REUNION WEEKEND ATTENDANCE AS AT 15 APR 2024
The Artillery Clerks’ Association will be held in the Royal Artillery Sergeants’ Mess, Larkhill over the weekend of Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd June 2024.
The following members are down as attending the Association Reunion in June.
- I Constantine
- P Corker + 1
- R Deal
- J Falzon + 1
- P Gauci + 1
- M Grenham
- M Hester
- R Holmes
- M Hutchinson
- G Hyatt
- A Jones
- J Lindley
- L Lyall
- R Lee
- C Nuttall
- S Read + 1
- F Viggers
Note: Plus and number indicates the member as bringing a partner(s)/guest(s).
THE ARTILLERY CLERKS’ ASSOCIATION AND REUNION DINNER
The next Reunion Weekend and Dinner will be held in the Royal Artillery Sergeants’ Mess, Larkhill over the weekend of Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd June 2024.
Our principal guest for the Association Dinner will be confirmed once know.
The Reunion weekend and Association Dinner is open to all members of the Artillery Clerks’ Association and partners. A strong attendance is encouraged to celebrate this significant event in true AC style.
All members will have received a copy of the Calling Notice via post with their copy of the latest edition of X-Quills. However, there is a revisision to the notice and here is an updated digital version that can be downloaded: Revised 2024 AC Dinner Larkhill Calling Notice details.
Notification of attendance must be completed and sent, either by post, email or using the link below to the Reunion Secretary no later than Wednesday 1st May 2024 to book your place and accommodation for the weekend and Reunion Dinner.
2024 AGM: The 2024 AGM will not be held at Larkhill during the Reunion Weekend. Instead an AGM will be held virtually on Tuesday 14th May 2024. This will enable as many members as possible to come together for the AGM. Further details will be published in due course in a special Newsletter to all members. Please put this date into your diaries.
Please inform the Reunion Secretary via the link below should you not be able to attend the Reunion Weekend. You can leave a message which will be read out to members during the Reunion Dinner.
The cost of the Reunion Dinner is £70 per person. Where members are staying in the Sgts’ Mess accommodation there will be a small charge of £20 per night depending on the length of stay. For those bringing partners and staying in a hotel or Officers Mess the cost of the dinner will be £140:
- Dinner Only (no accommodation or using Officers′ Mess Accom): £70.00
- Dinner Dinner only with Partner: £140.00
- Dinner & accommodation Saturday (Sgts′ Mess Accom): £90.00
- Dinner & accommodation Friday & Saturday (Sgts′ Mess Accom): £110.00
There are two options available for paying for the Reunion weekend and Association Dinner:
- Post: Payment by cheque, made payable to the 'Artillery Clerks' Association' and sent to the Reunion Secretary (contact by email providing you first name, any known nicknames and your regimental number (for security reason) and ask for address), or;
- Electronic transfer: Complete the attendance form, email it to the Reunion Secretary or use the link on the web site and make an electronic bank transfer, using your surname as the reference. Bank details will be provided in the Calling Notice which members will receive in the next edition of Crossed Quills.
Further information can be found on the Reunion Weekend page within this website.
Armed Forces Veteran ID Card
An HM Armed Forces Veteran Card is a way to prove that you served in the UK armed forces. The card can make it quicker and easier to apply for support as a veteran.
It’s free to apply.
You can currently only apply for a Veteran Card if you have a UK address. Veterans who do not have a UK address will be able to apply later this year (2024).
Apply for an HM Armed Forces Veteran Card
The Royal Artillery Assembly 2024
The Royal Artillery Assembly is being held over the weekend of 17th – 19th May 2024 in Blackpool.
The competitive package is as follows:
Tables at the Gala Dinner seat 10 people. The RAA office will produce the Gala Dinner Seating Plan.
A limited number of single rooms are available. After they have gone, single occupancy of a double room will attract a supplement. Parking charges will apply to those individuals who are non-residential at the Pay and Display in the car park. All guests are asked to enter their VRN at the hotel reception desk.
