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TSVA Branches
Forgotten when your next Branch Meeting is, or visiting another part of the country? This page may help you. If any of the 21 UK and 6 Overseas TSVA Branches are not represented and would like to be, or an existing one would like to modify their entry with the inclusion of a one-off event, please contact me by e-mail
Please keep your entries up to date. If you don't send me the details, I can't publish them.
There are other Branches in the Harrogate, Plymouth, Norwich and The Solent areas of the UK and of Western and S, Australia, and the Wellington, Hawkes Bay and Auckland areas of New Zealand, also the USA and Canada who have failed to give me updates on their Branch's activities
Severn Area Branch We meet on the 3rd Thursday of January, March, May, September, and November at the Royal Naval Club, Pershore at 7.30 p.m. which is adjacent to Pershore Market off the High Street.
On the 3rd Tuesday of February, April, June, October. We meet at the Royal
British Legion Club, Green Lane, Hardwicke, Gloucester at 7.30 PM. We have a
break in July and August for the reunion at Sharpness.
Any ex Vindi boy wishing to
attend is more than welcome - wives too.
Our ladies take an
active part in the organisation of events"
Activities last year.
Our visits last year included. Portsmouth for a night on HMS Warrior, a visit to S.S Great Britain and a trip to the National Arboretum, also 4 days in Newquay, close to Christmas, not to mention trips down the Severn on the Waverley and Balmoral over the last two years.
2010 We have had Sunday lunch on the river Avon on a barge
Visited Southampton to see the Queen Mary 2 and the Queen Victoria sail out together also a visit to Arlewas National Arboretum.
Ken Long, Secretary. Longtanker1@aol.com 01386 555714,
Branch Website TSVA Severn Area Branch
Liverpool Branch:
. All former Vindi Boys are welcome and we hope that having once met us, you will want to come back and see us on a regular basis each month . For further information, contact Don Crellin on 01925 485939 or by e-mail
Tyneside Branch: Meetings are held on the 1st Wednesday of Feb., April, June, Aug., Oct., and Dec. at 7.30p.m. in the Tyneside Irish Centre, 43-49 Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, (see map), to which all local and visiting Vindi Boys are welcome. Further details can be obtained from Malcolm Green (Secretary) on 0191 489 3671, by or e-mail to mal.elizgreen@yahoo.co.uk
Bedfordshire Branch: In view of a slow but steady increase in numbers, the Bedfordshire Branch have decided to hold regular quarterly meetings instead of the casually arranged affairs that have taken place to date. Henceforth, the Branch will be meeting at the Bell Public House in Station Road, Sandy, Bedfordshire on the FINAL Tuesday of each January, April, July and October at 8.00pm Any Vindi Boy will be made welcome, member or not. So please make a date in your diary or calendar straight away - even post a reminder on the kitchen notice board. Whatever you do, don't forget. We look forward to seeing you all from January onwards. Details from Terry Smith on 01767 315388.
Suffolk Branch Meet on the third Wednesday of February, May, August, and November, at 7.00 p.m. in the Bramford Cock Inn, (mapping link) Bramford, near Ipswich, Suffolk just off the A14. Branch Secretary, Jim Somerville, E-mail address vindiboys.suffolk@virgin.net. Telephone 01473 658281
Hertfordshire Branch
: Meet four times a year on the first Wednesday of March, June, September and December, at the Old Comrades Club, Crossbrook Street, Cheshunt, (see map) from 20.00-23.00. Our Secretary isSecretary. Mr Ernie Ayers
16 Endlebury Road
Chingford
London E4 6QF
TEL 020 8524 0757
Essex Branch: Meet at the R.A.F. Association Club, Hall St. Chelmsford, at 7.30 p.m (see map). There is free parking in Hall Street, alongside the Club. .
Sussex Branch:
We also support and encourage other Vindiboys to attend, the annual Vindi Sunday at Springbok, MN Retirement Home near Alford, Surrey. The next event will take place on 27th March 2011
All Member of the Sussex Branch are Members of the TSVA.
Robin Hurst, (Joint Branch Secretary) 01273 249638 or e-mail at SussexVindi@aol.com
John Maple maple.alpha@ntlworld.com
TSVA
Overseas Branches
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Vindicatrix Assn,
NSW/ACT
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Our Vindi branch was originally formed in Sydney in March of 1995 and
being the first Vindi branch in Australia attracted membership from all
over the country. At present the branch has 100 members Australia
wide.
www.vindicatrix.org
For more details about the Branch, please check our website: Vindi Assn. of
Queensland,
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South Australian Branch
meets on the last Sunday, alternate
months at The Seafarers Mission, Port Adelaide at 11-11.30am. Wives and
partners also are included. The meeting lasts for approximately 2 hours
followed by lunch at a local venue. The first meeting of the year being the
last Sunday in January. An annual dinner is held every July, an end of year
picnic in Nov/Dec and other occasional social events throughout the year.
