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Northern Ireland Commemorative Service
On Wednesday 10 Sept 08 at St Paul's Cathedral there will be a service to
commemorate the end of Op Banner. Application forms for the service are
available from
www.vetrans-uk.info or
ring 0800 169 2277. Each applicant will receive 2 tickets only. Last date
for Armed Forces veterans of Op Banner , MOD civilians and families and
friends of those who lost their lives to apply is Wed 13 Aug 08. All
successful applicants will be told by 27 Aug 08.
Aldershot Army Show
This year to be held on Sat 5th and Sun 6th July on Queen's Ave,
Aldershot. 1000hrs - 1800hrs. Tickets are £5 and £1 in advance or £8 and £2
on he day. Details of the event can be found at
www.armyshow.co.uk
Women at War Exhibition
At the R Signals Museum Blandford, telling the story of the role women
played in the military during the war, particularly the members of the FANY
and SOE.
The Army Children Archive (TACA)
The TACA, which was launched online on 1 Oct 2007, was established by Clare
Gibson, a writer and researcher, history graduate and one-time army child, to
collect, record and preserve details of the unique aspects of growing up as a
child of a soldier serving in the 19th, 20th or 21 century. If you were an
army child visit www.archhistory.co.uk
and share your memories.
WRAC PT Reunion weekend 2008
The 6th WRAC PT weekend will be held in Aldershot 12-14 Sept 2008. Further
information about the weekend can be obtained from Kate
Bettison.
Calling all ex 10 Signal Regt Personnel
10 Signal Regt is due to hold its next Reformation and Families Day on 5
July 2008. See attached for details
WRAC Exhibition at Guildford Museum
In November 2008, Guildford Museum is plannung an exhibition on the WRAC's
connections with Guildford. The intention is to concentrate on the post-war
period, though the role of No 7 ATS Training Centre in wartime will form the
introduction. The displays will depend very much on loans from the National
Army Museum, where the WRAC Museum's collections were transferred in 1992.
The Curator, Matthew Alexander, would like to include recollections of life
at Stoughton, especially before the rebuilding of 1964. Loans of memorabilia -
photographs, uniform items etc - would also be much appreciated.
He is also keen to know of anyone who has taken special interest in the
history of the Corps who might like to help him. Historians have rather
neglected the WRAC as such, and have concentrated on the ATS. He hopes this
exhibition will do a little to correct that.
M Alexander can be contacted at Guildford Museum or by telephone at 01483
444865
Southport Veterans Day
Steve(Louxandxsteve@aol.com)is
organising The Southport Veterans Day 2008 to take place on Princes park on
Sunday the 29th June 2008. It is run in conjunction with The Veterans Agency
and The Veterans Fund. We hope to make this an annual event.
I would like to ask you and your members,
and the benevolent Fund if the would like to attend and set up stall. There is
no charge and entry to the park is free.
I have also just found out that the ATS
are entitled to a Veterans Badge and I am going to put adds in the local press
to ask if any ladies who have not already received it would like to come to
the park and have them presented.
Poster
Participants
Veterans Re-Badged
New website for UK Veterans www.veterans-uk.info.
Download latest Veterans Newsletter
Battlefield Tours
Click here to download the latest
information
Official Events 2007 -2012
WRAC Association Webstore
The new Association webstore is located at www.buy.at/wrac.
If you shop using popular stores such as Amazon, Play, John Lewis then link
through using the webstore and you could earn commission for the Association.
It costs you nothing. Visit the store lots of links to choose.
Veterans' Lapel Badge
You need to contact
the Veterans Agency to apply.
Free Helpline: 0800 169 2277
Overseas callers: +44 1253 866043
Email: help@veteransagency.gsi.gov.uk
Write to: Graham Taylor, Veterans Badge Offer, Room 6108 Tomlinson House,
Norcross, Blackpool, FY5 3WP.
Download an application form from: www.veteransagency.mod.uk/vets_badge/vets_badge.htm
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