NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER
Office Hours: Monday and Friday (except Public Holidays) 1pm - 3pm
Club Night: Wednesday from 4:00pm to 7:00pm at Bowls Palmerston North Club Rooms Lounge, Linton Street.
PNRSA TRUST
9am - 11am Tuesdays at the Senior Citizens Lounge opposite the Globe Theatre,
Main Street, Palmerston North
~ Mike O’Connor 358 9983 ~ Albie Armstrong 358 6881 ~ Trevor Gillbanks 0221052316
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Your Committee is…
President: Peter Hurly
Vice President:
Secretary: Rosemary Hollander
Treasurer / Bowls Liaison: Brian Gemmell
Membership: Gordon Smith
Women’s Section: Val Lamb
Memorial Project: Bruce Willis
Military Heritage: Joe Hollander
Social: Marj Fox
Raffles: Murray Batten
Newsletter / Media: Craig George
Base Ohakea Liaison / Webmaster: Al Hollins
Linton Camp Liaison: Bernard Nichol / WO2 Shaun Forsyth
Committee: Nick Dymock
Welfare & Support: Trevor Gillbanks (Non Committee Member)
~ Presidents Message ~
Greetings Everyone
Wow!! We have received great news this week!
Our Life Member and long standing loyal member, Val Lamb, has been recognised by being awarded the RNZRSA Gold Star – one of only 5 in the country!
Congratulations Val, a great honour and truly well deserved!
You have stood by our RSA through thick and thin and in spite of your ill health have contributed much to our RSA, the Womens’ Section and the National RSA.
You have relinquished a number of portfolios that you have held over the years including more recently that of reporting on the welfare and support of our RSA as well as publishing our newsletters and we have been grateful for your perseverance and efficiency.
We do hope to be able to see you at our Wednesday evening meetings as the weather improves, which – hopefully – will also see some improvement in your health. Once again, thank you and well done!!!.
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The dinner at Hilltop restaurant last week was apparently very good. Unfortunately, I was in Adelaide, so couldn’t attend. However, I understand that the proprietors bent over backwards to help us and their communication was excellent as was the food. Thanks to Marj Fox for having organised this and the consensus is that we will go back again.
Our hardworking and loyal member, Joe Hollander will be undergoing complex neuro-surgery next month and will be out of action for several weeks. Good luck Joe to you and Rosemary, hope the surgery goes well and you will recover well and we will see you back at the Club soon.
Another regular attendee, Tony Smith, has also had a spell back in hospital, but it didn’t stop him from attending our get together last Wednesday. He also has some further medical appointments as a follow up, so hope these go well Tony.
We welcomed a new member to our Club last Wednesday, Noel (Swifty) Swift. Noel was a medic of mine when I was at Linton and I also knew him through St John. Great to have you on board Swifty!
National Council AGM will be held over 4 November and 5 November and I will be attending. It being over Guy Fawkes, hope it doesn’t go off with a bang! Given the recent bickering and adverse publicity regarding the RSA as well as some clubs breaking away from the RNZRSA, this should, hopefully be a meeting about building bridges and establishing a united front in support of our veterans.
A reminder about the Remembrance Day (used to be Armistice Day) on the 11th November in the Square at 11 o’clock. As I said, Joe will be unable to attend so I will try to do justice by being the MC that day. A job that Joe has done so successfully over the years. Hope I meet your standards Joe! In my task as being MC, Bruce Willis will stand in for me as our wreath layer. Thanks Bruce.
Hope you survived the recent inclement weather and overall we have been fortunate in the Manawatu as we haven’t experienced the devastation that has occurred in other parts of the country.
Well, that’s probably enough from me at present. SEE YOU AT THE CLUB.
PS. What is a bigamist? A thicka Italiana fog!
Peter
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PNRSA Restaurant Review
The Hilltop Restaurant: From the beginning when Marj Fox booked the night, their service was excellent and the idea of preordering our meals, meant a fast efficient service.
Nestled in the Antlers Private Dining Room we gathered and enjoyed our hearty meals. If you enjoy dining on a large scale, well you will be not be disappointed!
Entrees were had by some and although a struggle (Large portion) all our meals were very delicious and memorable. We will be returning here next year.
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RSA Lapel Badges for New Members are now available
Enquiries are welcome at the PNRSA office
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COMING UP IN NOVEMBER
@ 4.30pm Wednesday Evenings
5 Nov Yap Yap 12 Nov Blackboard Menu @ Bowling Club
19 Nov Yap Yap 26 Nov Members Draw
Best Wishes to those that are having
Birthdays in November
Bruce Ayers, Wayne Byrne, Brian Gemmell, James Good, Douglas Griffin, Dorothy Harrison,
Peter Hurly, Barrie Jorgensen, Sidney Murdie, Brian Powdrill, Bruce Wood
MILITARY HISTORY PRESENTATIONS
28 Oct (Tue – EPLP) – NZ Land Wars Month - “180th Anniversary of the Formation of the NZ Army and the Flagstaff War”, by LTCOL Dr Peter Wood, ONZM, RNZIR,
11 Nov (Tue - EPLP) – Remembrance Day – “80th Anniversary of the Italian Campaign, the Forgotten Front in the Second World War”, by LTCOL (Rtd) Dr Glyn Harper, QSM
27 Nov (Thu – MMMHP) - “10th Anniversary of NZDF Commitment to Iraq”, by LTCOL Dr Peter Wood, ONZM, RNZIR