South Australia will be hosting the 5th ANZ Reunion in October 2005. Contact
Tony Iles Secretary/Treasurer selita2@bigpond.com
or Anne Iles (Social Secretary:) 08 85 231 655.
Ther new website of the branch is now active, it can be viewed at
sa.vindicatrix.com
T A message from John Lammiman I live on the
opposite side of Lyttleton Harbour in a
settlement called Diamond Harbour very little
damage in this area, the main damage is in the
eastern suburbs, and the big one is
Liquefaction, sand silt and water just comes up
out of the ground and within seconds one can
have 6 inches of heavy grey sand all through
your house and in places a meter all over your
section, and of course the power goes off, no
water and no sewerage,' Regards, John
Lammiman
Chairmen-- Vic Gray (Deck
1957 ) email
John Lammiman
Committee -Dick Hodge (Deck
1953)
Don Sangster
(Deck 1952) email
dsangster@xtra.co.nz
Ian
Donald (Deck 1958) email
iandonald@xtra.co.nz
We are a newly formed Association
with 16 Members plus 6 Associates but growing fast. We will
update this page regularly. We have a get together every few
weeks usually at a Working Men’s Club for lunch, and a Dinner
every 3 months for members and there wife’s and partners.
New members most welcome Please email
John as above for application form to join, all enquires are
answered.
Our AGM is held early Dec. each year
date to be advised.
Meetings
are held every three months during the year
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Secretary, Terry Hales
Address, 20 Hollings Drive, Kiama Downs, NSW 2533,
Australia.
Email:
lat34slong150e@gmail.com
Tel 02 42375736
Our Branch had the AGM on Saturday 13 March and elected the
following Committee:
President Mike Siegle
Vice President Terry Hales
Secretary Terry Hales
Treasurer Bill King
Comittee
Members : Peter Bearman, John Mears, Len Britton
We hold social get-togethers at the Pyrmont Bridge Hotel
(Monty's) at Darling Harbour. These are normally preceded
by a General Meeting.
All are welcome to join us at 11.00 a.m.
for the meeting or 12 noon for Lunch and a few tall stories.
Our meeting s are held bi-monthly; check out website for
details
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Or email
reefknot@vindicatrix-originalnswact.org www.vindicatrix.org
Vindi Queensland Branch
Committee for 2011-2012 is as below:
President: Fred
Joughin - Vindi 1957
badgerden1@hotmail.com
Vice President:
Brian A. Hunt, BEM, JP Vindi 1951
Secretary/Treasurer: Kim Cohen
kimmy47@people.net.au
Vindicatrix Queensland was formed in 1996 to foster friendship and
welfare amongst our ranks, much like a small social club and now has
over 80 members and still growing. Meetings are held on the last
Thursday of February, April, June, August and October; we do not meet in
December being our Christmas Party which is held at different venue each
year and 6 newsletters a year are produced to keep members (Vindi boys)
up to date with any news and stories written by fellow members. Wives
and partners are welcome to meetings making for some fun social
occasions. Entertainment organised by our events committee include
lunches, BBQ's and outings throughout the year. Please visit our
Vindicatrix Queensland web site
www.qld.vindicatrix.com
Hi Shipmates. News from
the earthquake city of New Zealand. No doubt you
have heard that Christchurch has been hit by 2
large earthquakes, the first one back in
September 2010 which was 7.1 on the Richter
scale and that one did a great deal of damage to
our city, but the last one one the 3rd February
which was 6.3 on the Richter scale and it came
in with a real punch and lasted for 35seconds
and 35 seconds of a earthquake is a long time
believe me because I was there and only about a
mile as the crow fly's across Lyttleton Harbour
where the epicentre was, big damage in the Port
of Lyttleton all the pubs are damaged and ready
for demolition and the only place a man can get
a pint is in the Lyttleton Club or known as the
Top Club.
The earthquake hit at 12.51hrs the centre of
the city was very busy as it was lunch time and
of course it caused mayhem in the city centre
two large buildings just collapsed causing
injuries and death and in total 170 lives lost
and about 20 people still missing, the whole of
the CDB is closed off or cordoned of as it is
most dangerous to enter the CDB.
How did our shipmates fare? At least two have
had big damage to there houses, our worthy
leader Terry Knight a good Gravesend lad like
yours truly his wife Anne was thrown across the
room and broke her leg, the last I heard she was
up and running and the plaster taken off,
think most of the team have had minor damage to
there houses but we have a couple of guys who
live out of town and they weren't affected.
One of the areas that was affected was our
fortnightly mid-week lunch meetings at various
clubs they were all closed but we were able to
meet lst Wednesday at the Richmond Club and most
of the discussion was the earthquakes ,one of
our problems is the aftershocks no warning and a
mini quake not nice,
But at least we are all fine fit and well
some a little stressed but the odd pint and a
chat helps us on our way.
Branch Sec/Treasurer
41 Ranui Cr.
Diamond Harbour
Lyttelton RD1
8971
Phone 0064 3 329 4207
Site Bosun
Robin Hurst
