Falmouth Sea Sunday 2008
For more than twenty years, Sea Sunday in Falmouth has been held on the third Sunday in July, and has
now become an established part of the Civic and social calendar. For most of that time, Falmouth Branch
of the Royal Naval Association has been privileged and proud to organise the event.
Together with the Mayor of Falmouth and the Town Council, and the Church of King Charles the Martyr,
we invite you to join us on Sunday 20th July, 2008.
The provisional programme is as follows:
1020 Hrs Parade to assemble on The Moor, Falmouth;
(Parade will consist of units of HM Forces; Veterans' organisations; youth organisations, together with
Civic guests from Falmouth and surrounding areas.)
1040 Hrs Parade, led by the Volunteer Band, HMS Seahawk (RNAS Culdrose) and Standards, march to Church of King Charles the Martyr;
1100 Hrs Church Service commences ;
1200 Hrs (approx) Parade re-forms, march to National Maritime Museum, Cornwall.
Salute to be taken by Lady Mary Holborow, Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall;
1215 Hrs (approx) Parade dismissed at Events Square (adjacent to Museum).
Participants and those attending the Church are invited to join us at a reception to be held in the Discovery Centre at the Maritime Museum.
(N.B. By courtesy of the Museum, those attending the Reception are invited to spend time at the Museum FREE OF CHARGE.)
Falmouth Branch, 25th Anniversary
 Shipmates and friends of Falmouth Branch of the Royal Naval Association celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the re-commissioning of the Branch with a lunch at the Falmouth Hotel on Friday, 21st September. Branch Secretary Ron Burdekin welcomed those present, and read out a number of apologies for absence and messages of congratulation. Among those unable to be present were several Branch Members, either on holiday, working, or indisposed. Branch President Commodore Tony Hogg was unable to attend, due to two previous engagements, and Cdr Paddy McClurg, General Secretary of the Royal Naval Association, was unable to attend at the last minute, due to a family bereavement.
Messages of congratulations included several RNA Branches, RFA Mounts Bay, RFA Lyme Bay, Falmouth Merchant Navy Association, and Falmouth and Penryn Sea Cadets.
  
The Branch Chaplain, Rev Stephen Tudgey said Grace, and those present proceeded to enjoy an excellent three course lunch. Following the lunch, Shipmate Richard Hart, Chairman of Area 4 (South West Flotilla) of the Royal Naval Association, deputising for General Secretary Paddy McClurg, presented Branch Chairman Mick Stevens with a framed Certificate, marking the occasion. In his remarks, Richard made reference to other important events that had occurred 25 years ago, in particular the Falklands Conflict.
In his response, Shipmate Stevens continued the theme of important or memorable events of 1982, including the raising of the Mary Rose - thus disproving the submariners theory that it was only submarines that went to the bottom and came up again! He also paid tribute to the work of his predecessors as Chairman of the Branch, in particular to Harold (Thommo) Thompson, who had held the post for some seventeen years, and to whom the Branch owed a great deal.
Shipmates Ted Turvey, Bill Marshall and Don Herbert, three of the four members of the Branch who were present at the first meeting of the re-commissioned Branch at the Headquarters of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on 23rd September, 1982 were presented with commemorative tankards to mark the occasion, and the Secretary and Treasurer later visited Shipmate John Kipling, to present him with his tankard.
After the toast ''The Queen'', Shipmate Hart invited guests to join him in the toast to ''The Royal Naval Association, Falmouth Branch'', and Shipmate Alan Polley proposed the toast to ''Absent Friends'', remembering those past members of the Branch who have Crossed the Bar, and those who, for whatever reason, were unable to be with us to celebrate the occasion.
The proceedings concluded with the auction of a bottle of Pussers' Rum, purchased in Tortola, British Virgin Islands, and kindly donated for the occasion by C.P.O. Mark Thompson of RNAS Culdrose.
Shipmate Ron Burdekin
Branch Secretray
With effect from January 2006, Falmouth Branch will hold their monthly meetings on the 4th Wednesday of each month at 1930 hrs (except December) at:-
Boslowick Inn,
Prislow Lane,
Falmouth ,
Cornwall .
We extend an open invitation to members of all RNA Branches, who may be in the Falmouth area on meeting nights, to join us.
For further information please contact the Secretary of
Falmouth Royal
Naval Association
Ron Burdekin who can be contacted
with effect from 7/3/06 at
23, Glebe Close, Mawgan, Helston, Cornwall. TR12 6AA
Tel: 01326 221851 (Mobile: 07810 404418)
or e-mail rnafalmouth@msn.com.
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