The Second
HMS Manchester Association
The Buzz - (Part 5) continued....
Dave outside Olympic Stadium in Berlin
Prior to the Final v Spain
Dave and a chum inside The Olympic Stadium for The Final
Spain won 2-1
Post-match Stadium Fireworks
The Winners of Euro 24 - Spain
(It's surprising the number of white ensigns that turn up at football matches - you don't see Pongos or Crab flags!!)
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ALAN IVISON IN GREAT SWIMMING SENSATION
By our Aquatic Correspondent
News just in tells of the aquatic heroics of popular 2MA member, Alan Ivison and his support for Comic Relief.
During the month of September he swam a staggering 1,724 lengths of his local swimming pool which equates to 43.1 kilometres, or for the non-metrically minded, 26.7 miles, whilst raising a total of £315 for this worthy cause. This included a £100 donation from 2MA. This Swimathon took 26 one hour sessions to complete, with a similar amount of time spent travelling and jumping into his budgie smugglers.
In confidence, Alan told our correspondent that there were other things he wished he had spent 52 hours doing, and as an experienced member of the WE fraternity this included sleeping! But, he also confided on the remarkable change to his physique as a result of spending such an amount of time in the water! We see what you mean! BZ Shipmate!
Look out for our hero in the re-make of "Baywatch"!
MYSTERY PERSONALITIES 2023 - Results
First up was the interpart football team and we offered two of our well sought out bottles of Port for the most players named.
And the winner was jovial ex-Joss Nigel Dowland who won by a mile on account he named everyone featured - including himself (second left back row)
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Starboard waist - Lt Graham Ellerman? Lt Cdr Jim Dale (SCO)
Rear rank: RO Pete Allport, RO Nige "Angie" Dowland, RO Dave "Buster" Brown, LRO Steve "Tufty" Townsend, AB Eddie Lewin(s), RO Kathy Kirby
Front rank: LRO Bob "Brain Damage" Chapman, RO Paul "Max" Maxwell, RO Nobby Clarke, RO Brian Clough
Phot taken in Gib 85 outbound to the Gulf. Match result withheld by request!
Anyone know where they are now? Standfast the Joss! Nigel got the nickname "Angie" short for Angela 'cos he comes from Ripon!
