John Mullen - absolutely no relation to Bob / BTC whatsoever - did a ten year stint with Pusser UK Ltd during which time he enjoyed two drafts to the Might Manch - 82 - 84 and early 86 - late 87, which makes him yet another Global 86 veteran!! A member of an elite corps - the white mafia - John rates D95 as his best ship (the competition was Soberton, Coventry and some yacht now tied up in Leith) and Singapore as his best run ashore on account that his wife was with him and the keel was laid for a happy event nine months later! Leaving the mob in 1990, and inspired by his success as a member of the shore patrol in Darwin, John joined Hampshire Old Bill - his local crime fighting agency. Still with the Force 18 years later, our hero how runs a bed an breakfast facility complete with bars - not the type we like - for those who cannot behave themselves! As a respected crime fighter, we are, unfortunately, unable to identify the killick chef who was responsible for covering the front of HMS Mercury's Wardroom with silage in a less than successful major fire exercise 'cos John asked us not to!
Ian "Ned" NAYLOR
Ned Naylor joined Pusser UK in 1982 as a sprog RP and in a pensionable career, sailed the seven seas on Exeter, Jupiter, Montrose and Cardiff - interspersed by two drafts to that graceful greyhound of the globe - the Mighty Manch! (which immediately identifies him as a lucky b@stard!). He also cracked shxtloads of shore time at the Radar Ratings Rest Home, HMS Dryad. Joining D95 for the first time immediately after the infamous cruise of '86, and the subsequent torture of wall to wall global dits, our hero's own good run ashore recollections are naturally less exotic. However, he readily pays tribute to a Mr & Mrs Watson of Doha who grippoed half of Ned's mess and lashed them up an absolute stinker! (What nice folks!). This same mess also descended en-masse on the unsuspecting city of Nottingham en-route to a recording of a popular TV Quiz Show. Such was the fun and frolics of this run ashore, that Ned chose the pool table of the "General Gordon" public house to demonstrate the noble naval art of Zulu Warrior, which drew raptuous applause from an enthralled audience - stand fast the two guys playing pool at the time! Another of our motley band who likes to mingle with the criminal classes, Ned is now a Physical Education Instructor in the Prison Service. Evidently his role as a PTI in civvy deeks is all part of a new Home Office initiative to cut the number of incarcerated people and it works like this:-
PTI's make the prisoners fitter, when they are outside and back to a life of crime, it's easier for them to escape from the old bill! Less captures equals less court cases equals less convictions equals less prisoners equals less haute cuisine victualling, colour TV's, Blu-ray DVD's saunas and other prison creature comforts etc. equals less expense - End Result? Everyone's a winner! How good is that?!
Ned lives somewhere in the home counties - look out for Ned doing star jumps; at the bar at our next re-union - unless of course it's his round! He is chuffed to bits to be a founder member of the 2nd HMS Manchester Association.
Terry "Ernie" NORTHERN
Alison
Joined 30th April 2011 (245)
Barry NURSE
Re-Joined 19th May 2014 (301)
Chris O'DONNELL
Joined 31st May 2012 (275)
Neil "Ozzy" OSBORNE
Joined 16th February 2011 (236)
Dave PALETHORPE
Re-Joined 26th March 2019 (334)
Bob PAPE
Joined 6th July 2021 (360)
Terry PARTINGTON
(Tina)
James PATERSON
Joined 25th February 2021 (342)
Ian PERRYMAN
Adrian "Tom" PETTY
(Julie)
Pip PIPER
Joined 20th November 2009 (211)
87 - 90 & 91 - 92
Pip Piper joined Pusser UK in 1986, and after a swift bout of training at Follyfoot Farm to become an RP, drafty promptly sent him to sea...on the pride of the Navy, the Mighty Manch! (87-90 and 91-92). Soon promoted to an irresponsible position - Navigator's Yeoman - Pip particularly remembers Mombasa and the time he was detailed for Mess Cooks. Confronted with a mountain of loafing scran bag items, Pip took the opportunity to strengthen relations with the local community by selling the whole lot to the gadgi on the jetty who had already made a mint selling dodgy wooden artefacts to the Chief's Mess!! (Gen dit, I've some of that "evidence" in the attic. Ed). Our hero was also meggarly impressed by the workings of Hubble/Hirji Airways - 23 hours a day to do what you want, stand easys not included - and in no time at all Pip had slapped in to branch change and was off to aircrew training, and the experience of being suspended 60ft below a helo that was twice as old as he was!! Further induction training included a trip to the premises of R Goss to purchase a deluxe click click bed, five gallons of sun creme, and a really large wheel barrow to cart his flying pay inflated wallet around!! Still serving with Wafoo World, Pip spends all his time at Disneyland Cornwall improving his golf handicap! Not due to retire until the mid 2020's - evidently the Pusser thinks it is short of wafoos - obviously didn't check out the West Country 'cos there are more hairy fairies there than rabbits! Pip learned about the 2nd HMS Manchester Association from surfing the web on a day when it was too wet for golf!
Mark "Scouse" PLATT
Joined 7th February 2023 (367)
Michael "Micky" PLUMMER
Joined 16th November 2011 (255)
Ian POULTER
87 - 90
Ian Poulter joined the recreational branch of Pusser UK (aka the Fleet Air Arm) in 1978, and in a WHIRLWIND (he'd get upset if we didn't mention a helo!) pensionable career he went to sea on Ye Olde Rusty "B", Hermes, Nottingham, Marlborough and a fistful of RFA's although only Nottingham and his time on the Mighty Manch (87 - 90) were actually full sea drafts. The remainder were FAA sponsored jollys to warm and sunny climes! Another who voted Singapore as his best D95 run ashore (Cultural note: - too many Tigers and sticky greens can leave you feeling a little SIKORSKY!), whilst Tortola (BVI) also gets an honourable mensh for the time he was detached from Herpes with some booties for a two week exercise. Royal immediately yomped away to play war games, whilst the wafoos headed for the bar and the beach...well someone had to!
Ian also holds the distinction of being the only woo to stand tall in the quasi shack...and that was with his high heels on! Our hero also recalls the time when he heard a SEA KING was coming onboard D95 enroute to Mombers. Unfortunately this particular SEA KING - Neptune by name - had an aversion to one hemisphere wafoos and instead of a meeting with an angry palm tree, our hero received a good gunking instead!
Outside since 2000, Ian lives and works in WESSEX, at the FAA rest home at Westlands. His recreational activities include swimming, playing league snooker, and he loves to tackle the Munros in Scotland in the summer. A fan of the oval ball game (closet WASPs supporter?!). He also likes to crack the Army-Navy rugby match at Twickers and is keen to hear if anyone else in 2MA attends, so he can buy them a beer! Ian's favourite deodorant is of course, LYNX!!
