July 2012

[aghart]

The July meeting is on Tuesday 3rd July at 8pm. Guest speaker is Lt Col (Retd) Stephen May, the Regimental Colonel. Assuming it has not been postponed again he will be giving us the RTR implications from the Carter report and what the future holds for the regiment.

Maybe this would be a good time for all you RTR folk in Weymouth to sally forth and take a look at our branch? listen first hand to what the Regimental Colonel has got to say, and drown your sorrows (possibly) with other tankies. The Ex Serviceman's club is within easy walking distance of Parkstone Rail Station, or why not nominate a non drinking driver and pile into a motor?

[aghart]

It has been confirmed that the carter review will not be announced in time for the July meeting. July 5th appears to be the date that we can expect all to be revealed. For this reason the Regimental Colonel will now not address the branch at the July meeting.

[aghart]

14 members were present for the July meeting, which was also the AGM. The commitee was re elected, and the chairman gave his recap on the past year. It was explained that the talk by the Regimental Colonel this month was cancelled as he was expected to explain the Carter report which is now not due until Thursday.

Details of our visit to the CIS (signal) school at Bovington on 10th July were confirmed. Further details regarding Cambrai 95 were given, but we are waiting for timings ect from the London branch.

The branch visit to the National Memorial Arboritum in August is on! we have received confirmation of a funding grant from a military charity. There is a lot of excitement and anticipation about this trip, it should be good and I will pen a separate report on this. It was announced that two of our members will be on National TV on Sunday 15th July on BBC1 at 7pm. Britains Hidden Heritage will have a piece about tank crews in WWII, our two chaps will tell of their war exploits.

The meeting ended and the bar remained open.

Fear Naught