ROYAL AIR FORCE & DEFENCE FIR

The date for the next reunion is 12-14th October 2012, paperwork will be mailed out with the next Flashpoint, this is due from the printers anytime now.

Gordon Smith gordonrafboy@aol.com

Association Chairman

Reunion & AGM 14 - 16 October 2011

The Association reunion and AGM was held over the weekend 14-16 Oct at the Marriott Hotel in Peterborough. A total of 120 members and guests were present for the dinner on Saturday evening. The raffle raised 475.00 for the Association and 180.00 was raised for the RAF Fire Service memorial fund from an auction of 3 items that were donated for that purpose. There will not be a reunion in March 2012, so the next reunion will be in October 2012, paperwork for this reunion will be mailed out in due course. Many thanks to all who attended the reunion in making it the success it was.

Yours

Gordon Smith

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Reunion Weekend 18 - 20 March 2011

The Association reunion was held over the weekend 18-20th March at the Huntingdon Marriott Hotel. A total of 111 members and guests attended the gala dinner on the Saturday night. A total of £459.00 was raised from the raffle which will be sent to the memorial fund as a donation from the Association. Several members also took the opportunity to visit the Imperial War Museum at Duxford and a small group of members also paid a visit to the Fire Station in Huntingdon.

Reunion & AGM 22 - 24 October 2010

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Bob Brearly, Scouse Grant, Sven Goran-Erikson, Tam McCrorie & John Hurl

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John Hanley, Brian Lindoe, Len Beynon, Jock Smith & Bill Rogers

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The AGM and reunion was held over the weekend 22-24 October at the Leicester Marriott. 117 members and guests were at the gala dinner on the Saturday night, a fine evening was had by all. This was the first time that we have used the Leicester Marriott as a venue for our reunion, members attending passed comment as to the high standards from both the hotel and it's staff. The raffle raised 382.00 for the association and 157.00 was raised from an auction of a signed BBMF print to mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, this was split 50/50 between the association and the memorial fund.

Gordon Smith

Association Chairman

Reunion Weekend 19 - 21 March 2010

Venue for reunion Marriott Hotel Lynch Peterborough Business Park

Over the weekend 19-21 March the Association held it's reunion, returning to the Marriott Hotel in Peterborough, some 135 members including their wives and guests gathered for the Gala Dinner on the Saturday night we were joined by our Honorary President Air marshal Sir John Sutton KCB and his wife Lady Angela Sutton, a fine and highly enjoyable evening was had by all.

Over the course of the weekend we raised 670.00 GBP for the RAF Fire Service Memorial Fund, another 116.00 was raised for the Help The Heroes charity and the Association shop sold over 600.00 worth of stock.

Reunion & AGM Weekend 9 -12 October 2009

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