During the Covid-19 pandemic you may have spent some time browsing YouTube for interesting content. Don’t forget to visit our YouTube channel and subscribe and hit the bell icon to get reminders when new content goes on there. At the moment it’s a bit sparse, but that’s because it’s a fairly new project and we…
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Gentlemen, It gives me great pleasure to give you a post AGM report with the results of the voting and the comments received using the online voting forms. The AGM has I believe been a tremendous success which I am sure will be adopted by many associations and certainly a format we will consider for…
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Hello to you all, I hope this finds you all safe and well. As I mentioned in my last Chairman’s update, the Covid 19 lockdown caused the cancellation of a number of MWA events that were due to take place. Amongst them our Annual General Meeting (AGM). In the background I have been working with…
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It’s here! The Vernon Mine Warfare & Diving Monument was unveiled at Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth to a much reduced audience on the 18th March 2020. Due to the outbreak of the Corona Virus it was decided to go ahead with the installation and unveiling to allow the display of this monument after so much…
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All, I am sure you have all been expecting this news in light of the recent decisions regarding Covid 19 and the restrictions in place. I expect that it is of no surprise that we find ourselves in a position that much as we wanted to continue with the re-union the situation dictates that the…
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Gentlemen, I am sure that you have all been watching the news lately and are fully aware of the situation regarding Covid 19. As a result of this activity, the Naval establishments in Portsmouth have closed all mess social/event facilities for the next six weeks. That of course includes the GI’s Club in HMS Excellent. We did manage…
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Please read the letter attached from David Sandiford the PV project Manager with regards to the effect of the corona virus. As you will see there has been given considerable thought to the ability to hold the ceremony without causing undue risk to an aging group therefore a decision has been taken to reduce attendance…
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