Web site update and AGM Minutes

A brief post to say that a bit of housekeeping has been completed on the web site. The latest membership list has been refreshed and the minutes from this years AGM have posted on line. http://www.24sqnassociation.royalairforce.net/admin.htm

All members will be receiving a hard copy of the minutes within the next few weeks, along with a request for a voluntary donation to Association funds.

Omnibus Members Update

Hi one and all, probably one. Just putting a post on the Blog to summarise a bit of Secretary activity with emails and normal post that has happened this side of Christmas.

Had a couple of enquiries for membership, which is good as things have been a bit quiet on that side of the Association. I would like to think its a result of me sending a notice out soon after our Reunion this October to the likes of Air Britain BA Pilots Magazine etc. One from a Ted Robbins age 87 in East Sussex and the other from an ex copilot who I flew with, Al Lockwood, now running his own consultancy business from Lincolnshire. Great to hear from them.

Another welcome letter and donation of £20 was from a lady in Grimsby who we help reunite with some long lost friends from her days in Malta and a Christmas card from the Flanders Aviation Society based at Wevelgem airport courtesy of Etienne Vanackere. Etienne tends the grave stones in the local church of the WWII fallen.

Lastly, a letter asking us to put a link from our website links page to the Changi Association and a mention of a book titled “The History of Changi” by Air Commodore Henry Probert

Wedding Bells

Mike Long, our Membership Champion and fund raiser on the committee wishes to announce his forthcoming marriage to his partner Joan which all of met at last years reunion. The marriage will take place at the Swindon Registrars Office Friday July 20th, at 2.30pm.

All members welcome to attend both service and reception

New Members

To keep you all in the picture, I thought the Blog Book would be a good way to keep everyone up to date during the year by posting a few brief details about our new members as applications come in. Not that we receive a great sackful of them each week but that is what and on line diary is all about.

Our first new member this year is Geraint Swann-Price, brother of Rick Swann-Price, who was the co-pilot on Hercules XV216 which crashed off Pisa. Geraint has enrolled as a honorary member.

Next is Robin Cane who was a pilot on Hasting at Colerne with XXIV in the late 60’s. A warn welcome to both.