Announcements

BRANCHES AND SECRETARIES OF THE RTR ASSOCIATION

Association Secretary: Capt (Retd) D C Hutton, HHQ RTR, Stanley Barracks, Bovington, Wareham, Dorset BH20 6JB – 01929 403360

Birmingham

Bournemouth & Poole

Bovington

Bristol, Bath & District

Canadian

Cheltenham & District Meet 2nd Mon of each month at the Brass House, 44 Broad Street, B1 2HP at 12 noon.

Mr A G Hart, 69 Galloway Road, Poole, Dorset, BH15 4JS – hart.tiny@hotmail.co.uk Meet 1st Tues of each month (not Jan/Aug), Ex-Servicemen's Club, 66 North Rd, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset, BH14 0LY at 8 pm. 01202778551

Mr P Rogers, 6 The Green, Kingston, Sturminster Newton, Dorset, DT10 2DX – paulrogers34@hotmail.co.uk Meet 1st Sat of each month (not Aug), at Broadstone British Legion, Tudor Rd, Broadstone, BH18 8AW at 7.30 pm.

01258817607 07828623948

Mr R Owen, Hillcrest, Felton Common, Felton, BS40 9YN – rtrabristol@gmail.com Meet 1st Mon of each month at RAFA Club, Eastfield, Westbury on Trym, Bristol, BS9 4BE at 8pm.

Mr M Howkins, 369 5th Street SE, Medicine Hat, Alberta, T1A-0M7, Canada – mikethebrit13@hotmail.com Meet last Fri of each month at Cypress Club, 218 6th Avenue SE, Medicine Hat, Alberta, T1A-2S5, Canada at 7pm. 403 331 7619

Mr R Hall, 87 John Trundle Court, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8NE – ronhallrtr@gmail.com Meet 2nd Mon of each month at the Albion Club, North Street, Cheltenham, GL50 4DJ at 12 noon.

02075883177 07813276609

Cymru Wales Mr T Hunter, 4 Marshall Close, Llandaff, Cardiff, CF5 2QQ – terence_hunter@sky.com Meet 1st Thur of each month at Fairwater Conservation Club, 61 Ely Road, Cardiff, CF5 2BY at 7.30pm.

Devon & Cornwall Mr G Burge, Alston Cottage, Alston, Ashburton, TQ13 7ET No monthly meeting.

East Anglian

Hull & East Riding

London Mr K Forde – eastanglianbranch@gmail.com Meet at 3 locations 1st Sat of each month. Ipswich: The Halbert Inn, 15 Northgate Street, Ipswich, IP1 3BY. Bury St Edmunds: Wetherspoon, 57 Abbeygate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1LQ. Norwich: The Cellar House, 2 Eaton Street, Norwich, NR4 7AB. 07851541794

Mr S Dale, 14 Albemarle Road, Bilton, HU11 4DR – steve@albest.karoo.co.uk Meet 2nd Tues in Feb/Apr/Jun/Aug/Oct/Dec at King William Public House, Hallgate, Cottingham, Yorkshire, HU16 4BD at 8pm. 01482812750

Mr I Tompsett, 16 Rosecroft Close, Orpington, Kent, BR5 4DX – ianmtompsett@hotmail.com Meet 2nd Sat of each month (except Nov) at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London, SW3 4SR at 2pm.

Medway Mr G T Smith, 246 Broadway, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 6DT – terrysmith1942@gmail.com Meet 2nd Fri of each month at The King Charles Hotel, Bompton Road, Gillingham, ME7 5QT at 7.30 pm. 01634263099

Merseyside

Newcastleupon-Tyne

Nottingham Mr T G McClymont, 131 Deysbrook Lane, West Derby, Liverpool, L12 4YE – rtrrafo@sky.com Meet last Sat of each month (except Dec) at the Vines Hotel, 81 Lime Street, Liverpool, L1 1JQ at 1.30 pm. 01512281561 07733435464

Mr G McCutcheon, 11 Paignton Square, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR3 1QT – geomccutcheon00@gmail.com Meet 2nd Sat of each month at The Newcastle Labour Club, Leazes Lane, NE1 4PF at 12.30 pm. 07850542980

Mr B Rogers, 35A Church Street, Horsley Village, Derby, DE21 5BQ – Brianrogers214@icloud.com Meet 2nd Thurs of each month at Stadium Leisure, Nottingham Rd, New Basford, Nottingham, NG15 1EG 12 noon.

01332883268 07740631426

Oldham

Oxford

Plymouth

Preston

Scarborough (1 RTR)

Scottish Mr N K Rodgers, 9 Harewood Road, Shaw, Oldham, Lancashire, OL2 8EA – nielkrodgers@talktalk.net Meet 3rd Thurs of each month at The 3Cs Club, Henshaw Street, Oldham, OL1 2AA at 8pm.

