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Notices from Regimental Headquarters 400 CLUB WINNERS – SEPTEMBER 2010
Posted: 1st September 2010
393 |
Thornaby Branch GHA – Mr R Armstrong |
£20 |
168 |
Mr G Walker |
£15 |
60 |
Mr G W Awty |
£10 |
76 |
Mr J A Brown |
£10 |
MR NORMAN BAIRD
Posted: 23rd August 2010
This is a quick note to inform you that Norman Baird passed away on Friday morning after a short illness.
I am Norman's son and I would like to have a notice put on the association website advising friends that the cremation service will take place at Durham crematorium on Wednesday the 1st of September at 11:30am.
Regards,
Gerry Baird
MAJOR JACK RIORDAN MBE - THANKSGIVING SERVICE
Posted: 19th August 2010
A Thanksgiving service for Major Jack Riordan MBE will be held in St Mary's Church, Richmond on Thursday 16th September 2010 at 11.30 am. All GHA Members are invited by the family to attend. Standards are requested. After the service non-alcoholic refreshments will be served in the King's Head Hotel Ballroom. Cash bars will be open in the hotel.
400 CLUB WINNERS – JULY 2010
Posted: 1st July 2010
236 |
Major Jeremy Oliver |
£20 |
36 |
Major John Stenhouse |
£15 |
248 |
WO1 G Lindoe |
£10 |
257 |
London Branch GHA |
£10 |
GREEN HOWARDS ANNUAL REUNION - 22/23/24 OCTOBER 2010
Posted: 16th June 2010
I can now confirm that the Regimental Reunion will take place on the weekend 22nd/23rd/24th October 2010 at the TA Centre, Coldyhill Lane, Scarborough with the kind permission of the Commanding Officer, 4th Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment.
The cost of a full ticket (Fri/Sat/Sun) is £25.00. Cost of a day ticket for either day Friday, Saturday or Sunday is £9.00, (As agreed at the Executive Meeting 2010). Tickets will only be available from the Headquarters at Richmond.
Individuals are to bid for the number/type of tickets they will require to this Headquarters by Friday 8th October 2010. Due to Health and Safety restrictions a maximum of 350 is imposed.
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
1. Friday 22nd October 2010
1800 hrs Reception Opens
2000–2100 hrs Curry Supper
0200 Hrs TA Centre Closed
2. Saturday 23rd October 2010
Breakfast at Hotels/Bed and Breakfasts
1130 hrs Regimental Board and Museum Trustees Meeting
1200 hrs TA Centre/Reception/Bars Open
1230 hrs Darts and Shooting Competitions Commence
1600-1700 hrs Green Howards Association AGM
2000-2045 hrs Toasts (The Queen, HM Harald V, The Regiment and
Absent friends). Prize Giving. Social evening and Raffle
2100-2230 hrs Buffet Supper
0230 hrs TA Centre/Bar Closed
3. Sunday 24th October 2010
Breakfast at Hotels/Bed and Breakfasts
1030 hrs Standard Bearers Competition (Square)
1130 hrs Church Parade forms up at TA Centre
1140 hrs March to St Mark’s Church, Coldyhill Lane
1200 hrs Reunion Church Service
1300 hrs Reunion March Past (Yorkshire Corps of Drums) (Deputy Colonel of The Yorkshire Regiment (Green Howards) to take the Salute). Followed by presentation of 50 and 25 Year Badges
1315 hrs TA Centre/Bars Open
1330-1500 hrs Buffet Lunch
1630 hrs TA Centre Closed
The cost of a full ticket (Fri/Sat/Sun) is £25.00. Cost of a day ticket for either day Friday, Saturday or Sunday is £9.00.
400 CLUB WINNERS – JUNE 2010
Posted: 2nd June 2010
460 |
Mr P Brown |
£20 |
33 |
Major J Stenhouse |
£15 |
111 |
Captain C L Smith |
£10 |
309 |
Major General A P Farquhar |
£10 |
A QUIZ SHOW HERO
Posted: 6th May 2010
NEW EXCITING QUIZ SHOW
The makers of Who Dares Win and In It To Win It are looking for a HERO but not just any hero
A QUIZ SHOW HERO
Is there a cause close to your heart?
Someone who works tirelessly for others in your community?
Or a group crying out for help?
We are looking for some extra special contestants to take part in a new extra special quiz show.
Your general knowledge could change someone else's life forever..........
If you would like to opportunity to be a real life hero then we need to hear from you. If this is you, email us now at hero@12yard.com with your contact details including a daytime telephone number, age and nearest major city.
NOTICE
Posted: 30th March 2010
Good afternoon,
I am contacting you with regards to an exhibition currently being held, which is called 'MyWar'. We at Hurricane Films are looking for contributors within Sheffield and Leeds at the present time, in order to share their memories of war on camera (it can be any age and any war). We will be filming in these areas from 12/04 until 15/04 (filming at the Electric Works in Sheffield and the Round Foundry in Leeds). If you know of anyone that would be interested in contributing then please e-mail me back on this address as soon as possible (or to nicole@hurricanefilms.co.uk or by phone on 0151-707-9700). Or if you could point me in the direction of any other people to contact with regards to this then it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.
