NEWS

RIP ANDY BURRY

It is with the greatest sadness the association learned of the passing of Andy Burry on the 15th of July who was originally SE before transferring to the Aircrew Branch. Thoughts are with his family

THANK YOU DAVE AND DAPHNE PHILPOT AND RON JENNINGS

A MASSIVE THANK YOU TO DAVE AND DAPHNE FOR ONCE AGAIN ORGANISING THIS YEARS REUNION WHICH WAS THEIR LAST EVENT AS MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE BUT WE'RE SURE THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE INVOLVED WITH THE REUNION,UNFORTUNATLY RON WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND BUT HE IS STEPPING DOWN AS WELL, WE THANK YOU ALL AND HOPE YOU CAN NOW LET YOUR HAIR DOWN NEXT YEAR ? PLEASE SEE THE MEMBERS AREA FOR YOUR NEW COMMITTE MEMBERS

2024 REUNION NEWS

THE 2024 REUNION WILL BE HELD IN PORTSMOUTH FROM THE 4TH TO THE 6TH OF OCTOBER 2024, WITH A BLACK TIE GALA EVENT HELD ON THE MIGHTY HMS WARRIOR ON SATURDAY 5TH

2022 REUNION HELD AT AZTEC HOTEL BRISTOL

At the last reunion the grand amount of £400 was donated to the charity Veterans with Dogs. The confirmation email can be viewed in the Committee Members area.

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SET Course briefs resume

Following a two year break due to Covid, the Association was invited back to HMS Sultan to give a brief to the new Safety Equipment Technician's course. As with previous briefs, the trainees, who had only been in the Royal Navy for 10 weeks, were given short briefs on the history of the Royal Navy, the Fleet Air Arm and the SE Branch as well as a 'dit spinning' session from the guest speaker - in this case, the Association President John Scivier.

It is reported that the brief was very well received and certainly, for the President, it was a great opportunity to connect with the 'young blood' of the branch and sew the seeds for future RNSESA membership!

2022 SUBSCRIPTIONS NOW DUE

Just a gentle reminder to all that the annual subs will be due again on 1st July. Thank you to those who have set up a Standing Order mandate you are all sorted and all members are strongly encouraged to adopt this payment method where possible. You are reminded that at the 2019 AGM it was voted in for the subs to be increase to £15.00 pa and £5.00 if you wish you better half to be an associate member. All members should have received a reminder e-mail from Dave Philpott.

RNSESA TIN MUGS NOW AVAILABLE TO ORDER

The company that we contracted to make the mugs are now in the process of making up the transfer to go onto the mug and the mugs will be available soon if you want to order. For those members who have asked Dave Philpott to get them and post them on he will do so when he receives them subject to getting to the Post Office to sort out postage and packing. Those that want to order them themselves please e-mail Simon at the company as follows:

simon.martin@quickfiretableware.co.uk or call 0114-2489416 (1st option) and he will advise cost and p&p.

A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FLY NAVY FEDERATION 25/3/2020

CONTACT A SHIPMATE IN NEED

Dear fellow members of the Fly Navy Federation

In these trying times it is clear that a lot of the burden and worry is falling on the shoulders of the elderly. To be a bit more parochial and in the finest traditions of the Fleet Air Arm (and also now very much in line with the latest government request for volunteers answered by over 400,000 people in 24 hours) I wonder if some of you might consider picking up the phone on the odd occcasion whilst we are all sitting at home under lockdown. A simple 5 minute call and a bit of banter with a fellow member of your own association might be all it needs to lift their spirits. Time to gather round our shipmates perhaps ?

Stay Safe

Aye

Jock Alexender

A look at what the association and its members have been up to and other Safety Equipment related stories

CENOTAPH 2019

On November 10th, the RNSESA fielded a platoon for the annual Remembrance service and marchpast at the Cenotaph in London. Members came from all over the UK to converge on the capital with most making a weekend of it.

Following the march past, members met up with family and friends and attending a short and traditional service at the Fleet Air Arm Memorial within the grounds of the MoD main building on the Embankment along with all the other FAA associations that took part in the march past.

Following the formalities, it was then time to relax a little (a lot for some!) and for some members to increase their seatime onboard the Tattershall Castle, a converted ship tied up alongside on the Thames.

The day gave the chance to remember and reflect on comrades no longer with us, on the losses of conflict but also to renew friendships and swing a few lanterns over a couple of welcome drinks.

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