01706849368 07770688564

Col (Retd) B A C Duncan MBE, The Cottage, Milton, Banbury, Oxon, OX15 – indiancobra@btinternet.com No monthly meeting. 01295720974

Mr D Lomax, 168 Pinewood Drive, Woolwell, Plymouth, PL5 1DE Meet 1st Thurs of each month at the Plymouth Hoe Club, 1-2 Osborne Place, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 2PU at 7.45 pm. Mr A Rigby, 4 Kilnhouse Lane, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, FY8 3AA – alanrigby4@gmail.com Meet 1st Wed of each month (not Jan) at WOs’ & Sgts’ Mess, Fulwood Barracks, Preston, PR2 8AA at 2.00pm. 01253711650 07914786487

Mr P Ramsay, 16 Guycroft, Otley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS21 3DS – per4408@gmail.com No monthly meeting.

01043464479 07717456203

Mr J Keenan, 4 High Road, Port Bannatyne, Isle of Bute, PA20 0NY – johnkeenan4rtr@gmail.com Meet 2nd Sun of each month at Kirkcaldy United Services Institute, 8 St Brycedale Avenue, Kirkcaldy, KY1 1ET at 1pm. 01700504846

Sefton

2/3/6 RTR Mr M Mattocks, 2 Patricia Grove, Bootle, Merseyside, L20 6LT – markmatt088@gmail.com Meet 2nd Sat of each month at Flanagans, Queen’s Street, Waterloo, Merseyside, L22 5PA at 1.30 pm. 01519225419

Mr R Hall, 87 John Trundle Court, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8NE – ronhallrtr@gmail.com No monthly meeting.

02075883177 07813276609

Mr K Nelson, 119 Digby Garth, Bransholme Estate, Hull, East Yorks, HU7 4NN – tankie@tankie.karoo.co.uk Annual Reunion held last weekend in October at the Expanse Hotel, Bridlington, East Yorkshire, YO15 2LS. 01482835462

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HOME HEADQUARTERS UPDATE

NOTICES 2022

Army v Navy Rugby Match Saturday 30 April 2022 In 2021 the RAC Rugby representative contacted RAC HHQs late in the year for their requirements for a limited number of match tickets for the forthcoming year. It is hoped this will again take place later in 2022. Once HHQs are notified, the Regimental Secretary will advertise the tickets and prices to the retired RTR persons email distribution list. Please note HHQ RTR will only have a limited number of tickets available, so it is based on ‘first come, first served’. On the day of the match, HHQ RTR will set up a hospitality stand for current and former RTR folk.

Details and location will follow from the Regimental Secretary in 2022. If you are not on the retired RTR persons email distribution list please contact the Regimental Secretary who will add your name to the list.

THE JAMES DEWHURST TRUST AIMS OF THE TRUST:

● To promote the undergraduate and postgraduate education of descendants of regular RTC and RTR officers whose names have appeared in the Army List. ● To make grants to assist the education of such persons. ● To provide financial or other assistance to assist such persons to travel outside the UK in order to further their education. ● To promote the efficiency of the RTR through education. Selection of Candidates: Selection will be based on: ● An initial application for assistance, which where possible, should come from the dependant who will benefit from the grant, but we will accept applications from parents or guardians of them if there are good reasons for this to be so. ● Proof that a university place has been accepted by the student. ● Confirmation of the subject that the student is reading at university. Applications: ● Applications are to be sent to the Regimental

Secretary by 1 September each year. ● If the applicant is a Gap Year student applying for a grant to participate in a project associated with their prospective university course, they should give the details in the letter of application. The Grant: ● Size of the grant depends on two criteria: ● The amount of dividend received from investments in the Financial Year. ● The number of successful applicants. Follow up Action: Applications for the following and subsequent years at university should come from the student via letter with a brief report of their last academic year’s mark and grade. No applicant will be eligible to receive more than four grants. RTR Officers’ Cambrai Dinner Night France, Saturday 19 November 2022 The 105th Anniversary 2022 annual Officers’ Cambrai Dinner Night will be held in France on Saturday 19 November at a venue to be selected by the Regimental Council. There will be no dinner in London. The event will be black tie, no medals. Location, timings and attendance application proforma will be advertised by the Regimental Secretary by email in 2022. If you are not on the retired RTR persons email distribution list and, therefore, do not receive regular email updates, please contact the Regimental Secretary. RTR March to the Cenotaph Day Sunday 20 November 2022 will not take place in the normal manner as we move this event to Cambrai in France for the 105th Commemoration.

We will organise a Wreath laying ceremony at the Cenotaph in London with a smaller party than usual, but we will still mark the occasion.