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Reunion Information

 


Our Next Reunion will take Place on the
27th - 28th
February 2009
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We are now using The Beverley Hotel as our overspill Hotel.
The County Hotel is Fully Booked due to the demand for our Reunion.
This Hotel is close to The County so please Book in ASP.

Room's at this Hotel are going fast,
Please get Booked in Now to avoid Disappointment.
Please use the Reunion to meet up with your old Comrades.

Due to the overwhelming amount of members asking for another Reunion we
are proposing the County Hotel again in Walsall.
On the 27th and 28th February 2009.

So come on and support your Troop, members must book the Hotel themselves which is the
same price as last year, Friday Night single £29.50, Double £39.50, Saturday, single £39.50 and a Double £49.50.

Please Book Early Tel: 01922 632323

Prices for the Reunion Tickets are £36.50 per person, which includes Free Transport on the
Saturday to the National Memorial Arboretum (Admission Free) arriving back at the Hotel at approx 16.00hrs.
i.e. We were originally planning to visit The Black Country Museum,
but this was not cost effective to our members.



Friday evening is for Meeting old friends around the Bar in the Warwick Suite.

Format for the Reunion Dinner

19.15 hrs Welcome Drink
Group Photo of Ex Members
Group Photo of the Ladies
19.30 hrs Three course meal to include a drink for the
Loyal Toast and two glasses of wine for the Dinner.
Dinner will be followed by a Disco with our very own DJ Michael Brough
giving us music to dance the night away.

Please remember to bring something for the Raffle, this helps us to
keep the costs down for future Reunions.

Please make all Cheques Payable to 'RA Recruiting Troop Reunion Fund'.

Any Questions then please e-mail me
or
Richard Vickers

Already Confirmed to Attend the 2009 Reunion
Name
Wife/Partner
Section
Keith Holderness
Catherine
RA1/MCDT
Richard Vickers
Janet
MCDT
Mick Benge
Geraldine
RA1
Joe Truman
Janet
RA2
Joe Whydall
Val
MCDT
Tony (Taff) Jenkins
RA1
Mike Elliott
Jennie
RA1
Mike Wilson
MCDT
Harry Longstaff
Margaret
MCDT
Derek Neighbour
Jill
MCDT
Mike Brough
Lynda
MCDT
Leslie Newnes
Pauline
MCDT
Simon Jump
Hazel
MCDT
Brian Hailes
MCDT
Dave (Rocker) Redknap
MCDT
Barry (Baz) Sanderson
MCDT
Gary Sherwood
Dawn
MCDT
Keith (Tich) Church
Jackie
MCDT
David Thorpe
Barbara
MCDT
Louis Watton
Kath
MCDT
Mick Hill
Janet
RA1
Doug Speight
Teresa
RA1
Dennis Thirkill
RA1
Ted (Smudge) Smith
Jackie
20th & 45 Regt
Pauline Mason
+ Guest
Wife of Ivor
Eddie Hillman
Ann
MCDT
Derek Shipley
Angelia
MCDT
Mike Barnet
+ Guest
20 Regt RA
Martin Stock
MCDT
Phil Beetham
Jan
RA1
Phil Morgan
MCDT
Keith Crutchley
MCDT
David (Titch) Doughty
Sandra
RA Band (Woolwich)
Mick Hart
Clover
MCDT
John (Taff) Davies
Kathy
REME Support
Ian (Ginge) Peckett
MCDT
Ted Clements
MCDT
Adrian Middleton
Sarah
MCDT


