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Following a committee meeting during the
morning of Saturday,8 November, the Annual General Meeting of
the Branch was held during the afternoon. A
total of 26 members was present.
There was a change in the formation of the
committee when our Vice President resigned, but was immediately elected as a
committee member. Dave Street, Ted Roberts and Cathie Clark were also
elected to serve. Jackie Farrell resigned as Chair of the Services
Committee and was replaced by Pete Derrick. The minutes of this AGM can be
seen later.
During the evening of 8 November a dinner
was held in the Ramada Jarvis Hotel in Loughborough when 36 members sat down to
an excellent meal. It was also remembered that this day was the birthday
of Joy, the long-suffering wife of our Secretary.
The morning of Sunday, 9 November saw the
church service at St Mary-in-the-Elms, Woodhouse, conducted by our own Chaplain,
Canon Derek Buxton. Our standard carried by the new Branch Standard
Bearer, Dave Foley, was on parade. Following the service a wreath was laid
by the Chairman, John Clark, on behalf of the Branch, and he was accompanied by
Lady Martin laying a wreath on behalf of the Parish Council. A Tri-Service Escort to the Parade was provided by personnel from DSSS, Chicksands, and the Parade was well supported by other members of the Y Services, present and past. The weekend's
activities ended with a lunch at the Quality Hotel in Loughborough.
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