BRANCH BULLETIN MAY 2013
33.13 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING
There will be a meeting of the Executive Committee of the DLI Association on Wednesday 26 June 2013 in The Rifles Durham Office commencing at 1400 hrs. Please ensure that your Branch is represented. A copy of the Agenda for the meeting is enclosed with this Bulletin.
34.13 BISHOP AUCKLAND – VENUE CHANGE
The Bishop Auckland Branch has changed the venue for its monthly meetings and will now meet at 1900 hrs on the 1st Tuesday of each month at :-
The RAFA Club
43 - 47 Cockton Hill Road
Bishop Auckland
DL14 6HS
Please amend your records according
35.13 CHARITY CONCERT – GALA THEATRE DURHAM
SATURDAY 8TH JUNE 2013 at 7.30pm
To celebrate 70 years of Finchale Training College, the College and the ABF Soldiers Charity are hosting a Concert at the Gala Theatre in Durham on Saturday the 8th of June commencing at 7.30pm. Tickets are £18 with a concessionary price of £15. You may book on line at www.galadurham.co.uk or contact 0191 3824041. Cast includes John Rowland, June Pendleton, Alison Cochlan.Vicky Guillory, Little Sisters, The Honington Military Wives Choir, Military Bands and more.
36.13 LIGHT INFANTRY REUNION – 7 – 9 June 2013
Details of the revised parade format for the Light Infantry Reunion were sent out to branches attached to an e mail. Please note the changes and comply accordingly.
37.13 NORMANDY TOUR – 5 – 8 JUNE 2014
Through Galina International Travel the Association has organized a short tour of Normandy from the 5th of June to the 8th of June 2014. The specific reason for the tour which includes a visit to Gold beach on the 70th Anniversary of the D Day Landings is to erect a Memorial Plaque on the site where two soldiers of the Regiment where shot by the SS when they were taken prisoner. There are only 40 places on the tour and it is hoped that all branches of the Association will be represented.
A well as the dedication ceremony there will be visits to Tilly sur Seulles, Lingevres and St Pierre following the route of 151 Brigade after the landings on 6 June 1944. The cost is £319.00 per person which may well be subsidized further. Accommodation has been reserved at the Great Western 3* Hotel de la Place at Lisieux. A deposit of £50 is required with the application form which can be obtained from The Secretary at The Rifles Durham Office, Elvet Waterside, Durham DH1 3BW, telephone 0191 3865496.
38.13 FOR HIRE – DRESS UNIFORMS
The Association has in its clothing stock two miniature dress uniforms – the tunics are red with gold braid and the trousers navy blue with a red stripe down the side. The uniforms were tailored by Morris Angel & Sons of Shaftsbury Avenue, London & would suit children in the 3 – 5 age group. They can be hired as page boy wedding outfits by arrangement with the Secretary at The Rifles Durham Office, Elvet Waterside, Durham DH1 3BW, telephone 0191 3868798.
39.13 ROLL OF HONOUR
The death of the following soldier of the Regiment has been reported to The Rifles Durham Office since the last Bulletin:-
Capt. Christopher Brian Phillips 1961-68
Served with 1 DLI in Hong Kong, Borneo & Colchester as a rifleman in the Int. Section and the Orderly Room. Died at his home in From, Somerset on 3 May 2013
May he Rest in Peace
Kevin Storey BEM
Secretary
Elvet Waterside
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