The Durham Light Infantry Association

BRANCH BULLETIN November 2010

93.10 INDOOR GAMES 2011

It was agreed at the November Executive Committee Meeting that the Indoor Games of 2011 will take place in the RBL Dubmire Club, Fencehouses on Sunday 6 March. The Houghton Le Spring Branch will act as hosts and branches are asked to note this in their Forecast of Events.

94.10 FINAL PARADE PRINTS

Will branches please note that good quality prints by artist Tom Carr of the Final Parade on 12 December 1968 are available from the Rifles Durham Office priced at £5.

95.10 DARLINGTON & NEWTON AYCLIFFE BRANCH

An Open Quiz Night will take place after the Darlington & Newton Aycliffe Branch Meeting being held on Tuesday 7 December 2010 at their venue The RLB Club, Macmillan Road, Newton Wycliffe. The meeting commences at 1900 hrs and the Quiz will take place immediately after the meeting. Branches wishing to take part should confirm their attendance with the Secretary Wilf Emmerson on 01325 319103.

96.10 WINTER CLOTHING

The following items of winter clothing are being held at The Rifles Durham Office and branches should advise their members accordingly:

Woolly Hats green with badge - £6.00

Wool “V” Neck pullovers - £16.00

Rainproof Windcheaters - £15.00

Keep warm this Winter.

97.10 CHRISTMAS CARDS & CALENDARS

Please remind members that Christmas Cards and Calendars are available from The Rifles Durham Office and should be ordered before the 17^th of December.

98.10 BRANCH ELECTION RETURNS

Enclosed with this Bulletin please find the Branch Election proforma which should be completed and returned to the Secretary as soon as possible after Annual General Meetings have been held.

99.10 NATIONAL ARBORETUM – DLI MEMORIAL

The date for the Inauguration Ceremony for the DLI Memorial in the National Arboretum in Staffordshire has been fixed for Sunday 12 June 2011. It is hoped that branches travelling back from the Light Infantry Reunion will plan their return route to attend this ceremony. Branches who are not attending the LI Reunion should note the event in their Forecast of Events for 2011.

100.10 DEATHS

The following deaths have been reported to The Rifles Durham Office since the last Branch Bulletin:

L/Cpl Dave (Eddy) Edwards – 2 LI 1975 to 1986

Michael (Micky) Cameron

 

Kevin Storey BEM

Secretary

Elvet Waterside

Remembrance Day

Sunday November 14th.

Members of Durham Photographic Society were on hand again to record this years parades.

Durham

 

 

This year one of our members attended the largest parade outside London. Many thanks to Mr Arthur Lockyear MBE for allowing Ian Stafford privileged access.

Sunderland

Festival of Remembrance, Durham Cathedral

Saturday 13 November

A Festival of Remembrance Concert compared by Alasdair Hutton, the voice of the Edinburgh Tattoo, was held at Durham Cathedral.

The concert programme featured The Royal Signals (Northern) Band, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Band, John Rowland, Julie Pendleton, Vicki Guillory, Alison Cochlan and the Backworth Male Voice Choir.

Proceeds from the concert will go to The Royal British Legion and ABF The Soldiers' Charity.

 

All of the Photos can be viewed on the Gallery page.

VC Stone Ceremony

On Sunday November 7th over thirty members of “The Faithful” Inkerman Dinner Club and friends assembled for the annual VC Stone Ceremony at the DLI Museum. The ceremony is a celebration of the award of the Victoria Cross to the soldiers of the DLI whose names are inscribed on the stone.

Lt Col JR Heron TD welcomed everyone and then gave a short outline on life of this year’s celebrant Captain Arthur Moore Lascelles and the actions which led to the award.

After the Exhortation, Last Post, Silence and the Reveille a wreath was laid at the memorial stone by Major C Lawton MBE. The regimental hymn was then sung followed by the Kohima Epitaph and the National Anthem. The proceedings were completed by the Bugles of the Borneo Band playing No More Parades Today.

  

A link to all the photos can be found on the Gallery page.

Courageous Restraint: 3 Rifles in Afghanistan

The new exhibition is now open.

More details can be found on the DLI Museum website. LINK

 

 

EXHIBITION NEWS – REMEMBRANCE

DURHAM TOWN HALL

An exhibition of prints by members of Durham Photographic Society on the theme of Remembrance is now on in the Town Hall entrance gallery until the end of November. This is to co-incide with events in Durham around Remembrance Day and Remembrance Sunday.

  

 

DLI Museum Dads Club

Starting November 6th.

 Book now to avoid disappointment.