The Catterick & District Branch Monthly Meetings.

The Catterick & District Branch, conduct thier monthly branch meetings on the 3rd Wednesday of every month - except August - at 19.30hrs in the Catterick Village Social Club - opposite the Angel Hotel Public House. All branch members are welcome to attend.

Branch Meetings.

A reminder to all our Branch Members, that due to School Summer Holidays and other family commitments, The Branch does not hold a monthly meeting in August. This will of course be reiterated in The Branch Monthly Minutes leading upto August.

The Branch Christmas Celebrations.

The Branch Christmas Celebrations will be held on Saturday 17th December 2011 at The Catterick Bridge Hotel, the time is still to be decided, but we can expect a probable timing of 19.00 for 19.30 sit down. The cost per person is also still to be decided. All Branch Members are more then welcome to attend. More details to follow.

RAF Regt. Assoc. Future Events 2011.

10 Nov.   Garden of Remembrance Service at Westminster Abbey, London.

13 Nov.   Remembrance Day Nationwide.

Branch Christmas Celebration.

All members attending, are asked to gather for 19.30hrs in the bar. Cost will be £17 each for member and first guest. Additional guests will be £20. Cut off date will be the 15th November with payment in advance. Cheques made payable to the Catterick & District Branch RAF Regiment Association. Members requiring accomodation are asked to deal direct with the Management of the Bridge House Hotel stating that they are attending a function. It is advised that anyone requiring accomodation does so at their earlist convenience.

More news on our Christmas Celebration.  The menu will consist of a traditional 3 course Festive Carvey. There will be live musical entertainment from Mike Leyton. Members wishing to book accomodation at the hotel, are asked to deal directly with the hotel management, their telephone number is 01748 818331. Their tariff for a double room is £65 which includes breakfast. When booking, mention that you are with the Pat Sweeney party.

Communication.

If you have a PC - a computer and you are connected to the "Internet", you can catch up with what is happening with your branch by going to www.rafregt.org.uk  Click on the link RAF Regiment Association and the home page will appear on your screens - a Green Page.  Click on Branches which will open a drop down window and click on Catterick Branch, click on Branch News and you will have the latest news on your branch.

By reading the branch news page on line, you will be helping on saving YOUR branch funds. If you do not wish to receive a branch news letter, simple contact me and indicate that you are able to go "Online". My details (The Branch Secretary) can be found in the branch committie page.

If you are on line, I would be most grateful to hold your e mail address. My e mail address is: alan.parkes@hotmail.com

Attendance.

This is a personal plea from your secretary. It does not reflect the views and opinions of other committie members or any other branch members. We currently have approx 36 paid up members in our branch. The branch meets on the 3rd Wednesday of every month except August and it's for about an hour, maybe 1 1/2hrs. At those meetings are the same regular faces, the stalwarts as I like to call them and three of those "Stalwarts" travel from Pickering, Wetherby and Derbyshire.

What I am trying to get my head around, is the fact that these three members can make the long journey to support "Their Branch", where as those who live local and in the village, for whatever reason - as genuine as it may be, do not wish to support/attend the branch but are quite content to pay their annual subscriptions.  Am I missing something here?

I ask of each and every one of you, I implore of you, please attend the branch monthly meetings.  Thank you.

Branch Christmas Function

I think it right for a timely reminder about our Branch Christmas function. You should have all recieved a booking proforma by now with regards to the above. Can all Branch Members that are wishing to attend, please have there reply slips with cheques with me no later then the 20th November. Thank you.

Branch Meeting.

Because the Festive Season is bearing down on us rapidly, there will be no Branch Meeting on Wednesday 21st December. The next Branch Meeting will be held on Wednesday 18th January 2012.