Kind regards,
Matthew Smith
APPEAL
Posted: 11th February 2010
Al Hindmarsh is doing a 100 mile run (More like a fast walk at his age) at the end of May 2010. Al is thinking of asking any ex Green Howards to sponsor him. Whilst it won't buy Tom a new set of legs or slippers, for that matter, he is sure that any money will come in handy. AL is hoping that the response will be good as this tragedy could have happened to any of us whilst in Northern Ireland. It's for a good cause so come on you Green Howards, show these Brave Lads what we're made of! Once A Green Howard - Always a Green Howard! XIX
Name: Al Hindmarsh
IP: 144.177.50.5
E-mail: alan.hindmarsh@akersolutions.com
All
Thanks to everyone who has pledged money to help young Tom. At this moment in time the pledges stand at £915.00 I think with a bit of luck we may reach a £1000.00 by mid May. All donations are really appreciated
Regards
Al
THE GREEN HOWARDS' 400 CLUB 2010/11
Posted: 14th January 2010
The current year for the 400 Club ends on 31st March 2010. I am therefore writing to ask if you will kindly continue your membership for a further year. As you already know, this Club is the only source of regular income to back the various activities of The Green Howards Association. Apart from the Annual Reunion, these include the annual Executive Meeting of Branch Secretaries at Richmond and Richmond Sunday.
During the current year we sold a total of 425 discs, after payment of prizes and expenses totalling £1,250.00 a profit of £1,300.00 was made for the Association funds. I would ask you to seriously consider continuing your membership, to take out additional discs and to encourage new members. There is no limit to the Club membership and the cost of a disc is £6.
For the coming year the total prize money will be £1,180 as detailed below:
4 x prizes per month:
1st prize £20
2nd prize £15
3rd prize £10
4th prize £10
7 x prizes drawn at the Reunion:
1st prize £200
2nd prize £150
3rd prize £ 75
4th prize £ 35
5th prize £ 25
6th prize £ 20
7th prize £ 15
An application form is below. Please return it as soon as possible with your cheque, made payable to 'The Green Howards Association'.
________________________________________________________________________________
To: The Yorkshire Regiment Area Headquarters(The Green Howards), Trinity Church Square, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL10 4QN
THE GREEN HOWARDS' 400 CLUB
I wish to become a member of The Green Howards' 400 Club for the year 2010/2011 and to purchase
.................. discs at £6 each.
I enclose the sum of £............. in payment. Cheques should be made payable to The Green Howards Association.
Signature: .........................................
Name: ...............................................
Address:.............................................
.........................................................
.........................................................
.........................................................
Date: .............................
PLEASE RETURN THIS PROFORMA TO THE ADDRESS ABOVE BY 31st MARCH 2010
BATTLE OF THE SOMME - RESEARCH
Posted: 1st October 2009
Historian Hugh Sebag-Montefiore is looking for accounts by soldiers who served in the Green Howard regiment, or any other regiment, during the July-November 1916 battle of the Somme. This is in connection with a book on the fighting on the Somme commissioned by Penguin which he is researching. The book will focus on the capture or attempted capture of the chain of villages and strongpoints which had to be overcome if the German line was to be broken and will cover actions involving the regiment’s 2nd, 1st/4th, 1st/5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th battalions including the 2nd and 10th battalions’ valiant deeds on the first day of the battle, 6th battalion’s 28-9/9/1916 capture of Stuff Redoubt, and the 8th and 9th battalion’s taking of Lincoln Redoubt. Contact Hugh Sebag-Montefiore on 0207-435-1035 or at sebags@hsmontefiore.com
THE NORWEGIAN CAMPAIGN 1940 - TV DOCUMENTRY
Posted: 18th September 2009
A Norwegian film company, Ekko Films is currently seeking British veterans who participated in the ill-fated campaign of April 1940 and are currently putting together a historical documentary for a forthcoming TV program detailing the events in Norway during 1940; German and Norwegian veterans are also being interviewed.
If you would like to be considered for interview then Ekko Films would be very pleased to hear from veterans who served with the Royal Navy, British Army or the RAF and participated in the Norwegian Campaign.
All interviews will be conducted with the utmost respect and sensitivity.
If you would like to be considered then please contact:
Mr Robert Pearson
21 Meadowvale Close
Ipswich
IP4 4HE
Tel; 01473 716380
E-mail: bakerstreetrebel@yahoo.co.uk
THE ELIZABETH CROSS
Posted: 24th August 2009
The Elizabeth Cross
You will have seen in the press that the Queen is to honour the families of Service people who died in action with the Elizabeth Cross. This is a splendid development and great credit is due to all those involved in MOD and elsewhere. In the announcement the Queen said "I greatly hope that the Elizabeth Cross will give further meaning to the nation's debt of gratitude to the families and loved ones of those who have died in the service of our country". The next of kin of over 8000 Service people who have been killed since 1948 will be eligible to receive the award. At the time of writing more than 400 Crosses have already been issued. For information and an application form call the medal Office Tel: 0800 0853600.
