Birmingham Branch information updated by the Birmingham Branch Secretary Malcolm Baldwin who can be contacted by telephone on 0121 608 3791 or by e-mail at baldwinmalc@blueyonder.co.uk.
Birmingham Branch News Page
Current Information about Birmingham Branch activities under the following headings
Item 1 Donations to the Birmingham Branch Appeal Fund for wounded personnel in Selly Oak Hospital.
Item 2 Branch Members birthdays this month
Item 3 Birmingham Branch monthly newsletters - See right-hand column
Item 4 RAF Regiment books including official histories and personal remniscences
THIS MONTH'S NEWS
As you all know, in the Birmingham Branch we elect one of the three Executive Officers, the Chairman, the Secretary and the Treasurer each year to ensure continuity of service on the Branch Committee. Next year at our February Branch Annual General Meeting it will be my turn to stand for election again but on this occasion, after more than twenty-two years in the job, I will not be standing for election as the Branch Secretary.
ITEM 1 DONATIONS TO THE BIRMINGHAM BRANCH APPEAL FUND FOR OUR INJURED BOYS AND GIRLS IN SELLY OAK HOSPITAL
It is most important that we remember the dangers that our young men and women serving on operations are all facing, so please remember the appeal your Branch Committee have set up.
Urgent Need for More Money For our Afghanistan Casualties
We need still more of your money for the increasing number of casualties being treated at Selly Oak and other hospitals. We can never get enough goodies for the lads, so in the meantime, your continued support is appreciated. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any other ideas where we could help. All donations will be gratefully acknowledged and will be recorded in the Birmingham Branch newsletters. If anyone would like to contribute financially to this appeal, please send a cheque to the Branch Treasurer Tom Magee, made out to the Birmingham Branch – Military Ward Appeal. If any of you would like to contribute items directly to this appeal, you must contact Major Ian Cheesman, Officer I/C Patient Support Services, RCDM, Ward S4, Selly Oak Hospital, Raddlebarn Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6JD.
Item 2 BRANCH MEMBERS BIRTHDAYS THIS MONTH
A very happy birthday to the followng Birmingham Branch members who celebrate their birthdays this month and we hope that they have many more of them.
2nd June Leonard Royds Tamworth Staffs
9th June Jim Davies Middlewich Cheshire
12th June Mick Warren Saltburn by the Sea
14th June Malcolm Overfield Dudley West Mids
17th June Fred Smith Birmingham West Mids
22nd June Vic Whistler Stratford on Avon
26th June Hector MacKenzie Leicester Leics
27th June Ralph Proffitt Shrewsbury Shropshire
27th June Jim Common Aberdare Mid Glam
ITEM 3 BIRMINGHAM BRANCH NEWSLETTERS
A sixteen A4 page newsletter is published every month. See the right-hand column for the latest newsletters.
ITEM 4 BOOKS ABOUT THE RAF REGIMENT
I am often asked for information about books about the RAF Regiment. I started collecting the list on this page but it has grown, so it now justifies having its own page. To view "Books About The RAF Regiment" click here.