age UK’s more practical information contact the company. Editor: It is common and advice, we will together give older people a knowledge that it is sensible to look through all your place to turn to for whatever they need. The Silver Bank Statements and Credit Card bills for any Line has a profound effect on the lives of the older payment you do not recognise and advise your people it supports and will be an important part of bank, utility or building society immediately. our fundraising efforts around loneliness.’ 2 UNPOLITICALLY CORRECT PAGES When a Married Man says, I will think about it, what he really means is that; He doesn't know his wife's Doctor: Have you taken my advice and slept with opinion yet. the window open? Patient: Yes Doctor: So, has your asthma disappeared? Did You Know that Wives are magicians? They Patient: ‘No, but my watch, iPod, TV and laptop have! can change anything into an argument. A Derbyshire Farmer had 500 hens but no As I Was Pondering the Problems of the World, I cockerel.