AYRSOME PARK BUGLER - DMR LEE MATTHEWS
Posted: 19th May 2009
BBC TEESIDE RADIO INTERVIEW
RHQ YORKS are looking for Drummer LEE MATTHEWS who used to attend the Home Fixtures at Middlesbrough FC. If any GHA member knows of his whereabouts, could they please forward to RHQ Richmond his contact details. TYVM.
HEROES RETURN 2
Posted: 2nd April 2009
From: Secretary Cobseo [mailto:sec.cobseo@btconnect.com]
Sent: 01 April 2009 15:57
To: Secretary Cobseo
Subject: Heroes Return 2
Dear Members,
Today the Big Lottery Fund has announced the launch of Heroes Return 2 to enable veterans of World War 2 and their spouses/ partners/carers (up to 3 people in the party) to visit those places in which they served in WW2. Included this time around are places in UK. Details and application forms will be available from this weekend, but you are asked to circulate this very welcome information to your members and encourage them to register with the Helpline listed.
Mike Bray
Secretary COBSEO
BIG salutes veteran WWII heroes with commemorative funding.
Second World War veterans across the country can today sign up for a new multi-million pound commemorative funding scheme that will provide Lottery support for anniversary trips to the places where they saw action.
The Big Lottery Fund has today announced the opening of its funding initiative, Heroes Return 2, pledging funding for veterans, spouses, widows and carers wishing to mark overseas anniversaries throughout 2009 and 2010.
Sir Clive Booth, Chair of the Big Lottery Fund said: “The generation of men and women who served this country during the Second World War gave so much to protect the freedoms we enjoy today. As they get older, pilgrimages to the areas where they saw service become ever more poignant and precious to our veterans.
“Today’s Heroes Return 2 funding announcement builds on the Fund’s previous support for our veterans. We were proud that we were able to contribute to events marking the 60th anniversary leading up to the end of the Second World War - including helping 39,000 veterans and their carers go overseas to revisit those sites where they saw action.
“This is why I am personally delighted today to announce the launch of Heroes Return 2, making a further offer to fund the trips for those veterans who would like our support to attend anniversary events across the world. In this way, we hope to do our bit on behalf of the whole nation to honour the service and sacrifice so many of our veterans made.”
The Fund has opened up a Heroes Return 2 hotline for all veterans to ring for further information: Heroes Return 2 Helpline 0845 00 00 121. Hundreds have already registered their interest.
Pat White National Chair of the Italy Star Association said: “We are delighted that the Big Lottery Fund have given us another opportunity for more of our veterans, some who have not had a chance to visit their areas of combat, to return and bury their nightmares.”
Pat White continued: “The first time I entered a Commonwealth war grave cemetery it felt as if I was entering a different world, so calm and peaceful: when you walk in peaceful lanes so green, remember them and think what might have been. We do remember them.”
The Big Lottery Fund has already supported veterans through the Awards for All small grants programme with funding over £178,000 to support anniversary trips this year.
Launched to mark the historic 60th anniversary of D-DAY in 2004, BIG’s former Heroes Return scheme awarded £16.6 million to over 39 thousand veterans, spouses, widows and carers to fund commemorative visits to Second World War battlefields, cemeteries and other significant places across the world.
Heroes Return was the centre-piece of the Veterans Reunited programme including Home Front Recall which awarded £19.2 million to support UK-based group events and activities to commemorate those who contributed to the war-effort on the home front, and Their Past Your Future with an ongoing £9.6 million scheme funding a UK-wide schools and education programme to give young people the opportunity to learn first-hand from veterans about their experience of war.
Further Information:
Big Lottery Fund Press Office: 020 7211 1888
Out of hours contact: 07867 500 572
Heroes Return 2 Helpline 0845 00 00 121
Public Enquiries Line: 08454 102030
Textphone: 0845 6021 659
Full details of the Big Lottery Fund programmes and grant awards are available on the website: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
Working for the Service and Veterans Community
OBITUARIES/INFORMATION FOR THE NEXT GH MAGAZINE
Posted: 2nd December 2008
The next edition of the Green Howard Magazine will be published in the New Year and will contain some obituaries of those Green Howards who have passed away in recent months.
Inevitably we don't know all who have died nor do we know all we should about them. If anybody knows of a Green Howard who has died please let the Obituary Editor (Roddy Bailey) know. In particular, if anybody knows any pertinent information/recollections or memory that should be recorded for posterity in our Regimental magazine please send it by email - Roddy Bailey's email address is roderic2@eircom.net - or in manuscript to RHQ who will pass it on to me.
Any contributions, no matter how small, by 1 Jan 09 please.
Roddy Bailey
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