So here’s what to do to book a place:
After you have booked your room(s) you will receive a Booking Reference. Please forward this along with the details of who will be attending to Andy Tibble, Secretary, Artillery Clerks’ Association who will complete the RAA Booking Return and return it back to the RAA at Artillery House.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in contact with the Secretary.
Best regards
Andy,
Secretary, Artillery Clerks’ Association
Reunions Past And Future - Message From The Chairman
Greetings everyone!
Nothing strikes fear into the heart of our members like being pressed to write an account of our Anniversary Reunion weekend! So, it is my pleasurable duty to inform you that the creative writing talents of Robbie Astick and Mike Hutchinson coupled with the negotiating skills of Andy Tibble have secured a slot in The Gunner magazine to be published in September.
An advance copy of the article with photographs can be viewed here: Reunion Article for Gunner
I am also pleased to announce that the Anniversary Reunion weekend was cost neutral, due mainly to the generosity of several members who between them covered the excess of expenditure over income.
By the way, members should be able to download The Gunner online using Gunner Magazine
I would also like to take this opportunity to confirm that the next Association Reunion Dinner will take place at the WOs’ & Sgts’ Mess in Larkhill on Saturday 22nd June 2024. This will follow the same format as this year’s dinner, with partners invited to attend. Next year the expectation is that refurbished single accommodation will also be available. Nearby hotel accommodation is available through Booking.com on a “free cancellation, no prepayment needed” basis.
In the meantime, to help with planning, members are encouraged to declare their interest in attending, ahead of the Calling Notice.
The 2024 Annual General Meeting will be held virtually on Tuesday 14th May 2024 - more details to follow in due course.
PLEASE INSERT THESE TWO DATES IN YOUR 2023 DIARIES.
With every best wish.
Joe Falzon
Requests for Army Service Records and Citations
Former Army personnel who wish to receive copies of their service records under the Data Protection Act are required to submit a Subject Access Request (SAR), accompanied by verification of identify (a photocopy of photo card driving license or copy of passport and a utility bill showing current address) to the following address:
Address: APC MS Support - Disclosures 2, MP 535, Kentigern House, 65 Brown Street, Glasgow, G2 8EX
Tel: 0345 600 9663
Fax: 0141 224 3172
Email: apc-sp-disclosures2@mod.gov.uk
Those who are seeking a copy of a citation for a National Award need to submit their application to:
Address: MOD (MS Honours), Level 6, Zone C, Main Building, Whitehall, SW1A 2HB
This free service may be affected by COVID-19 restrictions.
The RAA Gunner Lottery
The Gunner Lottery replaced the Annual Grand Draw and was launched at the RAA NEC Assembly in 2019.
The funds raised from the Lottery are there to assist members in need, whatever their cause, at any time in their lives.
The support provided by the Royal Artillery Charities embraces anyone who is or ever has been a member of the Regimental family. Each year, we assist over 1700 Gunner veterans, the serving regiment, dependants, and support welfare projects and sport.
The Royal British Legion Magazine
The Royal British Legion publish a magazine quarterly throughout the year. For those members that don't get the magazine through the post view it via this online link
Age UK Verteran's Newsletter
Age UK want older veterans and their families to get the assistance they really need. Their Veterans email newsletter will provide advice, support and links to stories of other veterans. Click on the image to access the Age UK Newsletter sign-up page.
Armed Forces Breakfast Clubs
Armed Forces and Veterans Breakfast Clubs exist to facilitate service personnel & veterans to meet up face-to-face in a relaxed informal environment.
These clubs are free to join and provide a place to socialise with like-minded people who you can share some breakfast scoff and good old service banter.
Veteran Railcard
Military veterans can get cut-price train travel to help boost job prospects and bring them closer to family and friends, with a new Veterans Railcard.
- the new railcard, available from Armistice Day this year, will help boost veterans’ job prospects and strengthen family bonds through cheaper travel
- over 830,000 eligible for a third off their fares, saving veterans and their families hundreds of pounds a year
- discount forms part of government’s new veterans strategy to support former servicemen and women
Replacement Medals or Veterans Badges
Do you need a replacement Veterans Badge? Have your medals been lost or stolen? Well apply for them at the Government website associated with this very aspect.
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