Bristol has had another very
good six months. On 27th
June, Armed Forces Day, we paraded
with other veterans
and had a stall in the local park where we gave out information about the
Association and our branch. It also gave us an opportunity to remind people
that women served as
well!
Our AGM in October went very
well and most of the Committee were voted back
on.
Our Chairman and I
attended the Area Secretaries meeting at Wilton. Once again the meal was
superb. It is always
nice to meet up with the other Secretaries and to hear what they have been
organising and perhaps pick up a few tips! We are looking forward to the
Area Reunion at Southampton in June of next year but were disappointed that
we could not attend the Area Reunion at Weymouth this
year.
Also in October, the Festival
of Remembrance was held at the Colston Hall and four
of our members represented us on stage.
We were also represented at
Bristol on Remembrance Sunday. I was in London and it was nice to see so
many at the Cenotaph Parade this year. I have decided that this was my
last one and, although
I will be supporting members of our Bristol Branch next year, I am sure
that I will miss the
camaraderie of the London one.
We have had our Christmas
meeting and apart from nibbling on Christmas goodies, we held a bring and
buy sale, and a raffle of hampers which raised much needed
funds.
We are now looking
forward to our Annual Lunch in February 2010 and hope the weather is kind to
us.
Our thanks to all at
Headquarters who work so hard on our behalf to ensure that we
are kept informed of any
events that are happening and also for our
Lioness.
Best wishes to you all.
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