The Second
HMS Manchester Association
The Buzz - (Part 6) continued....
HMS Manchester Cross Stitch
(completed and donated by Karen Lemmon) -
Evidently it's more challenging than Uckers!!
Now in Jack Dawes Portuguese Man Cave
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FREE BEER!!
A Man Cave Special!
We have a small quantity of HMS Manchester official commissioning ale. Ideal for display - Not ideal for consumption!! All bids to 2MA HQ.
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TALES OF CONNIE FRANCIS
By our Road Traffic Correspondent
The scene is set at the Holiday Inn Hotel, Portsmouth on the 10th June 2023. Your Association Organisers were outside the entrance to the hotel doing an excellent job of meeting and greeting and dishing out drinks vouchers and name tallies, etc., when an elderly "sports car" driven by someone resembling Connie Francis appeared on the scene from our left and disappeared into the Hotel Car Park. Only one problem, he entered the car park via the exit route! Moments later he exited the car park via the entrance route! Undeterred our hero sped away, back from wence he came, only to re-appear as a breathless pedestrian, with wife Sue in tow, from the direction of Southsea Common some ten minutes later, dripping like only Connie can that he couldn't find anywhere to park! Fxxxxxx Nightmare!
Connie's chariot suitably parked up!
THE SSAFA 13 BRIDGES CHALLENGE
By our Riverside Correspondent
The SSAFA 13 Bridges Challenge is a relaxed stroll with a route centred on thirteen bridges over the River Thames in Central London. The route is a perfect blend of exercise and sightseeing and the distance involved is circa 10 miles. The Challenge is open to all ages and abilities and the route is entirely wheelchair accessible. Starting on Tower Hill the route takes participants south bound over Tower Bridge then a stroll down the south side of the river, then cross London Bridge north bound, walk alongside the river until Southwark Bridge hoves into view and another southbound transit of Old Father Thames and similar crossings on the remaining ten bridges - Millenium, Blackfriars, Waterloo, Hungerford, Westminster, Lambeth, Vauxhall, Chelsea, Albert and Battersea with the walk finishing on Eel Brook Common.
There are ample opportunities to pause for refreshments too! Obviously the trick is to set off early and complete the walk by closing time by which time the RAF entrants will be firmly in their scratchers in their five star hotels!! For lesser mortals seeking accom there is always the 13 Bridges option!
Popular former crusher, Ronnie Ronson approached 2MA for sponsorship and we chipped in £100.
Ronnie personally raised £615 and his team, £8,100. Gilly Gilchrist was another 2MA member who also participated in the challenge.
Ronnie waits his turn to use the medicinal chair at Tower Bridge, half a mile from the start!!, whilst Royal reflects on yomping across all 35 Thames Bridges in under an hour without breaking sweat!
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Remember - Re-Union 23
Is scheduled to take place in the Portsmouth area,
on the 8th June, 2024.
Submit your Pink Chit request form now!
And fingers crossed!