10th Reunion
County Hotel, Walsall
8th - 9th February 2008




Attendance 2008 Reunion

Keith Holderness
RA1/MCDT
Richard Vickers
MCDT
Ian Barr
MCDT
Mick Benge
RA1
Dave Curtin
MCDT
Joe Truman
RA2
Joe Whydall
MCDT
Tony (Taff) Jenkins
RA1
Steve (Jacko) Jackson
MCDT
Mike Elliott
RA1
Tom Soulsby
RA1
Mike Wilson
MCDT
John Rhodes
MCDT
Harry Longstaff
MCDT
Derek Neighbour
MCDT
Mike Brough
MCDT
Leslie Newnes
MCDT
Simon Jump
MCDT
Brian Hailes
MCDT
Dave (Rocker) Redknap
MCDT
Barry (Baz) Sanderson
MCDT
Dick (Ginge) Edgeller
RA1
Ted Clements
MCDT
Alan Horsley
MCDT
Malc Buckland
RA1
Pauline Mason
Wife of Ivor
Phil Beetham
RA1
Eddie Hillman
MCDT
Gary Sherwood
MCDT
Keith (Tich) Church
MCDT
John Hayes
Troop HQ
Adrian Middleton
MCDT
David Thorpe
MCDT
Louis Watton
MCDT
Roger Green
MCDT
Alan (Tich) Hindle
MCDT
Martin (Dude) Stock
MCDT
Dave Mason (Friday)
MCDT
Joe Kennedy (Friday)
MCDT
Graham (Tich) Whittle
MCDT
Phil (Taff) Morgan
MCDT
Alan Harris
MCDT
Andy Godwin
MCDT
Tim Trolley
MCDT
John Rees
MCDT


2008 Reunion Photo's

My Thanks to all who have sent in their Photo's
More to Follow

Group Photo in the Bar, all ex MCDT
Keith with Joe Truman
Jennie & Mike Elliott
Phil & Jan Beetham with Janet Truman
Cathy, Ged & Jennie
Cathy sorting the Raffle on Friday Evening
Friday Night (Swing that Lantern)
Taff telling a Tall One
Mick Brough with Richard Vickers
Mick Benge, Tony (Taff) Jenkins & Mike Elliott
Jan, Janet & Cathy
Seeing the sights of Walsall
Saturdays Dinner in full swing
Malc Buckland with Taff and Mick Benge
Cathy with Mike & Jennie Elliott
Group Photo
Keith Observing
Pauline Mason with Barry Sanderson
Joe & Val Whydall
Ted Clements with Pauline
Dick (Ginge) Edgeller with Malc
Ian Barr and Wife
On the Dancefloor
Having a Great Time



The 9th Reunion
Royal Stuart Hotel, Derby
26th - 28th October 2001


Attendance 2001 Reunion

Keith Holderness
Southend on Sea, Essex
RA1/MCDT
John Gould
Gilberdyke, Yorkshire
RA1
John (Polly) Parrott
Melbourne, Australia
MCDT/RA1
Mike Brough
Chorlton cum Hardy
MCDT
Paul Allen
Morecambe, Lancs
RA1
Dennis Thirkill
Pembroke, South Wales
RA1
Joe Whydall
Nottingham
MCDT
Martin Stock (Dude)
Bexleyheath, Kent
MCDT
Mike Elliott
Langley, Berkshire
RA1
Tony (Taff) Jenkins
Corse, Glous
RA1
Gareth (Taff) Jones
Kensal Green, London
MCDT
Pat (Boxer) Broderick
Simonstone, Lancs
MCDT
Tom Soulsby
West Bromwich
RA1
Mick Benge
Cardiff, Wales
RA1
Lou Watton
Burntwood, Staffs
MCDT
Tim Trolley
Bristol
MCDT
Phil Beetham
Askam in Furness
RA1
Russell Beauchamp
Wood Green, London
MCDT
John Rees
MCDT
Malc Buckland
Northwich, Cheshire
RA1
Graham Walker
Coventry
RA2
Graham Walker (2)
RA2
Phil Marshall
Haslemere, Surrey
MCDT
Roger Green
Birmingham
MCDT
Alan (Tich) Hindle
Accrington, Lancs
MCDT
Ian Ashburn
Swanley, Kent
MCDT
Adrian Middleton
Colchester, Essex
MCDT
Ian Peckett
Cheadle, Cheshire
MCDT
Alan Harris
Derby
MCDT
Dave Cook
Grove Park, London
MCDT


 Past Reunions