The Second
HMS Manchester Association
The Buzz - (Part 4) continued....
This was followed by Steve "Fletch" Fletcher featured here with his wife Natalie, and guests right to left, Stevie Swaine, Ken Hinchliffe, Jan Leeming, and well known wedding ceremony organiser, Pete Burnett!
And finally, Martin, - name withheld to avoid a charge of nepotism - who qualified on account he has attended 21 of the 24 Re-unions held. His first appearance was as a 14 year old raffle ticket seller, a duty he carried out with aplomb - he certainly had the knack of emptying your correspondents wallet! He has raised circa £15K for 2MA's coffers and good causes, and has recently been seen training his relief, Josh, on what is required. Martin and Andrea were married on the 7th August 2025. They met on the www and discovered they both lived within a five minute walk of each other!
To each of the happy couples we made a presentation of a vase, cut glass, flowers for the use of, to assist our heroes should they happen to transgress and end up at Wife's Defaulters!
DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED
By our Histerical correspondent
As part of our Silver Jubilee celebration we've searched the archives and selected certain articles from the early editions of the Buzz.
The first edition of the Buzz hit the streets late in 2002 and bears little resemblance to later editions. It listed the 85 brave souls who signed up to the forming of an Association. Of the eighty five, eight have sadly passed away, forty nine are still on our list of active members. We have been unable to remain in contact with the remainder.
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