The Second HMS Manchester Association

RE-UNION 24 CHUCK UPS

Thank you for a wonderful evening! - Ian and Rosie Dodd.

What a splendid evening - J.J. Lloyd.

Thanks to you and the team for organising a splendid evening. Venue and food both a good choice. Meeting up with old shipmates is great (I had not seen Mick Mortimer for nearly 40 years) and all the "newbies" are a great bunch - Al McKendrick.

A BZ from me - Dave Arthur.

A Great weekend. Thanks for all your work on the Re-unions - Fletch Fletcher.

Thank You for organising the Re-union I had a great time - Steve Found.

Thank You for a great Re-union - Roger Jones.

A big well done to you and the team for organising a great do - Brian and Jackie Logan.

VMT for a cracking Re-union, as ever a cracking night! - Andy McMain.

Excellent venue and great organisation by Alyson. You and Steve aren't bad either - Terry Partington.

Evening went well and the buffet was good and plenty of choice - Don and Ann Hazeldon.

Bravo Zulu for a First Class Re-union. The Buffet was to die for - Sam Wellens.

Great location, very accessible, good bar, great buffet with plenty to choose from - Jiff Lemmon.

A big Thank You to you all for an excellent re-union - venue excellent as was the food - Pete Berrow.

Another great Re-union and I thought the RBL did us proud - Keith Woolven.

The venue was about the right size for the number of guests and had a good feel, not posh but not shabby - Angry Anderson.

Big thanks and well done to you, Stevie and Alyson - Appreciate your efforts - Gilly Gilchrist.

Thanks again for organising another great evening - Knocker White.

BZ to the team (You, Alyson and Steve and the family) as ever a great job done - Pete Curtis.

Thank You for a great night we had a great time! - Red, Alison and Connor Snape.

Thanks for a great Re-union and all the work you guys do to get the show on the road. As for Re union 24, cannot fault it, the venue, the food and the staff was spot on - Phil Southcott.

It was a fabulous evening, and I would certainly support a return to the RBL - Ian Kiff.

Thank You for once more creating another fantastically organised event - Gerry Rafferty.

The venue was great, bit warm but once a few doors and windows open it was ok. The bar staff were exceptional and cheerful - Whisky Haigh. (You never complained in Joanna's!)

Thank You for putting on an excellent evening. The humour and enthusiasm was superb. It was great to meet up with ex shipmates and some new - Mark Winch.

Thank You so much for an amazing evening as always. Mum had a fantastic time catching up with the lads. Amelia also had a great time hearing about her Grandad' at her first Re-union - Neil D'Arcy.

There were 2 complaints / observations that we will take for action.

FLOOD, FLOOD, FLOOD!

By our Damage Control Correspondent

As many of you will be aware, popular 2MA member Steve Moffatt (now known as DC Moffatt) secured his property and embarked on a well-earned holiday in Rhodes which you all know is the largest of Greece's Dodecanese Islands!

Unfortunately, whilst he was busy sunning himself and consuming copious amounts of ouzo, accompanied by his partner, Lesley, all was not well back home. There was a fresh water leak in the roof space of their house. What further impacted on the situation was the fact the leak was not discovered until water penetrated an adjacent property days later. As a consequence, on arrival home, he was confronted with a scene of total devastation and a house not fit for habitation as the phots below clearly indicate.

Luckily, Steve has insurance, and his insurer promptly placed the unlucky couple in suitable temporary accommodation whilst repairs etc., are carried out. Despite this there were items not covered causing him to be out of pocket. As a result we thought it appropriate to give Steve and Lesley a helping hand, and we alerted the membership of their predicament.

As a result of our people's generosity, a large sum was raised. Regular attendees at our re-unions are well aware that there are frequently mystery prizes to be won and at our last re union was no exception because as luck would have it, a prize consisting of a canvas damage control bag full of bungs and wedges and other leak stopping items was won by….Steve Moffatt!! How good was that?!

We also handed him a cheque for £1630.

Steve asked us to put this comment into the Buzz -

"Hi Ian and Stevie, could you please add a massive thank you to everyone that made kind donations to help us out, as a result of the escape of water in our house. It is very much appreciated and has helped offset the insurance excess and other items that were not insured. We are still in rental accommodation at Port Solent and will likely still be here several months into the New Year. To date very little has been done towards the repairs. We have however put to good use the wedges from our DC bag. They are propping open the doors at Port Solent!"

Furthermore, he would like to show his friends his current dwelling!