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The Branch
Meets at 'Chasis Bar' La Siesta, Torrevieja, on the last
Thursday of the Month at 1800hrs.
Royston Kear
Royston has
now been given the 'all clear' with regard to his recent
illness.
The
Department of Works and
Pensions will be holding
open days at Orihuela
Costa Town Hall on the
following days and will
be providing essential
information on UK
pensions, benefits and
healthcare entitlements
in Spain and the
services that their team
can offer:-
Wednesday 19th
Nov. 11.00hrs
For
more information, visit
www.ukinspain.fco.gov.uk/en/help-for-british-nationals/pensions-benefits/open-day.
or
call 915249729
Seating is limited, so
book early.
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ORIHUELA COSTA & DISTRICT ROYAL BRITISH LEGION
Service of Remembrance
Sunday 9th November 2008
Orihuela
Costa & District Royal British Legion
will be hosting the above event at the Church adjacent to
the Olympia Restaurant, Mil Palmeras, followed by lunch at
the restaurant.
It would be most helpful, if Branch Chairman and Secretaries
of the other service organisations indicate the name and
titles of those attending the Church Service, as seating is
limited. It is recommended that those attending should
arrive no later than 10.30 a.m.
The lunch will commence at 1.00 pm allowing time for a
leisurely drink between Church and Lunch. The lunch will
cost €13.00.
As usual in order to help the service go smoothly the
Restaurant has requested that people indicate their choice
of meal in advance.
The Menu is as follows
First Course Soup of the Day (A)
Crab Salad (B)
Main Course Roast Pork with usual accompaniments (C)
Salmon, grilled (D)
Dessert
Apple Crumble (E)
Ice Cream (F)
Wine & Coffee
The meal will be by tickets only. Tickets can be obtained by
tel. 966 764 230 or emailing, giving choice of menu, and the
tickets will be available at the Branch Meeting on Thursday,
October 23rd. To avoid any disappointment, can you please
advise the numbers attending, as seating is limited.
Some tickets remain for the
Poppy Ball,
Buffet, dancing and entertainment. €20.00. For anybody
interested in transport a coach will run along the N332 from
Torrevieja, but the route will be limited and we must know
your names as soon as possible. Dress: Smart casual or
DJ. Should be a good night.
Mission
Statement:
To
provide an Association which brings benefit to its members
and plays a vibrant and supportive part in the life of the
Corps family.
Purpose:
The
Royal Marines Association was formed in 1946 to help Royal
Marines resettle and find jobs after the second world war
and allow them to maintain contact with the Corps
A VERY GOOD WEBSITE HAS
NOW COME ON LINE FROM THE MOD
www.royal-navy.mod.uk
Regardless of its title,
the website gives up to date information of all operations
covered by the Royal Marines and is well worth a look. Also
another website that I have discovered and has some very
interesting content
www.modoracle.com
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PROPOSED TRIP TO BERLIN
DECEMBER 2008
Suggested Itinerary
Day 1 Depart Alicante
Airport on Sunday 30th Nov on AirBerlin flight.
no. AB1221 at 11.05 am to Tegel Airport Berlin, arriving
at 1410 pm. Coach to meet & onto hotel for 3
nights B&B
Day 2 Use 'Hop on & off Bus'
to see sights - evening go to English Cabaret
Show at the Estrel Festival Centre
www.stars-concert-.de for info (optional)
Day 3 Do your own thing -
like shopping & eating in the super Christmas
Markets !!!
Day 4 Depart on 3rd
December by coach to Tegel Airport for return
flight on Air Berlin flight no AB 9162 to Alicante
at 11.05 am arr Alicante at 15.55 pm (via
Majorca)
Ball park costs based on last
year - hotel 49 euros pppn with B&B at the 4*
NH Berlin City West Hotel - excellent location
very near the Kurfurstendamm area and
surrounded by super very reasonably priced
restaurants.
Hop on & off bus cost 20
euros pp for 24 hours use (some other bus trips
are cheaper)
Show 31 euros pp and if
dinner is required 62 euros pp including show -
optional
Depending on numbers will
determine coach transfer costs from
Tegel airport to hotel & return, and to show &
return (also possible local Torreveija to Alicante
airport & return)
Ball park cost per person to
include B&B and coach transfers 200 euros pp
optional extras sight seeing
bus 20 euros, show 31 euros and possible local
transfer to Alicante airport & return. Air Fare
(Air Berlin provide complementary non alcoholic
drinks and a sandwiches)
Air fare to be booked by
individuals on line with Air Berlin direct - the
earlier booked the cheaper - roughly around 120
euros pp at present. (Cheaper to book own than
as a group)
People without internet
access please let Brenda & Philip know who will
be pleased to arrange.
or phone 96 678 5668 for any
further information
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The Chairman has asked that the following information be
added.
Holiday Homes in
France with a warm RM welcome
My name is
Jonathan and I was medically discharged from the Corps two
years ago after twenty years service, mainly in 45 Cdo, 42
Cdo and SBS. Along with my brother Richard also an ex-bootneck,
42 Cdo & 40 Cdo, we started a new venture in France,
converting an old farm on the Somme Battlefields into three
individual self-catering cottages. We have now finished all
the work and have been open for business for nearly a year.
We have already had many bootnecks staying in our
accommodation and think it would be of interest to many
more. Our new business is called:
CHAVASSE FARM
SOMME BATTLEFIELDS SELF-CATERING
www.chavasseferme.co.uk
&
www.snowdenhouse.co.uk
Your members are welcome to
come and visit us.
The reporting network is not
normally used to promote businesses, nor can we let it
become such. However I am content to promote small
initiatives, like this one, in its infancy to give former
Royal Marines a helping hand as they start up. I would be
very grateful if members did not deluge me with
advertisements if they do not hit this simple criterion.
The newsletter is available for
adverts for members if they wish to use it.
Kind regards
Charlie Hobson
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