June 2018 Germany reunion
Our June reunion in Germany has been advertised to all members via newsletters and at the most recent AGM. It is currently 'sold out' (numbers are limited by the requirement to be hosted and to ensure the Mansergh Mess function can accommodate all who attend. However, there may be late drop-outs. Sue Adams (email at the end of this article) hold the attendance and reserve list.
Many members of the SCE/BFES Association will have very fond memories of life in Germany. The opportunity to teach in Services schools and live, work and socialise alongside Army/RAF personnel gave all of us unique experiences.
With the imminent closure of the remaining schools in British Forces Germany and the final withdrawal of the Army in 2019, a reunion visit is being planned for the 6th and 7th June 2018.
The focus of this Reunion is a regimental visit and a dinner night in in the Officers’ Mess at Mansergh Barracks in Gütersloh. During this visit there will be a chance to visit one or more of the remaining MoD Schools.
The visit will be co-hosted by MoD School's headteacher of Haig School, Gütersloh (school visits) and 26 Regiment Royal Artillery (regimental visit and dinner in the Officers’ Mess, Mansergh Barracks)
Proposed programme:
TUESDAY 5th JUNE
Private travel arrangements to Gütersloh
WEDNESDAY 6th JUNE
AM: presentation & tour of the artillery regiment, and its varied equipment
PM: visit to an MoD School (choice of school will be offered, Gutersloh, Bielefeld, Paderborn)
Evening: pre meal drinks followed by 4 course dinner, with wines and port
THURSDAY 7th JUNE
AM: visit to an alternative school
PM: visit to a third choice of school, proceed back home or extend your stay
Interested?
Contact BFES Association committee member, Sue Adams, without delay, on
buckwell.adams@gmail.com
Our June reunion in Germany has been advertised to all members via newsletters and at the most recent AGM. It is currently 'sold out' (numbers are limited by the requirement to be hosted and to ensure the Mansergh Mess function can accommodate all who attend. However, there may be late drop-outs. Sue Adams (email at the end of this article) hold the attendance and reserve list.
Many members of the SCE/BFES Association will have very fond memories of life in Germany. The opportunity to teach in Services schools and live, work and socialise alongside Army/RAF personnel gave all of us unique experiences.
With the imminent closure of the remaining schools in British Forces Germany and the final withdrawal of the Army in 2019, a reunion visit is being planned for the 6th and 7th June 2018.
The focus of this Reunion is a regimental visit and a dinner night in in the Officers’ Mess at Mansergh Barracks in Gütersloh. During this visit there will be a chance to visit one or more of the remaining MoD Schools.
The visit will be co-hosted by MoD School's headteacher of Haig School, Gütersloh (school visits) and 26 Regiment Royal Artillery (regimental visit and dinner in the Officers’ Mess, Mansergh Barracks)
Proposed programme:
TUESDAY 5th JUNE
Private travel arrangements to Gütersloh
WEDNESDAY 6th JUNE
AM: presentation & tour of the artillery regiment, and its varied equipment
PM: visit to an MoD School (choice of school will be offered, Gutersloh, Bielefeld, Paderborn)
Evening: pre meal drinks followed by 4 course dinner, with wines and port
THURSDAY 7th JUNE
AM: visit to an alternative school
PM: visit to a third choice of school, proceed back home or extend your stay
Interested?
Contact BFES Association committee member, Sue Adams, without delay, on
buckwell.adams@gmail.com
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Past Reunions
2017's AGM, reunion and lunch, took place in the magnificent surroundings of The Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, on 14th October.
Re-unions have been held in the RAF Club, House of Commons and the House of Lords, as well as various hotels and clubs both in the North and South of the country. Some of the more recent re-unions are:-
Annual Reunion, East India Club, London, October 2013;
Oake Manor Reunion and AGM, Somerset. Saturday 23rd March 2013, 2014 & 2015
Christ College, Cambridge April 2014 & 2015
Ilminster Re-union March 2014 & March 2015
Annual Curry Lunch held at the Gurkha Museum, Peninsular Barracks, Winchester
Reunion luncheon at Beachlands Hotel, Weston-Super-Mare, May 2016
Please let the Association know of any other re-unions taking place around the country.
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Christ’s College Cambridge
Saturday April 11th 2015
For the past two years we have decided to hold our East Anglia event at the University of Cambridge. Christ’s College provided an historic environment with a suitably iconic dining room named after Earl Mountbatten of Burma. Last year was in effect a trial run and we were only able to accommodate 21 people, but ended up with a waiting list. This year, Saturday April 11th 2015, we will held the Lunch again, but in a larger room.
Some members were also able to stay at the College and enjoy a Refectory breakfast!!!
Delicious food, good company and superb weather combined to make this a truly memorable occasion.
Cambridge has a wealth of historic buildings, many belonging to Colleges of the University, many of which can be seen as you take a punt up the River Cam. Even a weekend is hardly enough time to enjoy all its pleasures.
Saturday April 11th 2015
For the past two years we have decided to hold our East Anglia event at the University of Cambridge. Christ’s College provided an historic environment with a suitably iconic dining room named after Earl Mountbatten of Burma. Last year was in effect a trial run and we were only able to accommodate 21 people, but ended up with a waiting list. This year, Saturday April 11th 2015, we will held the Lunch again, but in a larger room.
Some members were also able to stay at the College and enjoy a Refectory breakfast!!!
Delicious food, good company and superb weather combined to make this a truly memorable occasion.
Cambridge has a wealth of historic buildings, many belonging to Colleges of the University, many of which can be seen as you take a punt up the River Cam. Even a weekend is hardly enough time to enjoy all its pleasures.
Photographs from 2015 Luncheon at Christ's College. Centre picture - David Hopkins, Peter & Rosemary Segebarth
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Guests at the Association's Reunion Luncheon, Christ's College, Cambridge, April 2015.
More photographs added to our Gallery pages.
More photographs added to our Gallery pages.
Janet & John Allison, Peter Williams and John Ireland
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Anne Payne, Brian & Marilyn Trust, James & Nolan Clamp
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